Spa Hotels in Harrogate: Spa Days and Turkish Baths
Spa hotels and spa days in Harrogate: Rudding Park's Roof Top Spa, the Majestic, the Victorian Turkish Baths, the council's sauna and steam, and the town centre salons that sell pamper days, with prices from each venue's own site.
In short: for a full spa day at a spa hotel near Harrogate, book Rudding Park: its spa days include a 50-minute treatment, and its Roof Top Spa has an indoor-outdoor infinity pool. For the town's own spa, the Victorian Turkish Baths Harrogate charge £29 Monday to Thursday and £39 Friday to Sunday. On a budget, the council's Harrogate Leisure and Wellbeing Hub sells sauna and steam for £6.70. Most spas take over-16s only, so book ahead.
Harrogate grew rich on its spa waters, and a spa day is still one of the best reasons to come. This guide covers the spa hotels in Harrogate, the Turkish Baths, a cheaper council option and the town centre salons that sell pamper packages. We checked prices and rules on each venue's own website on 28 October 2026. For a room for the night, see where to stay in Harrogate.
| Spa | What you get | From (its own site) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudding Park | Spa hotel, Roof Top Spa | Treatment offer £80 | Pannal edge |
| The Majestic (DoubleTree) | Spa hotel, spa and gym | Check its site | Low Harrogate |
| Turkish Baths Harrogate | Victorian heat rooms and plunge pool | £29 session | Town Centre |
| Leisure and Wellbeing Hub | Pool, sauna, steam | £6.70 sauna and steam | Jennyfields |
| Harrogate Head Spa | Head spa treatments | £75 | Kings Road |
| Northern Beauty | Head spa, massage | £70 head spa | Town Centre |
| Skin Sanctuary | Pamper days, massage | £170 day of beauty | Town Centre |
| Urban Chill | Salon treatments | Price list on its site | Town Centre |
Which is the best spa hotel in Harrogate?
Rudding Park is the best spa hotel near Harrogate for a spa day. The Majestic is the spa hotel in town.
Rudding Park
The most complete spa near Harrogate. The Roof Top Spa has an 11-metre indoor-outdoor hydrotherapy infinity pool, a panoramic sauna and a steam room, with a garden of ice baths and a sauna cabin. There is also a 17-metre indoor pool. Spa days include one 50-minute treatment using Elemis or Made for Life Organics products; guests not on a spa day pay £133 for it. Our highest-scoring hotel at 8.9.
- 💷 Time for Me treatment offer from £80
- 🛁 Woodland Spring Bathing add-on £50 a person
- 🔞 16 and over; 16 to 18 year olds with an adult
- ⏰ Spa 6.30am to 10.30pm
- 📍 Rudding Lane, Pannal
Good to know: the spa days page shows no prices, so check them when you book online, and every experience includes a locker, robe, towels and flip flops. Groups of seven to ten book a Cabana.
DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa
The big Victorian spa hotel on Ripon Road, with its own spa and gym, a champagne bar and grill. It scores 6.9 in our directory, so read recent reviews before you book.
- 🧖 Spa and gym
- 🥂 Champagne bar and grill
- 💷 Check spa day prices on its site
- 📍 Ripon Road, Low Harrogate
What is the best spa in Harrogate town centre?
The Turkish Baths Harrogate, in the Royal Baths on Parliament Street, is the spa the town is known for, with its Victorian heat rooms.
Turkish Baths Harrogate
The Royal Baths opened in 1897, and the Turkish Baths still run every day: three heated chambers from 40C to 70C, a steam room and a plunge pool. Sessions last 1.5 to 2 hours, with places to enter every 30 minutes. Massages and La Sultane de Saba rituals can be added.
- 💷 £29 Monday to Thursday, £39 Friday to Sunday
- 🚺 Ladies only Tuesday 6pm, gents only Wednesday 6pm
- 💆 Full body massage from £79 an hour
- 🔞 16 and over, swimwear at every session
- 📍 Parliament Street, Town Centre
Good to know: arrive 15 minutes early; a towel is provided. A 20-minute hammam ritual (£25) is sold only with a session. From 2pm on Thursday 5 November the site warns that online booking may be unavailable while it upgrades its booking system; its booking line is 01423 556746. Guided tours of the building run on Wednesdays at 8.30am for £4.
Where can I get a cheap spa day in Harrogate?
The cheapest heat and steam in this guide is at the council's leisure centre in Jennyfields, where £15 buys a day of pool, gym and sauna.
Harrogate Leisure and Wellbeing Hub
Not a spa, but a 25-metre, eight-lane pool with a sauna and steam room, open seven days. Good for a cheap sauna after a swim, though it is a leisure centre, not a quiet spa.
- 💷 Sauna and steam £6.70, concessions £5.50
- 🎟️ Day pass £15: gym, pool and sauna
- ⏰ Sauna from 7am daily; closed 2pm to 4pm on term-time Mondays
- 📍 Jenny Field Drive, Jennyfields
Where can I book a pamper day in Harrogate?
For a treatment without a hotel spa, book one of the town's salons. They have no pools, but prices are lower.
Harrogate Head Spa
Japanese-style head spa treatments inside the Cedar Court hotel, overlooking the Stray. The Zen Experience is a head bath, scalp detox, mask and quick dry in about 45 minutes; dual treatments suit couples.
- 💷 £75, £88 or £125
- 👫 Dual experiences from £153 a person
- ⏰ Daily 11am to 8pm, by appointment
- 📍 Park Parade, Kings Road
Northern Beauty Salon & Academy
A town centre salon with a head spa menu and massage. The Ultimate Relaxation Package adds a facial and a neck and shoulder scrub to its signature scalp cleanse, in two hours.
- 💷 Head spa from £70, 45 minutes
- 🧴 Ultimate Relaxation Package £140
- ⏰ Weekdays 7am to 8pm; check Saturdays on its site
- 📍 Tower Street, Town Centre
Skin Sanctuary
Our pick for a day of pampering without a hotel. The Sanctuary Day of Beauty runs about four and a half hours: manicure, pedicure, full body massage, facial, eyebrow shape and a light lunch.
- 💷 Day of Beauty £170, Ultimate Sanctuary Pamper £200
- 💆 Swedish full body massage £60 for 60 minutes
- ⏰ Closed Sunday; Wednesday until 3pm
- 📍 Parliament Street, Town Centre
Urban Chill
A town centre salon on Station Parade, founded in 2008, with wellness therapies, body treatments and a luxury experiences menu.
- 💷 Price list on its site
- 📞 Book on 01423 523331
- ⏰ Thursday until 7pm, Saturday until 4pm
- 📍 Station Parade, Town Centre
Spa hotels and spa days in Harrogate: questions
Is there a spa hotel in Harrogate?
Yes. Rudding Park, on the south-east edge of town, has the Roof Top Spa, and the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel & Spa on Ripon Road has its own spa and gym.
Is Harrogate still a spa town?
Yes. The Turkish Baths Harrogate, in the Royal Baths opened in 1897, still offer heat rooms, a steam room and a plunge pool every day of the week.
Do you wear clothes in the Turkish Baths?
Swimwear is compulsory at every session at the Turkish Baths Harrogate, including the ladies only and gents only sessions.
How old do you have to be to use a spa in Harrogate?
The Turkish Baths Harrogate and Rudding Park's spa both take guests aged 16 and over. At Rudding Park, guests aged 16 to 18 must be with an adult in the Roof Top Spa and for treatments.