The Kings Arms Hotel is a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

and

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

in the English village of

Askrigg Askrigg is a small village and civil parish in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is part of the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village and its parish are located in Upper Wensleydale, west of Leyburn ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

. A

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, standing on the northern side of Main Street, it dates to 1767. The inn was built by John Pratt, a local man who had made his fortune as a

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. John and Joseph Lodge purchased the pub in 1800.

''All Creatures Great and Small''

The pub doubled as

Darrowby Darrowby is a fictional village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, which was created by author Alf Wight under the pen name of James Herriot as the setting for the veterinary practice in his book ''It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet''. The bo ...

's Drover's Arms in the BBC television series '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1978–1990). Photographs on its interior walls showed the cast drinking at the establishment during downtime."All Creatures Great & Small"
– The Kings Arms website The Drovers was made out to be located beside the church in the early series, as evidenced in the episode "The Name of the Game". "It was fun to design the Drovers, which later on they did on location in Askrigg," explained designer David Crozier. "But in the early days these scenes were all done at Pebble Mill."''All Memories Great & Small'', Oliver Crocker (2016; MIWK)

Gallery

File:Kings Arms, Askrigg, July 2011.jpg, The pub's main entrance in 2011, including a sign for W. M. Youngers Brewery. St Oswald's Church is in the background

References

External links

* Hotels in North Yorkshire 1767 establishments in England Grade II listed pubs in North Yorkshire Askrigg {{hotel-stub