Yorkshire - Heartbeat Country

Welcome to North Yorkshire

Yorkshire, and in particular North Yorkshire, are at the heart of Rhea's books and its popularity as a tourist destination has increased as a result of the Heartbeat TV series: hence such publications as the Discovery Guides to Heartbeat Country, which will prove useful to anyone trying to trace the roots of Nicholas Rhea's Constable books and the consequent Heartbeat TV series through the reality of North Yorkshire.

Peter Walker has also written non-fiction about Yorkshire, both under the name Nicholas Rhea and writing as Peter N. Walker. Some of these articles appear on these pages, and in his Aidensfield Country Diary on this site, and you will also find a mixture of background reading and practical information.

North Yorkshire Moors Railways

Heartbeat's Aidensfield Station is, in real life, Goathland Station on the unique steam railway line that crosses the moors from Grosmont to Pickering. A trip on the Evening Star train is a must for fans of Heartbeat and for steam railway enthusiasts - but everyone will appreciate the spectacular scenery.