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Harrogate is a beautiful Regency / Victorian spa town in the English county of North Yorkshire. It's home to the famous Betty's tea rooms, Harlow Carr Gardens and Harrogate spa water. In addition to being a charming floral town Harrogate is a popular conference venue, with a large convention centre. As a result it has many good restaurants and hotels and a pleasant, walkable centre.
North of Harrogate are the scenic Yorkshire Dales.
1 Leeds-Bradford International Airport (LBA IATA). It is actually more accessible from Harrogate than it is from Leeds or Bradford, as it lies north of those cities and you dodge most of the traffic on the approach; so flying to London (by BA to Heathrow LHR5) can beat the train. LBA has good connections from western Europe, e.g. Dublin, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Paris and Brussels, as well as domestic flights from Southampton, Exeter and Belfast. The budget carrier Jet2 is based here. Bus 737 connects LBA to Harrogate town centre. (updated Aug 2018)
If coming from beyond western Europe, use Manchester Airport (MAN IATA). It has global connections, competitive fares, and an hourly train from Leeds.
Otherwise use the London airports, principally Heathrow (LHR IATA) and Gatwick (LGW IATA). They will involve a one-hour journey into London Kings Cross, then a 3-hour train ride north.
2 Harrogate station sits on a loop of line connecting Leeds (35 minutes, two per hour) and York (40 minutes, hourly); Northern Rail run this service. Almost anywhere else will involve a change at Leeds or York, but there is one direct train to London Kings Cross per day (not Sunday). It goes south around 7:30AM, taking 3 hours, and returns north around 5:30PM; connections via York are almost as fast.
At Leeds station, the loop train may be shown as going to Poppleton, a small halt just outside York, to avoid travellers for York having to go the long way round. Likewise at York, the train will be shown as going to Burley Park, in the Headingley / University quarter of Leeds.
From the north, follow the A1 then A59 west then bypass Knaresborough via A658 and A661. From the south, the signed route is the same, but consider leaving A1 sooner at Junction 45 into Wetherby and going via A661. From the south end of Leeds use the new A63 to join M1 which merges into A1 then heads towards Wetherby; but from northern or central Leeds just go straight up the A61.
From Leeds take Bus 36, which runs every 15 minutes (20 on Sundays) taking just over an hour. This bus takes the direct route up the A61 past Harewood House, and from Harrogate continues to Ripon. It's operated by Transdev, a plum-red bus with "Harrogate Bus" emblazoned on the sides.
Transdev bus 770 goes a longer route from Leeds via Wetherby to Harrogate. Buses also connect via Wetherby to York (X70 then 412), but train is better.
From Bradford take Arriva Bus 747, which runs hourly via the airport.
Two National Express services call at Harrogate. NX425 runs from London Victoria via Leeds then Harrogate to Newcastle and Ashington. NX537 runs from Glasgow and Edinburgh via Newcastle, Durham, Harrogate, Sheffield and Nottingham to Corby. Both services are one coach per day in each direction. Megabus doesn't call at Harrogate.
Harrogate bus station is just north of the railway station.
Walking is best for town centre, and cycling will quickly get you to outlying attractions. Avoid driving in town, as it can be very congested.
There are frequent bus services [1] around Harrogate and its neighbouring towns and villages, most of them operated by Transdev / Harrogate & District using modern low-floor buses. Bus Route 1 plies the main road between Harrogate and Knaresborough every 8 minutes during the daytime.
All trains from Leeds continue to Knaresborough, with alternate trains going on to York.
Simply strolling the central streets and arcades is a joy.
It's where not what you buy: be sure to visit the Victoria Shopping Centre, a splendid arcade facing the railway station (parking available). The familiar chains and a good few independents are here. Continue through the pedestrianised Montpelier quarter until your arms can carry no more.
Harrogate Spring Water is a very drinkable commercial brand of local spring water, low in minerals, and not to be mistaken for the concussion inflicted by high-mineral Harrogate spa water.
As a spa town, many Harrogate hotels date back a century or two, and you can aim to stay somewhere with real character. These include the Old Swan, St George (both listed below), Hotel du Vin, White Hart and The Crown, all in the centre. Familiar chains within a mile or two include Britannia Lodge, Best Western Cedar Court, and Travelodge. There are plenty of smaller hotels and B&Bs, mostly just north of the centre along the Ripon Road (A61) and Kings Road.
Harrogate does a lot of corporate and event accommodation and can become booked out, eg for the Great Yorkshire Show held here each July. Big events in York can have the same effect. If you can't get in, consider staying in central Leeds and day-tripping by train. With your own car, you can stay out in the North Yorkshire countryside.
As of Jan 2021, Harrogate has 4G from all UK carriers. 5G has not yet arrived, but it's getting close.
Harrogate is mostly a very safe town. Even at night, drunken anti-social behaviour isn't common. Stay away from Valley Gardens at night, where the low lighting occasionally attracts dubious characters.
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