Commercial Property To Rent In Thirsk

The town centre offers 171 free car parking spaces and an impressive line-up of both independent and national retailers including a 24 hour Tesco supermarket, Card Factory, Boots, WH Smith, Holland & Barrett, Co-op Supermarket and Caffe Nero.

Thirsk has grown around a large medieval market square, which still holds an open-air market on Monday and Saturday each week. The market was established in 1145 and is still the focal point for agriculture, market traders and visitors to the area. The town used to be known for its leather tanning and saddlery trade, but this was replaced in the 19th century by the manufacture of agricultural apparatus. This was helped by the establishment of the Mechanics Institute in 1848.

The modern-day economy of Thirsk is based around hospitality, tourism, public administration, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, small industrial, retail and service businesses. The town also has a large livestock auction mart at Blakey Lane on the A19, south-east of the town.

Thirsk has a museum, which focuses its exhibits on the history of the town. It is located in the house in which Thomas Lord, the founder of Lord's Cricket Ground. The adjacent village of Sowerby contributes the town's medical practices, cinema, town hall building and swimming pool.

The Ritz Cinema on Westgate, Sowerby is a small 200-seat (100 stalls, 100 balcony) cinema run by volunteers. It dates back to 1912 and is probably one of Britain's oldest operating cinemas.