Published On: Thu, Oct 3rd, 2024

I visited the real All Creatures Great and Small pub and was blown away by hidden surprise | UK | Travel


The Green Dragon Inn, near Hawes

The Green Dragon Inn, near Hawes (Image: Karl Holbrook)

The new Channel Five adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small has got many of us yearning for the sorts of landcapes in James Herriot’s masterpiece—think windswept moors, crackling fires, rosy-cheeked walkers, pints of ale, and generous slabs of roast beef drenched in proper gravy.

So, inspired by a viral TikTok, I planned a trip up the Pennines to the actual pub that stood in for the Drover’s Arms in the hit TV adaptation. 

Nestled…