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Town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
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Grassington is a small town in Wharfedale in North Yorkshire, set in the limestone scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. You come here to browse in the cobbled market square and to hike the hills. The 2020 TV adaption of All Creatures Great and Small was filmed here, as the original setting of a veterinary practice in Thirsk had become too busy and modern. In 2021, the population was 1100.
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Exhibits range over lead mining, minerals, handicrafts, Dales farming, period costumes, folklore and the days of the railway and World War II.
A good starting point for any visit to Yorkshire Dales National Park. They also have centres at Aysgarth Falls, Hawes and Malham.
Pleasant pub, has rooms.
Decent pub with rooms. It was "The Drovers Arms" in the TV version of All Creatures Great and Small so the restaurant is touristy-trappy and poor value.
Friendly comfy small hotel.
Upscale restaurant with 9 rooms in a Georgian mansion.
Charming B&B, central yet hidden away.
Pleasant small guesthouse.
Welcoming guesthouse half a mile west of town.
3 dorms and one 4-bed room, sleeps 34. It's only available to book on an exclusive basis, and no stag or hen parties allowed.
Well-equipped glamping pods.
Peaceful site in Littondale, a side valley to Wharfedale. It's open Mar-Oct with static caravans, tourer & camping pitches and glamping pods.
Grassington is 8 miles north of Skipton on the B6265. Skipton has the nearest railway station, with trains every 30 min from Leeds and Bradford, and every few hours from Lancaster and Carlisle.
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