Things to Do

Guide

Things to Do With Kids in Harrogate

From adventure parks and farm days to playgrounds, rowing boats, reservoirs and brilliant outdoor spaces, discover the best things to do with kids in and around Harrogate.

Brimham Rocks

Gritstone rock formations on open moorland above Nidderdale, cared for by the National Trust.

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal

Ruined Cistercian abbey and Georgian water garden near Ripon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mercer Art Gallery

Public art gallery in the former Promenade Room on Swan Road, with a changing exhibition programme.

Valley Gardens

Seventeen acres of public gardens minutes from the town centre, running up to Pinewoods.

Pateley Bridge

Market town at the head of Nidderdale, and the natural base for exploring the dale.

Harrogate Theatre

Grade II listed Victorian theatre on Oxford Street with a year-round programme and a long-running pantomime.

RHS Garden Harlow Carr

The Royal Horticultural Society's Yorkshire garden on the western edge of town: 58 acres of planting, woodland and streamside.

Royal Pump Room Museum

Museum in the original 1842 pump room, telling the story of Harrogate's spa era.

Turkish Baths Harrogate

Victorian Turkish baths on Parliament Street, still working, still tiled floor to ceiling.

Harrogate Convention Centre

The town's largest venue, hosting national exhibitions, conferences and touring shows.

Knaresborough

Market town on a gorge above the River Nidd, four miles east of Harrogate.

Swinsty Reservoir

Washburn Valley reservoir with a waymarked circular walk through woodland and open water.

Fewston Reservoir

Neighbouring Washburn Valley reservoir, quieter than Swinsty and easily walked with it.

Nidderdale

National Landscape of dales, moorland and reservoirs beginning a few miles north-west of Harrogate.

Ripley

Estate village north of Harrogate with a castle, walled gardens and a cobbled market square.