Fern Holiday Cottage is in Thirsk, situated in the North of North Yorkshire between York and Middlesbrough.

Location of Thirsk in the UK

Thirsk is an old fashioned market town in the Vale of Mowbray North Yorkshire. Famous for its race course, 15th Century Church and Thomas Lord. Thirsk is also the Darrowby of the late James Herriot (Alf Wight), famous vet and author. Thirsk and Sowerby are set in the centre of "Herriot Country" Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales National Park to the west and the North York Moors National Park to the east. Thirsk is about 320km north of London, 230km south of Edinburgh and 35km north west of York. The estimated population of Thirsk in 2001 was 4460, Sowerby 3610 and Carlton Miniott 920.

Location of Fern Cottage in Thirsk.

Thirsk, having ready access to the A19 and A1, makes an ideal centre for touring North Yorkshire.Thirsk is a typical North Yorkshire market town with a cobbled market square. The town clock dominates the market square and many shops retain their original frontages.

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