Leisure Breaks at The Yorkshire Hotel, Harrogate

Things to do in Harrogate and North Yorkshire

Enjoy some Yorkshire accommodation and enjoy the delights of the surrounding area. The Yorkshire Hotel itself is situated opposite Bettys Café Tea Rooms, which began in Harrogate in 1919. A favourite with locals and visitors alike.

If you've shopped until you've dropped, head to the recently restored Harrogate spa, the Turkish Baths & Health Spa, where you can enjoy a mix of total relaxation and exhilaration. For a taste of history, head to the Royal Pump Room Museum, housed at the site of Europe's strongest sulphur well.

Within the town you will find The Valley Gardens, a wonderful garden which includes a café, crazy golf, pitch and put, tennis courts, children's playground , boating pond and a walk into the Pinewoods which takes you to Harrogate's second Betty's Café Tea Rooms at RHS Garden Harlow Carr.

The nearby stunning Yorkshire Dales and breathtaking landscape with rolling green hills and heather carpeted moorland include Nidderdale, a local area of outstanding natural beauty.

Within a half hour's drive, you can also easily visit the cities of Leeds and York or go to the races at Ripon.
 
Travel further afield to the famous village of Haworth, just 21 miles from Harrogate, and visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum, full of fascinating features. Interesting places to stop off on the way are Cliffe Castle Musum and East Riddlesden Hall in Keighley. 

Here are some places of interest within a short drive of Harrogate:

• Harewood House- between Harrogate and Leeds
• Newby Hall- near Ripon
• National Trust Properties - Fountains Abbey, Studley Royal and Brimham Rock's, East Riddlesden Hall 
• Bolton Abbey - on A59 towards Skipton
• Skipton Castle - Skipton
• Lightwater Valley- Near Ripon
• Horse Racing - Ripon, Thirsk, Wetherby and York
• Royal Armouries Museum - Leeds
• National Rail Museum - York
• Yorvik Centre - York
• The Bronte Parsonage Museum - Haworth
• Cliffe Castle Museum -  Keighley