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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...

Stockeld Park
Family Attractions
Harrogate
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Stockeld Park

Welcome to Stockeld Park, a magical destination that will transport you to a world of enchantment and adventure! Open...

Ripon Cathedral
Attractions
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...

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...

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

RHS Garden Harlow Carr
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RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Black Sheep Brewery & Tours
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Black Sheep Brewery & Tours

Stump Cross Caverns
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Stump Cross Caverns

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

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

Ripon Prison and Police Museum
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Ripon Prison and Police Museum

Newby Hall & Gardens
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Newby Hall & Gardens

Studfold Adventure Trail
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Studfold Adventure Trail

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

Ripon Racecourse
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Ripon Racecourse

Royal Pump Room Museum
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Royal Pump Room Museum

Whittaker's Distillery Tours
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Whittaker's Distillery Tours

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

Ripon Courthouse Museum
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Ripon Courthouse Museum

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

Skipton Castle
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Skipton Castle

Harewood House
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Harewood House

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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...

An exhibition to celebrate at the Mercer Gallery
Attractions
4th Aug 2022
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An exhibition to celebrate at the Mercer Gallery

Celebration is the current exhibition on show at the Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate and it is just that...

Jonathan Moseley explores some of our glorious gardens
Garden Attractions
29th Sept 2021
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Jonathan Moseley explores some of our glorious gardens

We invited celebrated floral designer Jonathan Moseley to explore two of our glorious gardens for the first time, and...

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