Helmsley Market & Pickering

You’ve arrived in Helmsley, a gem of a town, just in time for our Friday market. As you stroll, you’ll spot traders hawking everything from clothes to fresh food. Take a whiff of the blooming bouquets, a feast for your senses. Don’t miss the craft fair at the town hall, a treasure trove of local artistry.
Positioned on the shores of a glacial lake at the end of the last ice-age, legend has it that Pickering garnered its name in 270 BC when King Peredurus lost his ring and accused a young woman of stealing it.  However, later in the day, when he sat down to dinner, the ring was discovered in the belly of a pike that he was about to consume.  Hence, the town became known as ‘Pike-ring’ with the legend evidenced in the coat-of-arms to this day.