Harrogate is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
There are great places to visit near Harrogate including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.
There are a number of waterfalls near Harrogate including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
The area around Harrogate features a number of interesting ruins including Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts, and Old Limekiln at Blua Crags.
Don't miss Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Harrogate.
Harrogate has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
Harrogate's best nearby villages can be found at Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Harrogate including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
The area around Harrogate features a number of interesting towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are great places to visit near Harrogate if you like caves.
Harrogate's best nearby limestone pavements can be found at Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Harrogate has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.
Ingleborough is one of Harrogate's best, nearby mountains to visit in Harrogate.
Harrogate has some unmissable cities nearby like York, and Ripon.
There are a several good historic buildings in the Harrogate area like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
There are a number of hills near Harrogate including Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.
Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Harrogate if you like castles.
There are a number of country parks near to Harrogate including Brimham Rocks.
The area around Harrogate features a number of interesting parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a several good gardens in the area around Harrogate like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are great places to visit near Harrogate if you like ancient sites.
Harrogate History
There are some historic monuments around Harrogate:
Areas of Harrogate
Like most towns and cities Harrogate is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Harrogate.
Many of the areas of Harrogate have their own character and places of interest.
Places to see near Harrogate
History of Harrogate
Harrogate’s development is owed to the discovery of its chalybeate and sulphur rich spring water from the 16th century. The first mineral spring was discovered in 1571 by William Slingsby who found that water from the Tewit Well in High Harrogate possessed similar properties to that from springs in the Belgian town of Spa, which gave its name to spa towns. The medicinal properties of the waters were publicised by Edmund Deane. His book, Spadacrene Anglica, or the English Spa Fountain was published in 1626.
