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How Stean Gorge
Family Attractions
Pateley Bridge
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How Stean Gorge

How Stean Gorge is well-known as one of the best North Yorkshire attractions and with good reason. Featuring so much natural beauty, visitors can explore natural caves, walk through flowing ravines, climb up rocks, participate in a high-wire adventure, and more! Grab Your Hard Hat and Map At the ticket desk, you’ll be given a map to help you explore every nook and cranny of this natural hidden gem. We advise you to arrive in...

RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Garden Attractions
Harrogate
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RHS Garden Harlow Carr

One of Yorkshire’s most relaxing and innovative gardens at the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, RHS Harlow Carr is...

Beningbrough - National Trust
Garden Attractions
Boroughbridge
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Beningbrough - National Trust

The National Trust cared for Beningbrough, on the outskirts of Harrogate, with its eight acres of gardens, historic rooms...

Ripon Cathedral
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Ripon
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Ripon Cathedral

Ripon Cathedral is a medieval marvel boasting a fascinating history all the way back to the 7th century. Serving...

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A broad and fascinating array of unique attractions is waiting to be discovered when you visit the Harrogate District.

Historic abbeys, castles, country houses and monuments tell the ancient stories of politics, religion and power. From Roman mosaics and medieval strongholds to 18th Century showpieces, generations have left their mark for us to see today.

No visit is complete without a trip to the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal or the lovely Ripon Cathedral, believed to be a source of inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.

Stockeld Playhive

As you would expect from the home of the prestigious Harrogate Flower Shows, this part of the world is a garden lover’s paradise. We have an extraordinary range of almost forty parks and gardens to enjoy including the Royal Horticultural Society’s most northerly gardens, magnificent formal and public gardens and some more exotic surprises too!

There is plenty among our attractions to keep the whole family entertained with a variety of visitor attractions offering anything from nature trails and adventure playgrounds to miniature railways, ice-skating and boating. With the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on our doorstep there is every opportunity to experience the outdoors with a little adventure or just take some time to explore the wonders of the natural world. 

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Museums and galleries are peppered across the District, each different to the next and our lively theatres and cinemas and rich programme of leading arts festivals mean that there is always something to entertain you.

Whatever your age, whatever your passion you will always find something memorable to do when you visit this District.

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Stockeld Park
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Stockeld Park

Black Sheep Brewery & Tours
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Black Sheep Brewery & Tours

Fountains Abbey & Studley...
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Fountains Abbey & Studley...

Mother Shipton's Cave and...
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Mother Shipton's Cave and...

Newby Hall & Gardens
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Newby Hall & Gardens

Whittaker's Distillery Tours
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Whittaker's Distillery Tours

Royal Pump Room Museum
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Royal Pump Room Museum

Studfold Adventure Trail
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Studfold Adventure Trail

Spirit of Harrogate - Unique...
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Spirit of Harrogate - Unique...

Kitchen Garden, at Rudding...
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Kitchen Garden, at Rudding...

The Himalayan Garden &...
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The Himalayan Garden &...

Ripon Courthouse Museum
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Ripon Courthouse Museum

Ripon Workhouse & Garden...
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Ripon Workhouse & Garden...

Ripon Prison & Police Museum
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Ripon Prison & Police Museum

Stump Cross Caverns
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Stump Cross Caverns

Harewood House
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Harewood House

Skipton Castle
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Skipton Castle

Yorkshire Heart
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Yorkshire Heart

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Behind the scenes of  Attractions

Mackenzies Smokehouse adapts to the lockdown
Food & Drink Producers
7th May 2020
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Mackenzies Smokehouse adapts to the lockdown

Well this isn't what we were expecting, but with my husband Paul’s knowledge of the food and drink industry...

Year-round beauty in the Harrogate district
Garden Attractions
5th May 2022
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Year-round beauty in the Harrogate district

Harrogate is a floral district with an abundance of gardens to visit that bring colour and splendour all year...

England's oldest tourist attraction reopens
Family Attractions
25th Jun 2020
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England's oldest tourist attraction reopens

by Jay Stelling of Mother Shipton's Cave and Petrifying Well Storms, flooding, and a global pandemic. It’s safe to...

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