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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.
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Celebration - British Abstract Painting
This exhibition fills the gallery with colour in a stunning and energising experience of painting at its most elemental...

Pop Up Art Exhibition, by Blue Chip Art Gallery
Blue Chip Art Gallery to exhibit in Harrogate Blue Chip exhibits internationally & is based in Yorkshire and Hungary...

Studfold Fairy and Pixie Adventure
Explore the magic and wonder of the Studfold Fairy & Pixie Adventure Trail, where imaginations can run truly wild...
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With such a rich diversity of beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces to explore, there is no better place to book your gardens mini-break than Harrogate district.Explore parkland, water gardens, enormous herbaceous borders and contemporary kitchen gardens all set among the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
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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 round. Here are just some of the horticultural highlights that you can enjoy across the seasons.

Make the Most of the Jubilee Weekend
Have you been thinking about how to make the most of the extra-long Bank Holiday weekend this year? With...

Historic Insights - Royal Hall Open Days
The Royal Hall still offers a full programme of concerts throughout the year so why not visit again and...

Home of Flower Shows
The Harrogate district is home to a wide range of spectacular gardens, parks and outdoor spaces which inspire the...
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