Harrogate and the surrounding area-as on current website miss out North York moors and York and include as below.

Knaresborough

Fifteen minutes from Harrogate, Knaresborough is a small market town with a ruined medieaval castle with a spectacular view over the River Nidd and a quaint mixture of old and new buildings which give the town an old worlde feel. It has riverside walks, a Wednesday market and Old Mother Shipton’s Cave and Petrifying Well -England’s oldest tourist attraction.

Ripon

Twenty minutes from Harrogate, Ripon is one of Britain’s oldest cities, dating back to 866 AD. It has a racecourse, medieaval and Georgian buildings, a magnificent cathedral and the 1100 year old tradition of the Ripon Hornblower who ‘sets the watch’ each night to guarantee the city residents safety for the night. A few miles from Ripon is the National Trust’s Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal World Heritage Site.

The Yorkshire Dales

Thirty minutes from Harrogate are two of the peaceful, beautiful Yorkshire Dales Nidderdale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has the dramatic and surreal shapes of Brimham Rocks - a natural adventure playground with panoramic views over the Dales. Wharfedale has the Bolton Abbey Estate, owned by the Duke of Devonshire with miles of footpaths and spectacular riverside scenery open to the public. For more ideas contact  Harrogate Tourist Information Centre

Harrogate

TIC of the Year!

Royal Baths Crescent Road, Harrogate, HG1 2RR

Opening Times 2005-2006:

January to March & October to December.

Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm, Saturday: 9am-4pm, Sunday: Closed.

April to September. Monday to Saturday: 9am-6pm, Sunday: 10am – 1pm