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 miles
- Bradford 16.7 miles
- York 18.7 miles
- Wakefield 21.6 miles
- Halifax 22.6 miles
- Castleford 20.3 miles
- Morley 16.8 miles
- Dewsbury 21.2 miles
- Batley 18.9 miles
- Keighley 16.9 miles
- Pontefract 22.9 miles
- Yeadon 10.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate Ward 0 miles
- Coppice Valley & Duchy Ward 0.8 miles
- Harlow & St. Georges Ward 1 mile
- High Harrogate & Kingsley Ward 1.1 miles
- Bilton Grange & New Park Ward 1.1 miles
- Bilton & Nidd Gorge Ward 1.4 miles
- Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone Ward 1.4 miles
- Oatlands & Pannal Ward 1.6 miles
- Fairfax & Starbeck Ward 1.7 miles
- Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate Ward 2 miles
- Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish 2 miles
- Pannal Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Harrogate
HG1 4SZ, HG2 0JS, HG1 5HD, HG1 5EJ, HG3 2SF, HG3 2UL, HG1 2DB, HG1 3DY, HG1 2NS … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.9 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 36 miles
- Harrogate Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Hornbeam Park Railway Station 1 mile
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.7 miles
Hotels in Harrogate Ad
- Rudding Park 4
- 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 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 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 8.3 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 10.7 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.8 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.9 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 11.1 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 11.2 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 11.9 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 13.1 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 13.5 miles