Harrogate
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.992, -1.542 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 30 55 |
| Population: | 89,060 |
| Dialling code: | 01423 (Boroughbridge) |
Harrogate sits in North Yorkshire, England, roughly between Leeds and York and on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. It grew as a fashionable 18th–19th century spa town after people flocked to its mineral springs, and you can still see that history in the Turkish Baths at the old Royal Pump Room and the town’s elegant Victorian and Georgian architecture.
Today Harrogate blends leafy parks like Valley Gardens and The Stray with a lively cultural and conference scene centred on the Harrogate International Centre; its economy leans on tourism, events and upmarket retail. Socially it’s known as an affluent, outward-facing town with a strong food and café culture (the teashop Bettys being a local institution), regular festivals and good access to the countryside.
Postcode districts covering Harrogate
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Bradford 16.7 miles26.8 km
- York 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Wakefield 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Halifax 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Castleford 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Morley 16.8 miles27 km
- Dewsbury 21.2 miles34 km
- Batley 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Keighley 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Pontefract 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Yeadon 10.2 miles16.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate Ward 0 miles0 km
- Coppice Valley & Duchy Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Harlow & St. Georges Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- High Harrogate & Kingsley Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Bilton Grange & New Park Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Bilton & Nidd Gorge Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Oatlands & Pannal Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Fairfax & Starbeck Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Pannal Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Harrogate
HG2 9BT, HG2 9HQ, HG3 1GF, HG1 1TX, HG2 7BH, HG2 8DF, HG2 7HW, HG3 2WE, HG1 3BT … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.9 miles16 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36 miles58 km
- Harrogate Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Hornbeam Park Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.7 miles15.6 km
Hotels in Harrogate Ad
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4
- The Lodge 4
- West Park Hotel 4
- The Studley Hotel 4
- The Pine Marten by Innkeeper's Collection 4
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Harrogate 4
- White Hart Hotel & Apartments 4
- Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate 4
- The Yorkshire Hotel 4
- The Harrogate Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4
Schools in Harrogate
- Ashville College Independent - all ages
- Brackenfield School Independent - primary
- Coppice Valley Primary School Primary
- Harrogate Grammar School Secondary
- Harrogate High School Secondary
- Harrogate Ladies' College Independent - all ages
- Harrogate Language Academy Further education
- Harrogate, Bilton Grange Primary School Primary
- Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School Primary
- Henshaws College Special
- Hookstone Chase Primary School Primary
- New Park Primary Academy Primary
- Oatlands Community Junior School Primary
- Oatlands Infant School Primary
- Richard Taylor C of E Primary School Primary
- Rossett Acre Primary School Primary
- Rossett School Secondary
- Saltergate Infant School Primary
- Saltergate Junior School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Spring Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Saw Wood Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 13.5 miles21.7 km