Harrogate
Discover
Find out more about what Harrogate and the surrounding area has to offer
Loading entries...
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.
Read more
Events
Studfold Fairy and Pixie Adventure
Explore the magic and wonder of the Studfold Fairy & Pixie Adventure Trail, where imaginations can run truly wild...
Studfold's Buttercup and Bluebell Experience
Enjoy Studfold's Award Winning Adventure Trail at this spectacular time of the year. There will be not a more...
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Mother Shipton’s
* Pre-booked tickets only * Follow us down the rabbit hole for a magical adventure at Mother Shipton’s! You’ll...
Loading entries...
Behind the scenes of Harrogate
From car park to Yorkshire Dales garden
Simon Cotton, Managing Director, HRH Group talks about the roadmap to welcoming people back to hospitality in Harrogate. This week has been one of my favourite weeks in hospitality for a number of years. Whilst it is a tough time for our industry at the moment, the community feel of encouragement and excitement of opening up again for a third time has been overwhelming and the local support and feel good factor on the...
Day tours are gearing up
We caught up with Keith Caygill, Director of Best of Britain Day Trips. The UK is now on the...
Caring for the state beds
Caring for the state beds by Alana Bates, Collections Assistant, Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens An empty house When...
A New Way to Launch an Exhibition
In normal times, Ripon Museums will hold several exhibitions a year across three sites: the Workhouse Museum, Prison &...
Loading entries...
