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.
Harrogate's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
Harrogate has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.
Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near Harrogate if you like historic monuments.
The area around Harrogate features a number of interesting hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
The area around Harrogate boasts some of the best villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.
Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are some of Harrogate best rivers and streams to visit near Harrogate.
Harrogate has some unmissable towns nearby like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
Harrogate has some unmissable caves nearby like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
The area around Harrogate boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Harrogate has some unmissable geological features nearby like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.
There are a number of mountains near to Harrogate including Ingleborough.
There are a several good cities in the Harrogate area like York, and Ripon.
There are a number of historic buildings near Harrogate including York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are some of Harrogate best hills to visit near Harrogate.
Don't miss Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle's castles if visiting the area around Harrogate.
Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Harrogate if you like country parks.
There are a several good parks in the Harrogate area like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
There are a number of gardens near to Harrogate including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Harrogate has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
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.
