Hotels and Travel

Destination - Harrogate

Harrogate is famous for its spa, its shops, its many festivals and the Harrogate International Centre (HIC).  It makes a great base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales.

Harrogate has fabulous shopping, cafe culture, fine cuisine, glorious gardens, graceful architecture and a glamorous heritage as a European spa town. There are plenty of hotels in Harrogate to choose from including The Old Swan Hotel and the luxury Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel as well as the well known chains including Best Western and Travel Lodge.

Visit the UK's finest Turkish baths. Relax in the Victorian steam room, hot rooms and plunge pool or treat yourself to a beauty treatment.

Relish the real taste of Yorkshire! Sample superb culinary delights in chic restaurants or enjoy traditional roast lunches with Yorkshire puddings at a cosy Dales pub.

Mercer Art Gallery
Home to a perse fine art collection, the Mercer offers a changing programme of exhibitions, here you'll find exhibitions by local Harrogate artists, plus work by one of Britain's best known textile artists - Polly Binns.

RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Highlights include 'Gardens through Time', ornamental & streamside gardens, woodland & wildflower meadow and much more

Royal Pump Room Museum
Explore how Harrogate's became a spa town.

You'll find plenty of stylish shopping in Harrogate & the Yorkshire Dales - Exclusive boutiques, hotels, arts and crafts, food and drink and plenty of shopping hotspots.

Antique dealers and arcades selling everything from glitzy jewellery and silver to colourful ceramics and timeless furniture

Don’t miss afternoon tea atThe famous Betty's Tearoom - a favourite of the Queen when she visits the area.

Choose from a wide variety of restaurants in Harrogate. From Italian cuisine to Indian delights, traditional English restaurants to American diners can all be found in Harrogate.

Harrogate International Festival - combines jazz, classical and other musical events with art exhibitions.

Northwest of Harrogate is "Herriott country", the area where James Herriott lived and wrote the books All things Great and Small/Bright and beautiful.

This remains a picturesque, relatively untouched area.

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