Wandering around Goathland

Goathland is a historic village in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, just north of Pickering. It is most famous for being used as the fictional village of Aidensfield in the Heartbeat TV series set in the 1960s. The connection with the series still draws tens of thousands of tourists every year. Many landmarks from the show are recognisable, including the shop, the quirky garage-cum-funeral directors, the railway station, and the pub.

Sadly, the Aidensfield Arms (the Goathland Hotel in real life) was just closing as we reached it, so we went across the road to the Inn on the Moor for a drink and a snack.Read more