Things to do around Harrogate

v5076

Hi everyone

My OH and I are booked in to a caravan site near Harrogate for Easter Weekend and I wonder if anyone can recommend anything for us to do.

It's just the 2 of us and we will consider any suggestions. :rotfl:

Thanks
Vanessa

McKneff

I presume you are mobile so come to Ripon and have a look at our lovely Cathedral.

York is well worth a visit too. (the parking is very expensive)
Though there are lots of park and ride buses on the ring road.

Havent seem much advertised as yet, have you looked at the three websites, Harrogate, ripon and York.

minerva_windsong

Go to the spa (I presume there still is one, it is a spa town after all)
See if there are any concerts on at the International Centre
Have tea and cake at Betty's

Or come up to York for the day - if you're not driving it's about 45 minutes on the train and well worth a visit.

JulieM

Knaresborough is very pretty, castle, gardens, tall viaduct over river, caves and petrifying well. Can easily be reached by train from Harrogate. www.knaresborough.co.uk.

grimsalve

Depends what you like to do but I love walking around the Stray in the summer, Valley Gardens is nice (but can get busy!), I like the shops around the church too. Nice pubs in the evening.

Also, if you have a car then pop over to Pately Bridge, pleasant drive and lovely scenery around there.

McKneff

Join up for the Slug and Lettuce newsletter, you get a
buy one meal get one for a penny at the moment.
Well worth it.

Blitz01

Eat pies.
Walk whippets.
Drink bitter.
Go to 'flat cap' shops.

giraffe69

Visit Stumps Cross Caverns http://www.stumpcrosscaverns.co.uk/ unless you are claustrophobic

grimsalve

Blitz01 wrote: »

Eat pies.
Walk whippets.
Drink bitter.
Go to 'flat cap' shops.

Have you been to Harrogate recently?

It's more like...

Eat sushi
Walk bichon frise
Drink Cristal
Go to 'Snooty Frox' shop

Myrtle0204

As far as I know there are no Sushi places in Harrogate................

Blitz01

grimsalve wrote: »

Have you been to Harrogate recently?

It's more like...

Eat sushi
Walk bichon frise
Drink Cristal
Go to 'Snooty Frox' shop

I have actually.
I was on business there a few weeks ago, and stayed in The Bridge Hotel between Harrogate and York.

Although not as grotty as most other cities in Yorkshire, it certainly isn't the 'pink champagne & a la carte dining' you make it out to be.

(nothing posh about sushi btw)