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Harrogate: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Harrogate in the United Kingdom.

  • Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England.
  • It is a popular tourist destination; its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens and Betty's Tearooms are world famous visitor attractions
  • Harrogate serves as an ideal location from which to explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park.
  • It originated in the 17th century.
  • Harrogate lies adjacent to Knaresborough, with which it forms a single urban area, and is in the Nidd valley.
  • Its spa water contains iron, sulphur and common salt.
  • The main road through the Harrogate is the A61, connecting Harrogate to Leeds and Ripon.
  • It is also connected to Wetherby and the A1, by the A661.
  • Harrogate is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, with the Vale of York to the East and the upland Yorkshire Dales to the West and Northwest.
  • It has a dry and mild climate, typical of places in the rain shadow of the Pennines.
  • Covering an altitude of between 100 and 200 metres, Harrogate is considerably higher than many English settlements.
  • It has an average minimum temperature in January of slightly below 0°C and an average maximum in July and August of 20°C.[10]
  • Harrogate's main shopping district is focussed on Cambridge Street, Oxford Street, Beulah Street and James Street where most of the high street shops can be found.
  • Continuing its tradition as a place of health and well being, there is a public Turkish Baths on Parliament Street.
  • Harrogate was the winner of the 2003 Britain in Bloom in the category of 'Large Town'.
  • It was a gold medal winner of Europe in Bloom in 2004.
  • In 2005, a Channel 4 TV show listed Harrogate as the UK's third best place to live.
  • In 2006 it came fourth in the same league; the programme claimed that it placed lower due to "a slight dip in exam results.