TV chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright decided to keep her feet firmly on the ground during a visit to a North Yorkshire hunt.

The former Fat Lady said she enjoyed her ride with the Saltersgate hounds last February. It was shown on the BBC Countryside programme, which she co-hosts.

But, when she returned to the North York Moors at the weekend, she declined another stint in the saddle but said she was happy to be with people who are "lovely, fun folk and real characters''.

"Clarissa thoroughly enjoyed her two days with us," said joint hunt master Andrew Brown.