Harrogate has so many good places to eat and drink during your stay, we have listed the Top 24 from TripAdvisor, most places are best to book in advance to avoid disappointment! Each links through to restaurant for more details…

BETTY CAFE TEA ROOMS  1 Parliament Street, Harrogate, N Yorkshire, HG1 2QU & Harlow Carr Crag Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QB

Bettys is the home of Afternoon Tea, Traditional afternoon tea is served daily in all six branches throughout Yorkshire. The Bettys story started in Harrogate 100 years ago. Much has changed since 1919 but at least two things remain the same: our treats are just as delicious and our welcome is just as warm.

FODDER Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, N Yorkshire, HG2 8NZ

Fodder is an award winning farm shop and café based at the Great Yorkshire Showground and supports over 350 local farmers and producers.  The café serves breakfast, lunches and of course coffee and cake and the afternoon tea is a veritable feast!  Fresh sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream

RUDDING PARK Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate, N Yorkshire, HG3 1JH

Rudding Park is considered to be one of the best hotels in Yorkshire for afternoon tea. Served in the conservatory, alongside the 400 year-old olive tree, guests benefit from a bright and airy room looking out to the terrace and gardens.

MAMA DOREEN’S EMPORIUM 9-11 Station Square, HARROGATE, North Yorkshire, HG1 1TB

Situated in the heart of Harrogate, Mama Doreen’s Sweet & Cake Emporium is located on 9 – 11 Station Square. Mama Doreen’s is the home to scrumptious Afternoon teas and yummy cakes and cupcakes! There’s also nothing we like more than a good party, and would love to help celebrate in style by working with you to create the perfect party. From baby-showers and birthdays to Christmas and christenings, we guarantee to provide a mouth watering, smile-inducing experience.

Newby Hall

A visit to Newby Hall is another opportunity for a full day out in the Ripon area. The family home of Mr & Mrs Richard Compton, Newby Hall is an exceptional example of 18th-century interior decoration and one of Englands finest Robert Adam houses. Built in the 1690s and enlarged and adapted in the 18th century, Newby Hall epitomises the Georgian “Age of Elegance”. The early history of Newby leaves gaps from the thirteenth century, when it was recorded as the property of the Nubie family, who took their name from the place, to the seventeenth century when Newby belonged to Sir Jordan Crossland, appointed Governor of Scarborough Castle by Charles II. His son sold the estate to Sir Edward Blackett, who had become Member of Parliament for Ripon in 1689. Blackett demolished the old house, which stood much closer to the river, and built the main block of the present house during the 1690s.

Here, you can explore 25 acres of award winning gardens, stroll through the woodland walk and, from June 1st, take in the delights of the contemporary sculpture trail. Its a fantastic place for young people and children too. The adventure garden includes a fort, raft and wobbly bridge, not to mention the paddling pool, swing boats and miniature railway, which runs alongside the River Ure. Look out for summer events throughout the year at Newby Hall including craft fairs and the historic vehicle rally.  http://www.newbyhall.co.uk/

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey with Studley Royal Water Garden, four miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, is of outstanding historic and aesthetic importance.

Attracting approximately 300,000 visitors a year, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is the National Trust’s most visited pay-for-entry property. Acquired by the Trust from North Yorkshire County Council in 1983, it was declared a World Heritage site in 1987.

Enjoy the sight of 500 wild deer in the medieval park and imagine life in the 18th century as you stroll around the elegant Georgian Water Garden with its canal, temple and surprise views.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is a World Heritage Site and one of the most remarkable sites in Europe. Give yourself plenty of time to explore spectacular remains of this 12th century Cistercian abbey, rare monastic water mill, over 800 years old, an Elizabethan mansion, and one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian green water garden. Elegant ornamental lakes, avenues, temples and cascades provide a succession of unforgettable eye-catching vistas in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. St Mary’s Church, built by William Burges in the 19th century, provides a dramatic focal point to the medieval deer park with over 600 deer.  http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/

Brimham Rocks

Between Pateley Bridge and Ripon, lie the spectacular Brimham Rocks. This surreal landscape of weird and wonderful rock formations is accessible to visitors; a short climb is rewarded by breathtaking views across the Yorkshire Dales. Drive through Upper Nidderdale past the blue expanse of Gouthwaite Reservoir, well known for its Bird Sanctuary and you come to How Stean Gorge, or ‘Yorkshire’s Little Switzerland’. A dramatic limestone cleft plummets as far as 80 feet in some places with bridges and pathways providing a variety of walks.  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks

Bettys Tea Rooms – Harrogate Town Centre

The story of Bettys began in Harrogate in 1919 and we’ve been welcoming locals and visitors to our café tea rooms ever since.

Before you enter, it’s worth pausing under the wrought iron canopy to feast your eyes on the mouth-watering window displays that vary with the season. Once inside the shop you’ll be spoilt for choice with over 300 breads, cakes and chocolates, as well as 50 different teas and coffees.

Town Centre Bettys 1 Parliament Street Harrogate, HG1 2QU Telephone: +44 (0)1423 814070

Bettys Tea Rooms – Harlow Carr Gardens

Our Café Tea Rooms at the RHS Gardens at Harlow Carr in Harrogate offer all the delights of a visit to Bettys – delicious cakes, dainty pastries, freshly baked bread and of course, the high standards and friendly smiles – but in a very different location.

The 58-acre garden can be found on the south-western outskirts of Harrogate, and is home to peaceful woodland, meadows, flower gardens and seven historical gardens from the BBC series ‘Gardens Through Time’. As it’s located alongside rather than inside, you don’t have to pay to enter the gardens in order to visit Bettys.

Crag Lane Beckwithshaw Harrogate HG3 1QB Telephone: +44 (0)1423 505604  http://www.bettys.co.uk/

Harrogate Climbing Centre

Harrogate Climbing Centre is Yorkshire’s premier indoor climbing centre. Based on Harrogate’s Hornbeam Park, within striking distance of Leeds, York, Skipton and the whole of North Yorkshire; HCC opened in February 2010 and provides the area’s finest climbing resource.

Harrogate Climbing Centre’s comfortable, friendly atmosphere means that you will be right at home no matter what your climbing goal may be.

With outstanding catering and retail facilities, Harrogate Climbing Centre is a great hub for the local climbing community. We aim to provide a great year-round social, health and training facility, whilst also being on-hand for those days when you are rained-off Almscliffe or Brimham.

John Dunne and the team look forward to welcoming you to the Harrogate Climbing Centre! Tel: 01423 815024 https://harrogateclimbingcentre.com/

Valley Gardens & Park

The Valley Gardens, located in the heart of Harrogate, is famous for its beauty and is highly regarded throughout the United Kingdom. Valley Gardens and the adjacent Pinewoods in Harrogate comprise about 17 acres of park, woodland, and floral displays. It is believed that a greater number of mineral springs come to the surface in Valley Gardens than in any other known location on earth. 36 of Harrogate’s 88 mineral wells are found within the gardens, with no two being alike. The floral displays are spectacular and include a rhododendron area, a magnificent dahlia garden and seasonal bedding displays that are re-planted throughout the year.

The gardens give you a great place to walk, relax in the sun and also has a great cafe, toilets and a fabulous play park for children, here are some photos of the park and gardens. It’s a great place for children to get rid of some energy and exercise dogs.

Harrogate International Centre

Experience Entertainment at Harrogate International Centre. HIC is an established favourite with music, comedy, dance, drama, classical concert and children’s entertainment promoters. With a 2,000-seater state-of-the-art auditorium it attract some great events to Harrogate https://www.harrogateconventioncentre.co.uk

The Royal Hall

Harrogate’s Royal Hall, a stunning Edwardian Theatre built in 1903, is a venue for events, arts and entertainment. Restored to its original magnificence and the glittering jewel in Harrogate International Centre’s crown, this has to be the ultimate backdrop for sophisticated banquets, memorable conferences and magical shows. Seating 1000, this “Palace of Glittering Gold” and Northern Cultural Centre provides the perfect setting for banquets, conferences, concerts and shows. Check out whats on at The Royal hall here

Walking Near Harrogate

There is fantastic and varied walking to be found so close to my home in Horsforth, North Leeds. Within a 15 mile radius I can walk in places like Ilkley Moor, Otley Chevin, Harewood, Harrogate and Knaresborough, Wharfedale, Airedale, Lower and Upper Washburn, Nidderdale and Baildon Moor. The Leeds to Liverpool Canal passes by less than a mile from my house and there are lots of woodland and park walks in the pretty area around Horsforth itself. There are lots of interesting Leeds walks and Harrogate walks like the Harrogate Ringway and Knaresborough Round. I am simply blessed with great walking potential so close to home and these pages will reflect those areas as all the walks included on this site will be no more than 15 miles from my front door. The walks include hill walking on some interesting fells, rivers and valleys, tracks around towns and villages, places of historical interest and even a walk on the canal. When I get the time to! Enjoy reading about them and if you live near me then get out there and do some.

Visit this website for lots of walks in and area the surrounding area. http://www.walkingenglishman.com/leedsharrogate.htm

The Royal Baths

Prepare yourself for the relaxation experience of a lifetime… A Turkish Baths ritual is a journey of heating, cooling and cleansing the body, promoting a sense of relaxation and a clear mind.  At the end of the session many of our clients say they feel exhilaration, euphoria, total relaxation and absolute cleanliness.

Steam Room – This hot room with high levels of humidity, combined with eucalyptus infused steam, allows your body to relax, melts away tension in the muscles and opens pores helping to eliminate toxins.

The Heated Chambers

Tepidarium (Warm Room) A heat warms the body. This room prepares your body for the hotter Chambers.

Calidarium (Hot Room) The intermediate heated room allowing the warmth to continue its therapeutic effect on the musculature.

Laconium (hottest Room) A more relaxing, less intense environment than a modern sauna, the Laconium purifies and detoxifies the body by opening the pores and stimulating the circulation.

Plunge Pool Brace yourself when you immerse your body in this cold invigorating pool. The change in temperature on the body improves circulation, flushes out toxins in the muscles and provides a toning effect.

Relaxation Room Spend 30 minutes cooling down in the elegant Frigidarium to round off the Turkish experience.

Showers Throughout the Turkish Baths there are showers to wash away any impurities on the body and prepare your skin for the next experience.

Contact 01423 556746 Web: The Royal Baths

Rudding Park Spa

Rudding Park Spa is for all occasions. The Roof Top Spa is a social space with a range of hydrotherapy & thermal experiences and the Escape Zone, a peaceful, serene space for guests having a treatment. Guests can also maintain their beauty routine in the Nail & Beauty Studio, eat, drink & shop.

During the Victorian era the wealthy and fashionable flocked to Harrogate to experience its health giving natural springs and promenade along its elegant streets as people came to ‘take the waters’. Rudding Park Spa recaptures Harrogate’s spa heritage using natural spring waters from the grounds at Rudding Park.

https://www.ruddingpark.co.uk/spa/

Rudding Park Golf – Visitor & Golf Days

Leading Yorkshire Golf: Our fully inclusive golf facility offers golfers every opportunity to practise their game. Ideal for you if you’re a keen golfer or short on time or experience, in a location that’s perfect if you’re looking for golf courses near York and Leeds.

If you’re looking for somewhere different to play, at Rudding Park you’ll find courses that present a challenge to all levels of player.

Hawtree Course 18 hole, par 72
From £20 per round per person

Repton Short Course 6 hole, par 3
From £7 per round including use of the chipping and putting facilities

Buggy hire
From £20 – available all year round

Offers and prices are seasonally adjusted depending on daylight hours.

Golf Credit Scheme
Credits are redeemable against rounds on the Hawtree Course and the Repton Short Course.

If you’re visiting with a society, click here to check our offers page for discounts.

Oakdale Golf Course

Designed by the world-renowned golf course architect Dr Alister MacKenzie in 1914, the course has two loops of 9 holes with a white course of 6,477 yards and a par of 71 and a red course of 5,513 yards with a par of 72.

Set in 130 acres of gentle valley, the course combines elements of both parkland and moorland with varied interest from the first hole to the last. Its main feature is the local Oak Beck which meanders alongside the 10th fairway and in front of the 9th and 18th greens, ensuring a high level of concentration when playing approaches and tee shots.

The elevated view from the clubhouse centenary balcony takes in the 18th, 1st, 9th, and 10th fairways in turn, bordered by trees, and each one cut through by Oak Beck to trap the unwary.

The course is economical, with minimal walking times between greens and their following tees. While the course can be quite forgiving, it still commands respect with its fair share of bunkers, water hazards, rough and spinneys lying in wait for a careless shot.

Visitors and members alike regularly praise the quality of the course and the greens, and a friendly welcome awaits all who enjoy playing golf in a delightful setting. The former golfer and commentator Peter Alliss reportedly described Oakdale’s 18th as one of the finest finishing holes in Britain. Praise indeed.

Oakdale Glen, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2LN

Phone: 01423 567162 https://www.oakdalegolfclub.co.uk/

Knaresborough

Knaresbrough is an attractive market town four miles east of Harrogate. It is situated along the banks of the River Nidd, from where you can hire a boat or take a walk along the riverside. Knaresborough Castle is a pleasant collection of ruins high on a cliff above the river. You can climb up here from the River Nidd up a steep, winding path. The view from here makes the climb worthwhile.

Knaresborough’s most famous attraction is Mother Shipton’s Cave. Mother Shipton is England’s most famous Prophetess. She lived some 500 years ago during the reigns of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. Her Prophetic visions became known and feared throughout England, with many of them still proving uncannily accurate today. The Cave, her legendary birthplace is near to the famous, unique, geological phenomenon – The Petrifying Well. See its magical cascading waters turn items into stone! The Petrifying Well is England’s Oldest Visitor Attraction, first opening its gates in 1630. Prophecy Lodge, High Bridge, HG5 8DD Tel: 01423 864600  https://www.mothershipton.co.uk/

http://www.knaresborough.co.uk/

Ripley

Ripley is a small and beautiful village about three miles from Harrogate which has been in the ownership of the Ingilby family for centuries. For Ripley village, which tends to be overlooked in lesser guide books, is as fascinating and visually attractive as the castle which overshadows it, a glorious combination of stone cottages and cobbled squares, past relics and modern reminders of a community which is seasonally under siege. And those who head straight for the castle without so much as a second glance at the glories right in front of them, risk missing out on some of the quirkier aspects of this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it North Yorkshire treasure.

RipleyCastle is famously owned by the Ingilby family. Set in a 1,700-acre estate, which takes in the entire village, much of their land is shared with the public, who can enjoy seasonal events like fairs, flower displays, shows and concerts, or simply take a stroll through a history which is more chequered than the peaceful village countenance suggests. Ripley Castle and Gardens, , is a historic attraction open to the public all year round and makes for a fascinating and entertaining day out, in a beautiful location, with memorable surroundings.

http://www.ripleycastle.co.uk/pages/home/

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey with Studley Royal Water Garden, four miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, is of outstanding historic and aesthetic importance. Attracting approximately 300,000 visitors a year, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is the National Trust’s most visited pay-for-entry property. Acquired by the Trust from North Yorkshire County Council in 1983, it was declared a World Heritage site in 1987.

Enjoy the sight of 500 wild deer in the medieval park and imagine life in the 18th century as you stroll around the elegant Georgian Water Garden with its canal, temple and surprise views. Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is a World Heritage Site and one of the most remarkable sites in Europe. Give yourself plenty of time to explore spectacular remains of this 12th century Cistercian abbey, rare monastic water mill, over 800 years old, an Elizabethan mansion, and one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian green water garden. Elegant ornamental lakes, avenues, temples and cascades provide a succession of unforgettable eye-catching vistas in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. St Mary’s Church, built by William Burges in the 19th century, provides a dramatic focal point to the medieval deer park with over 600 deer.

http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/

Ripon

Ripon is a beautiful market town that was founded over 1300 years ago, and is famous as an old Cathedral City where monasteries have stood since the 7th Century. The old city of Ripon is filled with shops, cafes, restaurants, and pubs, and also boasts many historical buildings and museums, including Ripon Cathedral, the Wakeman’s House, Studley Royal, Fountains Abbey and Ripon Spa Gardens where a Victorian bandstand is set. Ripon is wonderfully located in the heart of the countryside, so there’s always plenty to do. Whether it’s a leisurely walk along the canal or through the Dales, a day at the museums or a night out on the tiles, Ripon has everything you could ever want right on its doorstep.
A market is held every Thursday on the Ripon market square next to its 300 year old Obelisk, where the Hornblower will sound his horn at 9 o’clock every night. https://www.yorkshire.com/places/north-yorkshire/harrogate/ripon  

Newby Hall

A visit to Newby Hall is another opportunity for a full day out in the Ripon area. The family home of Mr & Mrs Richard Compton, Newby Hall is an exceptional example of 18th-century interior decoration and one of Englands finest Robert Adam houses. Built in the 1690s and enlarged and adapted in the 18th century, Newby Hall epitomises the Georgian “Age of Elegance”. The early history of Newby leaves gaps from the thirteenth century, when it was recorded as the property of the Nubie family, who took their name from the place, to the seventeenth century when Newby belonged to Sir Jordan Crossland, appointed Governor of Scarborough Castle by Charles II. His son sold the estate to Sir Edward Blackett, who had become Member of Parliament for Ripon in 1689. Blackett demolished the old house, which stood much closer to the river, and built the main block of the present house during the 1690s.

Here, you can explore 25 acres of award winning gardens, stroll through the woodland walk and, from June 1st, take in the delights of the contemporary sculpture trail. Its a fantastic place for young people and children too. The adventure garden includes a fort, raft and wobbly bridge, not to mention the paddling pool, swing boats and miniature railway, which runs alongside the River Ure. Look out for summer events throughout the year at Newby Hall including craft fairs and the historic vehicle rally.

http://www.newbyhall.co.uk/

Brimham Rocks

Between Pateley Bridge and Ripon, lie the spectacular Brimham Rocks. This surreal landscape of weird and wonderful rock formations is accessible to visitors; a short climb is rewarded by breathtaking views across the Yorkshire Dales. Drive through Upper Nidderdale past the blue expanse of Gouthwaite Reservoir, well known for its Bird Sanctuary and you come to How Stean Gorge, or ‘Yorkshire’s Little Switzerland’. A dramatic limestone cleft plummets as far as 80 feet in some places with bridges and pathways providing a variety of walks.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks

Pateley Bridge

The peaceful setting of Pateley Bridge has provided inspiration for artists, writers and film and television productions. The winding High Street is packed with small, specialist shops that cater for virtually any requirement. There are quality craft centres, charming pubs and country tea-rooms. To experience a truly authentic taste of early dales life, visit the Nidderdale Museum, it is packed with relics and artefacts chronicling a Yorkshire way of life of years gone by.

Between Pateley Bridge and Ripon, lie the spectacular Brimham Rocks. This surreal landscape of weird and wonderful rock formations is accessible to visitors; a short climb is rewarded by breathtaking views across the Yorkshire Dales. Drive through Upper Nidderdale past the blue expanse of Gouthwaite Reservoir, well known for its Bird Sanctuary and you come to How Stean Gorge, or ‘Yorkshire’s Little Switzerland’. A dramatic limestone cleft plummets as far as 80 feet in some places with bridges and pathways providing a variety of walks.

http://www.yorkshire.com/do/places/harrogate/pately-bridge

Walking Near Harrogate

There is fantastic and varied walking to be found so close to my home in Horsforth, North Leeds. Within a 15 mile radius I can walk in places like Ilkley Moor, Otley Chevin, Harewood, Harrogate and Knaresborough, Wharfedale, Airedale, Lower and Upper Washburn, Nidderdale and Baildon Moor. The Leeds to Liverpool Canal passes by less than a mile from my house and there are lots of woodland and park walks in the pretty area around Horsforth itself. There are lots of interesting Leeds walks and Harrogate walks like the Harrogate Ringway and Knaresborough Round. I am simply blessed with great walking potential so close to home and these pages will reflect those areas as all the walks included on this site will be no more than 15 miles from my front door. The walks include hill walking on some interesting fells, rivers and valleys, tracks around towns and villages, places of historical interest and even a walk on the canal. When I get the time to! Enjoy reading about them and if you live near me then get out there and do some.

Visit this website for lots of walks in and area the surrounding area. http://www.walkingenglishman.com/leedsharrogate.htm

Valley Gardens & Park

The Valley Gardens, located in the heart of Harrogate, is famous for its beauty and is highly regarded throughout the United Kingdom. Valley Gardens and the adjacent Pinewoods in Harrogate comprise about 17 acres of park, woodland, and floral displays. It is believed that a greater number of mineral springs come to the surface in Valley Gardens than in any other known location on earth. 36 of Harrogate’s 88 mineral wells are found within the gardens, with no two being alike. The floral displays are spectacular and include a rhododendron area, a magnificent dahlia garden and seasonal bedding displays that are re-planted throughout the year.

The gardens give you a great place to walk, relax in the sun and also has a great cafe, toilets and a fabulous play park for children, here are some photos of the park and gardens. It’s a great place for children to get rid of some energy and exercise dogs.

RHS Harlow Carr Gardens

Harlow Carr seeks to push the boundaries of design and planting styles, creating displays that are beautiful to the eye. Gardening techniques that respect the environment are used to ensure that flourishing wildlife can also be enjoyed on a visit to the garden. Harlow Carr is a stunning place to meet friends, bring the family and enjoy a leisurely stroll you can also enjoy Bettys at Harlow Carr.

Harlow Carr has 4 different exciting play areas for children along with Betty’s being attached.

RHS Garden Harlow Carr Crag Lane Harrogate HG3 1QB

https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr

Harrogate Climbing Centre

Harrogate Climbing Centre is Yorkshire’s premier indoor climbing centre. Based on Harrogate’s Hornbeam Park, within striking distance of Leeds, York, Skipton and the whole of North Yorkshire; HCC opened in February 2010 and provides the area’s finest climbing resource.

Harrogate Climbing Centre’s comfortable, friendly atmosphere means that you will be right at home no matter what your climbing goal may be.

With outstanding catering and retail facilities, Harrogate Climbing Centre is a great hub for the local climbing community. We aim to provide a great year-round social, health and training facility, whilst also being on-hand for those days when you are rained-off Almscliffe or Brimham.

John Dunne and the team look forward to welcoming you to the Harrogate Climbing Centre! Tel: 01423 815024

 https://harrogateclimbingcentre.com/

The Hydro Swimming Pool

The Hydro offers three swimming pools (Activity Pool/Diving Pool, Main Pool and Teaching Pool/Learner Pool), Brimhams Fitness Centre – with gym, dance studio, kinesis studio, indoor cycling studio, and health and beauty studio – springboard and highboard diving, Harry’s Place crèche, The Energy Bar cafe serving hot and cold refreshments, ample parking and facilities for those with disabilities.

https://www.harrogate.gov.uk/info/20105/pools/587/the_hydro

Kidzplay

Kidzplay is now open 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm daily.  It provides a safe, clean and secure environment for children to play in and we have a new relaxing restaurant area with qualified chefs producing nutritious meals for both parents and children.

Kids have lots of energy so there is no time limit for how long they can play. Children will never get bored at Kidzplay with 2 levels to explore within our adventure play area with ball pools, dual wavy slides, cargo nets, tunnels and the 180° spiral tube slides and we even have a ball sports area where children can play football and basketball.

For the younger children and babies we also offer a soft play area that allows your child to roam free in a safe environment and interact with the sensory & interactive toys available.

Click here to Kidzplay Website

Newby Hall

A visit to Newby Hall is another opportunity for a full day out in the Ripon area.

The family home of Mr & Mrs Richard Compton, Newby Hall is an exceptional example of 18th-century interior decoration and one of Englands finest Robert Adam houses. Built in the 1690s and enlarged and adapted in the 18th century, Newby Hall epitomises the Georgian “Age of Elegance”. The early history of Newby leaves gaps from the thirteenth century, when it was recorded as the property of the Nubie family, who took their name from the place, to the seventeenth century when Newby belonged to Sir Jordan Crossland, appointed Governor of Scarborough Castle by Charles II. His son sold the estate to Sir Edward Blackett, who had become Member of Parliament for Ripon in 1689. Blackett demolished the old house, which stood much closer to the river, and built the main block of the present house during the 1690s.

Here, you can explore 25 acres of award winning gardens, stroll through the woodland walk and, from June 1st, take in the delights of the contemporary sculpture trail. Its a fantastic place for young people and children too. The adventure garden includes a fort, raft and wobbly bridge, not to mention the paddling pool, swing boats and miniature railway, which runs alongside the River Ure. Look out for summer events throughout the year at Newby Hall including craft fairs and the historic vehicle rally.

http://www.newbyhall.co.uk/

Pots 2 Go

Pots 2 Go offers an activity with a difference. First you choose what you want to paint from a wide range of blank white pottery (known as bisque). Using the paints and equipment provided by Pots 2 Go, you create your masterpiece. We will be on hand to provide you with helpful tips and templates for design, or you can do exactly what you want!

Phone: 01423 524797  25 Montpellier Parade, Harrogate. HG1 2TG

http://www.pots2go.co.uk/ 

Brimham Rocks

Between Pateley Bridge and Ripon, lie the spectacular Brimham Rocks. This surreal landscape of weird and wonderful rock formations is accessible to visitors; a short climb is rewarded by breathtaking views across the Yorkshire Dales. Drive through Upper Nidderdale past the blue expanse of Gouthwaite Reservoir, well known for its Bird Sanctuary and you come to How Stean Gorge, or ‘Yorkshire’s Little Switzerland’. A dramatic limestone cleft plummets as far as 80 feet in some places with bridges and pathways providing a variety of walks.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks

Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey with Studley Royal Water Garden, four miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, is of outstanding historic and aesthetic importance.

Attracting approximately 300,000 visitors a year, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is the National Trust’s most visited pay-for-entry property. Acquired by the Trust from North Yorkshire County Council in 1983, it was declared a World Heritage site in 1987.

Enjoy the sight of 500 wild deer in the medieval park and imagine life in the 18th century as you stroll around the elegant Georgian Water Garden with its canal, temple and surprise views.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal is a World Heritage Site and one of the most remarkable sites in Europe. Give yourself plenty of time to explore spectacular remains of this 12th century Cistercian abbey, rare monastic water mill, over 800 years old, an Elizabethan mansion, and one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian green water garden. Elegant ornamental lakes, avenues, temples and cascades provide a succession of unforgettable eye-catching vistas in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. St Mary’s Church, built by William Burges in the 19th century, provides a dramatic focal point to the medieval deer park with over 600 deer.

http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/

Lightwater Valley Theme Park

Mini adventures are for our youngest guests (aged 1-5 years) and offer fantastic family fun, they include; the UK’s largest indoor and outdoor Angry Birds Activity Park, the Lightwater Express train ride around the park, Eagle’s Creek Farm tractor ride with animals a selection of fairground and water rides and new for 2017 our Adventure Playground and Mini Sand Diggers. Plus don’t forget to visit our indoor Soft Play & Cafe perfect for under 8s to run off some energy while Mum and Dad have a seat and a relaxing coffee.

Mega adventures are for our junior thrill seekers over one metre (aged 5 – 9 years), they include; the splashtastic Falls of Terror with sharp turns and sudden drops, wet ‘n’ wild fun on the Wild River Rapids, and swashbuckling adventures aboard our speedy Skull Rock and the tummy-tickling Flying Cutlass Plus new for 2017 take to the sky in our Flying Nellies and jump around on our huge Jumpin’ Jacks! bouncy pillow.

Ultimate adventures, are for anyone with the nerves to face up to the challenge! (over 1.2m in height and 9 to adults). Be thrown into the air in the grip of our Eagle’s Claw, hurtle through deep, dark forests aboard Europe’s longest roller coaster The Ultimate and venture into the underground world of Raptor Attack. See the park from a whole different viewpoint aboard Black Pearl and then hop on Apollo and take a spinning ride above the tree tops.

http://www.lightwatervalley.co.uk/

Tree Tops Ripon

Treetop Nets offers an amazing new way to adventure high up in the tree canopy with giant trampolines, walkways, slides, and tunnels all made out of netting and suspended up to 12m off the ground. Our tree-mendously bouncy nets feature giant ball parks, super fast slides and aerial walkways through the tree canopy, promising boundless fun for any age in a beautiful woodland setting, overlooking the shore of Windermere. It’s a treetop adventure not to be missed. Unlike traditional ropes courses, you will be completely surrounded by 4m high walls of netting, meaning you are safe to explore the treetops without a harness.

You can bounce, slide and explore in our Treetop Nets at Brockhole on Windermere in the Lake District, Manchester’s Heaton Park and Ripon in Yorkshire.  Suitable from ages 3+ with adult supervision. 

https://www.treetoptrek.co.uk/ripon

Birchfield Farm

Birchfield farm is a picturesque working farm nestled in the valley of Nidderdale, North Yorkshire in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

It is home to our herd of Jersey cows whose rich milk & cream is used to make our delicious home made Ice cream.

If you visit the farm you will also see our pedigree herd of Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs and British Saddleback pigs. Birchfield farm is a mixed farm with dairy, pigs and sheep which you can see grazing in the fields. As well as animals our land is used to grow strawberries, maize, pumpkins, sprouts and sweetcorn.

https://www.birchfieldicecream.co.uk/

Billy Bob’s 

Billy Bob’s combines a pretty awesome ice cream parlour with a 50’s American diner and amazing play adventures.

Billy-Bob’s Ice Cream Parlour is located on Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream Farm, just a short drive away from Bolton Abbey.  It not only has great shakes, it also has a 50’s style American Diner and three different play space to suit kids of all ages.

https://www.billybobsparlour.com/