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Welcome to Harrogate & District
Welcome to Harrogate – a Victorian spa town and rural district that contains the medieval city of Ripon, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and four charming but very different market towns; Boroughbridge, Knaresborough, Masham and Pateley Bridge
In the heart of Yorkshire this is your perfect base for a day, a weekend or a week. Indulge your passions and your senses and visit the Harrogate area for a memorable break. With such a varied range of events in Harrogate you will find there is always something taking place to capture your interest
For a comfortable stay you will find a comprehensive range of accommodation in Harrogate offering something for everyone, from convenient and cosmopolitan townhouses to remote and idyllic country cottages.
Your visit can be as active or as indulgent as you like when you explore things to do in Harrogate. With the Yorkshire Dales on the doorstep there is plenty of scope for adventure activities during your stay, from mountain biking to rock climbing and abseiling, or just a bracing walk across the fells. Whatever your interests, let us inspire you to make more of your visit.
For the more metropolitan, the reputation of our shopping streets for exquisite retail opportunities is well deserved and our spa heritage is evident to this day with spa treatments new and old available.
Yorkshire prides itself on its food and drink, and Harrogate District flies this flag with pride, from our own gin, to the delicious local produce available across our towns. As well as familiar names you will find independent restaurants offering carefully prepared ingredients served to please the eye as well as the appetite.
Visit Harrogate is proud to welcome you to our special part of Yorkshire.
Whether you are coming for just a morning or staying for a month we can help you plan your visit. The Visit Harrogate website, visitor publications and network of Visitor Information Centres aim to be your guide with everything you need to enjoy your visit as much as possible.
Let Visit Harrogate guide you with our local knowledge and expertise. We can ideas and inspiration on the best way for you to spend your time with us. Browse our events section to find out what’s on during your stay.
Find a selection of fine food and drink, great walks and cycle routes and great days out that could have been designed with you in mind, all within these pages.
If you prefer to do your planning with print, you can request a copy of our current Visitor Guide, and a selection of other publications to be sent to your home from our Brochure Request page, or call our main Information Centre on 01423 537300.
In The Area
Masham
This handsome market town is possibly most famous for its two breweries and steam fair.
Harrogate
Victorian Splendour, gardens, shops, festivals, restaurants - you won't want to go home!
Boroughbridge
The market town of Boroughbridge can trace its origins back to Roman times.
Knaresborough
With castle ruins and a viaduct, Knaresborough has some decidedly unusual features.
The Nidderdale AONB
Nidderdale, so breathtaking it has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge is a Dales market town with its high street leading down to the River Nidd.
Ripon
Ripon boasts a grand market square, its own Hornblower and the district’s only cathedral.
