Our Great Yorkshire Life

Gaynor Faye overcomes a lifelong fear of horses with gentle therapy, while farmer Steven Short hopes his lambs fetch strong auction prices. At Castle Howard, restored rooms reopen after decades, and craftsman Tom Addison completes a historic church restoration, celebrating Yorkshire's resilience, heritage, community spirit, and determination.

Reuben Owen tackles hovercraft racing at Allerton Park, while chef Matt Healy meets Syrian refugee and cheesemaker Razan Alsous, inspiring a dish blending Yorkshire and Middle Eastern flavours. At Spurn Point, volunteers restore seagrass, and the Worth Valley Railway recreates the 1940s, celebrating Yorkshire's ingenuity, resilience and enduring community spirit.

Emmerdale's Charlotte Bellamy escapes to Sandsend for seaside nostalgia, bracing swims and horsebox saunas. Inland, farmer Stephen Short tends sheep with promising sheepdog, Red. In Dewsbury, Jenny Makin prepares a creation for Haworth's Steampunk Weekend, while Tom and Lauren Truelove reopen fire-damaged family pub The Three Acres in Emley.