Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire . It is about thirty miles from Leeds and is a very well to do kind of place . Very stylish and a place where a single bedroom flat can set you back £40K.The town centre contains many victorian buildings and very little of the modern building designs ... Read review
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Advantages: great pleasant atmosphere in the town Disadvantages: none
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire . It is about thirty miles from Leeds and is a very well to do kind of place . Very stylish and a place where a single bedroom flat can set you back £40K.The town centre contains many victorian buildings and very little of the modern building designs of today .
The town hosts a lot of conferences for the likes of the Tory party and is the base for the Northern horticultural society ( which ... ...concerts are held at the Harrogate centre.
The RHS is at a well known garden called Harlow Carr and it is a mile and a half from the town centre of Harrogate . It is worth going to the town to visit this fine five acre garden that contains the national collections of various plant species.
To get to the garden you can take a lovely walk from the town centre through a lovely green open wide expanse known as valley gardens . more
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire . It is about thirty miles from Leeds and is a very well to do kind of place . Very stylish and a place where a single bedroom flat can set you back £40K.The town centre contains many victorian buildings and very little of the modern building designs of today .
The town hosts a lot of conferences for the likes of the Tory party and is the base for the Northern horticultural society ( which is part of the RHS based at Wisley ).
There is also a renowned theatre , whilst international concerts are held at the Harrogate centre.
The RHS is at a well known garden called Harlow Carr and it is a mile and a half from the town centre of Harrogate . It is worth going to the town to visit this fine five acre garden that contains the national collections of various plant species. To get to the garden you can take a lovely walk from the town centre through a lovely green open wide expanse known as valley gardens .
These free public gardens right in the centre of Harrogate are a pleasure to behold . Hundreds of acres of rolling grassland , with a mini golf course , stream , plants , trees and very little sign of vandalism !
Harrogate is a quality upper class town . Snobby if you like , but I found the people very friendly when I've visited which is around a dozen times in my life so far.
I normally take the train which runs twice an hour from Leeds and once an hour from York . The great Yorkshire agricultural show is held each year at the Harrogate showground , again this is a half hour walk from the town centre. This show is one of the biggest of it's kind in the north and helps to put Harrogate on the map.
They also hold the Autumn and Spring flower shows here as well .
The town is medium sized and very clean and well kept . Their are hanging baskets a plenty on just about every prominent building and it just has that wonderful feel when you walk around .It is very floral in Harrogate and the scent from displays in the summer has to be sniffed to be believed .
There are plenty of shops for all tastes . Several indoor shopping arcades that house upmarket department stores and the like. Shops that I've seen include top bookshops like Waterstones , bakers ( many of which are unique to Harrogate and independent ) , fashion stores , music shops and many many tea rooms . Edinburgh Wollen mill have a branch here too - well worth a look for some real sweaters !
McDonalds has a presence of course , which kind of brings the whole town down market a little.
In conclusion -the town is well worth a visit for something a little different to the typical northern run of the mill town.It has to be said you do need a healthy bank balance to live and shop in Harrogate - it is not the kinda place you will pick up too many bargains . They do have a Publishers book clearance shop though !
Harrogate in Yorkshire is an elegant and genteel spa resort with a reputation for being England's floral town par excellence. Numerous visitors are attracted to this friendly floral town,with a rich spa heritage; very evident from the highly dignified architecture, and a cosmopolitan atmosphere emanating from a range of renowned hotels and homely guest houses. Then there is it's highly stylish and thoroughly pleasant shopping areas,theaters,cafes ... ...^^^^ Getting there :
Harrogate is easily accessible through inter-city rail services from London with connections at Leeds and York,direct coach services from London, Newcastle,Liverpool and Edinburgh and Yeadon Airport is just12 miles away.
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The Tourist Information Centre can provide you with a list of available accommodations which range from luxury hotels such as the Old Swan Hotel and the Majestic, mid priced smaller hotels ...
ashford 31.12.2000 (25.06.2002)
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Advantages: A lovely place to visit and live. Disadvantages: none
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Harrogate is situated 15 miles from Leeds, whilst Leeds is West Yorkshire, you travel down the Harrogate Road and you pass Harewood House and Bird Gardens. This is a must if you are staying in Harrogate and is open all year around. This is where West Yorkshire ends and North Yorkshire begins.
When you pass Harewood Gardens on the same side, the 5th house down is where Don Revvie used to live. I think that is how you spell his ... ...I moved away from Harrogate when I was 14 years old and left all my family there and we used to travel up by car or coach in the early days and as you are entering Harrogate there is an old sign with the coat of arms of the town on with a pale blue background. I remember that I always wanted to dig this up and cut it out and mount it on my wall so that everyone knew I was a Yorkshire Lass.
This then takes you up to THE STRAY. The Stray was left ...
BUBBLES171 30.11.2003
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I've lived in Harrogate all my life and it is actually really boring. The nightlife is awful, unless you want to party with chavs and metal heads!
It is a very expensive place to live and work in. It is also horrendous to commute as there are a large number of schools and the location of the business parks is rubbish.
The shops are all for old people or people with little or no fashion sense. We seem to have a lot of women's shops selling evening ... ...buying.
My opinion on Harrogate is probably different to that of a visitor simply because they don't spend their whole lives battling with ridiculous prices and the hordes of tourists who all seem to go to one place: Bettys.
This is a great cafe, best to visit before 11.30 when you will get a seat within 15 minutes.
The service is second to none although the price of a coffee is almost like the GDP of a third world economy.
Public transport is ...
im_not_batman 21.05.2007
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