Local Attractions

Harrogate, the surrounding towns and North Yorkshire provide some of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring countryside anywhere to be found in the UK. Travel around Knaresborough, Ripon, Pateley Bridge, Masham, Skipton, York and further a field and you will be delighted by what the area has to offer.

In addition to natural beauty the area offers an assortment of activities ranging from museums, galleries, railways, archaeological treasures, castles, wonderful walks, country houses, royal households, ancient abbeys and of course beautiful gardens, not least Harrogate's own Valley Gardens, a mere two minute walk from the Old Swan Hotel.

Additionally, Harrogate offers fantastic entertainment ranging from a plethora of great bars, clubs, restaurants, theatre and gigs which are hosted at the Harrogate International Centre.

A selection of ideas are listed for your perusal and some useful websites too. If we can be of assistance in helping you select trips out or merely the geography and layout of Harrogate, please don't hesitate to ask.

Black Sheep Brewery Masham
Brymor Real Dairy Ice Cream Masham
Theakston Brewery Masham
Yorkshire County Wines Pateley Bridge

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway Skipton
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Pickering
Bolton Abbey Bolton Abbey
Fountains Abbey Ripon
Harewood House Leeds
Markenfield Hall Ripon
Newby Hall Boroughbridge
Norton Conyers Palace Ripon

Knaresborough Castle Knaresborough
Ripley Castle Ripley
Skipton Castle Skipton
Spofforth Castle Spofforth

Aldborough Roman Site Boroughbridge
Thorpe Preband House Ripon

Nidderdale Museum Pateley Bridge
Ripon Courthouse Museum Ripon
Ripon Prison & Police Museum Ripon
Ripon Victorian Workhouse Museum Ripon

Mother Shiptons Cave Knaresborough
Stump Cross Caverns Pateley Bridge
Plumpton Rocks Harrogate
Brimham Rocks Harrogate

Bebra Gardens Knaresborough
RHS Garden Harlow Carr Harrogate
Ripon Spa Gardens Ripon
Valley Gardens Harrogate

Lightwater Valley Bird of Prey Centre Ripon
Old Farmyard Ripley
Poplars Adventure Mega Maze Ferrensby

Henshaws Art & Craft Centre Knaresborough
King Street Studio Workshops Ripon
Uredale Glass Masham

Anstey Gallery Harrogate
Art Apartment@the Mill Knaresborough
Chantry House Gallery Harrogate
David Stead Ripon
Hornseys Gallery Ripon
Gascoigne Gallery Harrogate
Glass Forest - Art Glass Harrogate
Godfrey & Watt Harrogate
March Hare Gallery Ripon
Mercer Art Gallery Harrogate
Mistletoe Gallery Masham
SmART Gallery Harrogate
Stairwell Gallery Harrogate
Studio Arts & Crafts Harrogate
Sutcliffe Galleries Harrogate
Tribal Arts @the RB Gallery Harrogate
Walker Galleries Contemporary Art Harrogate
Yorko Gallery Harrogate

• Royal Horticultural Society Harlow Carr Gardens
• Harewood House
• Ripley Castle
• Newby Hall
• Bolton Abbey
• Fountains Abbey
• Ripon Cathedral
• Mother Shipton’s Cave
• Lightwater Valley
• Yorkshire Dales
• York
• Leeds
• Knaresborough

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