Best of Harrogate

13 Attractions

Harrogate packs Victorian spa buildings, Edwardian gardens, a famous tea room, a working Turkish bath and a vast green common into a town you can cross on foot. These are the places worth planning a visit around.

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Harrogate Ghost Walk
8.5
£8 adult, £5 child under 12

Harrogate Ghost Walk

Montpellier Quarter·Tour

A guided evening ghost walk through Harrogate, led by paranormalist Paul Forster, starting by the Royal Pump Room Museum on Crown Place.

Valley Gardens
8.5

Valley Gardens

Low Harrogate·Park

A 17 acre Grade II listed park in Harrogate with themed gardens, mineral wells, a café and a children's playground, open all day and night.

RHS Garden Harlow Carr
8.4
£13.60 to £18.40; under 5s free

RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Cold Bath Road·Garden

RHS Garden Harlow Carr is a Royal Horticultural Society garden on the edge of Harrogate with woodland, glasshouses, play areas and cafés.

Royal Hall
8.4

Royal Hall

Low Harrogate·Venue

Harrogate's Royal Hall is a Grade II* listed Edwardian theatre of 1903 by Frank Matcham, part of Harrogate Convention Centre.

Great Yorkshire Showground
8.2

Great Yorkshire Showground

Oatlands·Showground

The Great Yorkshire Showground on Railway Road, Harrogate, is the regional agricultural centre and home of the Great Yorkshire Show each July.

The Stray
8.2

The Stray

Town Centre·Park

The Stray is a 200 acre public park in the centre of Harrogate, open all day and night, wrapping around the town centre.

Turkish Baths Harrogate
8.2
From £29

Turkish Baths Harrogate

Town Centre·Spa

Grade II* listed Victorian Turkish baths on Parliament Street, Harrogate, with hot rooms, a steam room, plunge pool and treatments.

Pinewoods
8.0

Pinewoods

Cold Bath Road·Nature Reserve

Pinewoods is about 96 acres of semi-natural woodland south-west of Harrogate town centre, with flat paths, orienteering and a wildlife focus.

Rossett Nature Reserve
7.8

Rossett Nature Reserve

Pannal·Nature Reserve

A small urban nature reserve off Rossett Drive in Pannal, south of Harrogate, known for ponds and a breeding colony of great crested newts.

The Mercer Art Gallery
7.8
Free

The Mercer Art Gallery

Montpellier Quarter·Gallery

A free council gallery on Swan Road in Harrogate, housed in the town's original 1806 Promenade Rooms, with changing art exhibitions.

Harrogate Leisure and Wellbeing Hub
7.6
Swim from £6 (adult)

Harrogate Leisure and Wellbeing Hub

Jennyfields·Leisure Centre

Harrogate Leisure and Wellbeing Hub on Jenny Field Drive has a 25 metre pool, diving pool, gym, sauna and steam room and a café.

Killinghall Moor Country Park
7.6

Killinghall Moor Country Park

Jennyfields·Park

A 25 acre council-run country park in north Harrogate with woodland, heathland, open grass, football pitches and free parking.

Royal Pump Room Museum
7.6
Adult £4.40

Royal Pump Room Museum

Montpellier Quarter·Museum

A council-run museum in Harrogate's Montpellier Quarter, set in the 1842 Pump Room above the strongest sulphur wells in Europe.

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