The St George Hotel

Around The St George Hotel in Harrogate there are many attractions and places of interest, with the city of York just 20 miles away, well worth a visit.

• Royal Pump Museum
• Betty's Tea Rooms
• Harrogate International Centre
• Ripley Castle
• Victoria Gardens Shopping centre
• Spa Baths
• Harewood House
• Light Water Valley family theme park
• Fountains Abbey
• 20 miles away from York
• Yorkshire Dales
• Knaresborough Castle
• Mercer Art Gallery

Local Insight

I have lived in Harrogate for years and would never move away. We have all the facilities of a large modern town with shops and entertainment, combined with characteristic architecture and grand boulevards, but we are just minutes from the beautiful Yorkshire Dales – a perfect combination. Betty’s Tea Rooms is one of the really popular choices in Harrogate, ideal for a gorgeous cream tea but not good on the waistline – I’d recommend it!
Les, Night Porter

• Royal Pump Museum
  Housed in Harrogate's premiere Spa building and site of Europe's strongest Sulphur Well, The Royal Pump Room Museum tells the story of Harrogate as a Spa. Displays show why visitors from all over the World visited the 'Queen of the Inland Spas' - the social side of 'spawning' such as the history of Harrogate's Stray, shops and Hotels and of course the old spa treatments. You can still see the sulphur wells, and no visit to the museum is complete without a taste of the water!

• Betty's Tea Rooms
  When Betty’s opened its doors for the first time in 1919 it was just as our founder, Frederick Belmont, had visualised – customers were greeted by a tempting array of delicious Yorkshire and Continental confections in the shop, and an elegant Café Tea Room served teas and meals in the traditional English style. It was an immediate success.  Nearly ninety years later and we welcome more than one million customers a year to Betty’s. We’re still a family business and continue to stay true to Frederick’s founding principles.
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• Harrogate International Centre
  Harrogate International Centre (HIC) is centrally located in the town and comprises 16,500 sq m of exhibition space across eight halls. The main auditorium seats 2,000 and the magnificent restored Edwardian Royal Hall has a seating capacity of 1,000. A further smaller venue, the Sun Pavilion, set in Grade II listed gardens is also a restored building in the art deco style suitable for more intimate events. Harrogate International Centre runs many events including, Music concerts, Live Entertains, shows and many more.
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• Ripley Castle
  Ripley Castle and Gardens, situated 3 miles from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, is an 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.
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• Victoria Gardens Shopping centre
  The Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre in Harrogate is home to more than thirty stores over four levels. The shopping centre is based on Station Parade in the town centre; and is open seven days a week.
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• Spa Baths
  Although Turkish Baths were common in Victorian times, only seven remain which date back to the 19th century. None of them is as historically complete and in full working order as Harrogate's Turkish Baths. Their importance lies in their decoration, elaboration and rarity. The Baths’ Moorish design with great Islamic arches and screens, walls of vibrant glazed brickwork, the arabesque painted ceilings and terrazzo floors (laid by the very best Italian experts) all add to its historic fantasy qualities.

• Harewood House
  Harewood sits at the heart of Yorkshire, easily accessible by road, rail and air. The House, one of the treasure houses of England, was built in the mid-18th century and has magnificent interiors by Robert Adam, furniture by Thomas Chippendale and paintings by JMW Turner, Reynolds, Titian and El Greco, among others. An Italianate Terrace, designed by Sir Charles Barry, stretches along the South Front of the House and provides stunning views of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown's landscape and lake. The collection of paintings, furniture and porcelain is as fine as any in the land, and the setting is Yorkshire’s most beautiful landscape.
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• Light Water Valley family theme park
  The line-up comprises some amazing rides, including Europe’s longest rollercoaster - The Ultimate, as well as the stomach churning, mighty Eagle’s Claw and the splashtastic Wild River Rapids. Plus, new for the 2010 season, dare you step aboard the terrifying Whirlwind or risk a one-on-one encounter in Raptor Attack’s abandoned mineshaft?
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• Fountains Abbey
  Yorkshire’s first World Heritage Site is a huge estate of beauty, contrasts and surprises including the largest abbey ruins in the country and one of England’s most spectacular Georgian water gardens.   The perfect place to escape from it all and enjoy a great, full day out, there’s so much to see and do at Fountains. Set your own pace to explore over 800 acres of naturally beautiful countryside, with ten historic buildings to discover spanning 800 years of history and acre after acre of open space.
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Local Events

Harrogate and the surrounding areas have many local events on throughout the year, here are just a few:

• Harrogate Comedy Festival
• Great Yorkshire Show
• Harrogate Antiques Fair
• Harrogate Flower Show