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Things to do in Harrogate
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Harrogate, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
🎟️ This weekend near Harrogate
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Rhythm Of The 90's
Project House, Leeds · 13.6 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 18:00
Sanctuary of Senses Ladies night
44 Water Royd Mirfield WF14 9SG, Mirfield · 22.1 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 18:30
Evening of mediumship
The Leigon Kippax, Kippax · 17.0 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Outside The Original Prog Classics Show
Skipton Sound Bar Ltd, Skipton · 19.5 mi
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Attractions & Visitor Centres
18.8 mi from Harrogate
The York Dungeon
The York Dungeon is a live, interactive theatrical tour through York's dark history, featuring ten actor-led shows, special effects, jump scares and encounters with characters such...
Museums & Galleries
0.3 mi from Harrogate
The Royal Pump Room Museum
The Royal Pump Room is a Grade II* listed building in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Today it houses the town's museum – operated by North Yorkshire Council. It was formerly... — Wikipedia
3.1 mi from Harrogate
Mother Shipton's Museum and Gift Shop
Mother Shipton's Cave in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, is a historic museum and gift shop set within a riverside woodland park. You can explore the cave linked to the legendary p...
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3.1 mi from Harrogate
Tudor Courthouse Museum
Museum building in Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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8.5 mi from Harrogate
Second World War Experience Centre
The Second World War Experience Centre is a registered charity archive in Otley near Leeds, dedicated to collecting and preserving the personal testimony of people who lived throug...
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8.6 mi from Harrogate
The Ron Kitching Library
Ron Kitching Cycling Memorobilia, 100 years of cycling
9.3 mi from Harrogate
Aldborough Roman Site Museum
Aldborough Roman Site Museum sits on the site of Isurium Brigantum, once capital of the Romanised Brigantes, the largest tribal confederation in Roman Britain. You can explore rema...
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10 mi from Harrogate
The Courthouse Museum
The Courthouse Museum occupies a Georgian courtroom built in 1830 and barely altered since, where you can explore the dock, witness box and Justices' bench and imagine standing tri...
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10.1 mi from Harrogate
Workhouse Museum
The Workhouse Museum sits in Ripon's original Gatehouse building, where you follow an inmate's journey from admittance in the Guardian's Room through the baths and fumigation proce...
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11.1 mi from Harrogate
Nidderdale Museum
Nidderdale Museum sits in the village of Pateley Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales, and brings to life over 200 years of rural history through thousands of objects displayed in origina...
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11.5 mi from Harrogate
Horsforth Museum
Local museum in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
12 mi from Harrogate
Abbey House Museum
Abbey House Museum recreates authentic Victorian streets and displays childhood toys, offering a hands-on look at Leeds' social history. It suits families and history enthusiasts,...
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12.4 mi from Harrogate
Ilkley Toy Museum
Ilkley Toy Museum is a small museum in the centre of Ilkley displaying a private collection of toys gathered over two decades, opened in 2001. You'll see dolls, dolls houses, teddi...
12.4 mi from Harrogate
Manor House Art Gallery and Museum
17th century manor house on on 14th century site and Roman fort. Now a local heritage and art museum located in Ilkley's old Manor House.
12.7 mi from Harrogate
Thackray Medical Museum
Medical museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
12.8 mi from Harrogate
M&S Company Archive: Marks in Time
The M&S Company Archive in Leeds, Yorkshire tells the story of the company's role in people's lives since 1884, drawing on a collection of over 72,000 items including founders' not...
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13.2 mi from Harrogate
Leeds City Museum
Leeds City Museum, established in 1819, is a museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Since 2008 it has been housed in the former Mechanics' Institute built by Cuthbert Brodrick,... — Wikipedia
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13.2 mi from Harrogate
Leeds Industrial Museum
The Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills is a museum of industrial heritage located in Armley, near Leeds, in West Yorkshire, Northern England. The museum includes collections o... — Wikipedia
13.8 mi from Harrogate
Royal Armouries
Royal Armouries in Leeds is a national museum dedicated to arms and armour, home to one of the world's oldest and most extensive collections of its kind. Inside you'll find histori...
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14.1 mi from Harrogate
Leeds Museums Discovery Centre
Leeds Discovery Centre is the purpose-built display storage facility built for Leeds Museums & Galleries in 2007. It was funded by Leeds City Council and the National Lottery Herit... — Wikipedia
14.5 mi from Harrogate
Bradford Industrial Museum
Bradford Industrial Museum is one of four sites run by Bradford District Museums & Galleries, alongside Bolling Hall, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery and Cliffe Castle Museum and Park....
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Theme Parks
12.7 mi from Harrogate
Lightwater Valley
Lightwater Valley is a family adventure park set within 175 acres of North Yorkshire countryside, offering over 35 rides and attractions ranging from fun-filled thrills to much-lov...
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18.4 mi from Harrogate
Web Adventure Park
The Web Adventure Park is a family theme park in Wigginton, near York, offering a mix of indoor and outdoor attractions under one ticket, including an adventure park, role play are...
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19.9 mi from Harrogate
Diggerland Yorkshire
Diggerland Yorkshire is a theme park in Castleford, Wakefield, where visitors of all ages can ride, drive and operate real diggers in a family-friendly setting. There's also a two-...
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21.6 mi from Harrogate
Murton Park
Murton Park is a 14-acre attraction near York combining the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, a railway, animals, play areas and living history sites. You can explore the Roman Fort and...
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23.4 mi from Harrogate
The Forbidden Corner
The Forbidden Corner is a folly garden located in the Tupgill Park Estate, at Coverham in Coverdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. It is open to the public. — Wikipedia
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Water Parks
Zoos & Wildlife
10.6 mi from Harrogate
Tropical World
Tropical World in Leeds takes you on a journey through rainforest, mangrove and desert habitats, where you can meet meerkats, monkeys, crocodiles and butterflies. Wander through th...
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18.6 mi from Harrogate
Thirsk Birds of Prey Centre
Thirsk Birds of Prey Centre, set in the North Yorkshire countryside near Newsham with Breckenbrough, is home to around 100 birds from over 50 species, including owls, vultures, eag...
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19.1 mi from Harrogate
Bird of Prey and Mammal Centre
The Bird of Prey & Mammal Centre sits within the Walled Garden at Thorp Perrow, about a 10-minute walk from the entrance. You can meet close to 100 birds from around the world, fro...
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21.3 mi from Harrogate
Ponderosa Zoo
Ponderosa Zoo is a family-friendly zoo in Mirfield, Kirklees, Yorkshire, home to over 100 animals, from reindeer and lemurs to tortoises and lizards. Alongside animal encounters su...
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Where to stay near Harrogate
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Itineraries
- A weekend in Yorkshire: an accessible itinerary · 2 days
- A weekend in Yorkshire with the kids · 2 days
- A weekend in Yorkshire · 2 days
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Harrogate?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Harrogate.
What can we do in Harrogate when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
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