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Harrogate has enjoyed a long association with gardens, flowers and horticulture and that relationship continues today.
With it's award-winning parks and flower beds, the natural beauty of the Stray, and two annual flower shows, there's never been
a better time to visit. So why not stay a little longer and explore many of the other delightful gardens just a short drive out of town...

 



 

RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Crag Lane, Otley Road, Harrogate

Harlow Carr has something for everyone - from vegetables to wildflowers and alpines to woodland PLUS Bettys Café Tea Room,
RHS Shop and Plant Centre

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Harlow Carr  

Valley Gardens
Harrogate town centre, free entry

Grade II listed gardens and historical buildings such as the Sun Pavilion and Colonnades sit alongside a wide variety of outdoor games, children's play area and the Magnesia Well Café
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Valley Gardens  


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Harrogate Flower Shows
Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate

The prestigious Harrogate Spring and Autumn Flower Shows attract budding gardeners, young and old, from across the UK.
2013 Autumn Show: 13 - 15 September
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FlowerShow  

Ripon Spa Gardens
15mls N of Harrogate, free entry

A Green Flag park with war memorial and Victorian bandstand. Carefully sited nesting boxes encourage birds PLUS outdoor games and the Sun Parlour Café
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Ripon Spa Gardens  
             
 

Newby Hall & Gardens
11mls NE of Harrogate

25 acres of award-winning gardens featuring magnificent double herbaceous borders in the grounds of this fine 18C Adam house
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Newby Hall  

Ripley Castle
4mls N of Harrogate

Walled kitchen gardens, large herbaceous borders, lakes and a deer park form a picturesque backdrop to the castle

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Ripley Castle  
             
 

Cold Cotes
7mls W of Harrogate

Yorkshire in Bloom -- Gold Rose award winner - "A fascinating walk for the judges through many hidden gardens and it is indeed a plantsman’s paradise."
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Cold Cotes  

Harewood House
8mls S of Harrogate

Surrounded by 18C 'Capability' Brown designed landscape, the Victorian terrace and Bird gardens are just two of the many delightful features at this magnificent stately home
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Himalayan Garden
16mls NW of Harrogate

Open for just a few weeks in spring each year, this woodland garden covers 20 acres of hillside with azaleas, magnolias and more than 1000 rhododendrons as well as an undercarpet of spring bulbs
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Himalayan Garden  

Conyngham Hall
3mls E of Harrogate, free entry

An area of open parkland in Knaresborough, offering leisure activities, woodland and riverside walks within the beautiful surroundings of 18 th century Conyngham Hall.
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conyngham hall  
             
 

Bees, Butterflies & Blooms
Harrogate town centre

Harrogate in Bloom took in a BBC series with gardening presenter Sarah Raven. The aim was to encourage biodiversity in urban areas by using nectar-rich plants in traditional bedding schemes. more>>


Sarah Raven

 

Bebra Gardens
3mls E of Harrogate, free entry

A small, attractive park nestling at the foot of Knaresborough Castle, with areas of established trees and conifers, shrub and rose beds and a variety of wildlife. Enjoy the gardens surrounding the Castle too more>>


Bebra Gardens  
             
 

York Gate, Adel, Leeds
13mls SW of Harrogate

Just one acre in size, this is regarded by many as one of the best small gardens in the world, with exquisite detail to be found within each of the garden 'rooms'

   

Hackfall Woods
17mls N of Harrogate, free entry

An 18th century woodland garden, with its castle, follies, cascades and fountain, designed by John Aislabie( of Studley Royal fame). Free entry. more>>


Hackfall Woods  
               
 

Norton Conyers
15mls N of Harrogate

With herbaceous borders and high yew hedges, borders of gold and silver plants,and old-fashioned peonies and irises, visitors frequently comment on the tranquil atmosphere.


   

Parceval Hall
15mls W of Harrogate

24 acres in Wharfedale sheltered by mixed woodland; terrace garden, rose garden, rock garden, fish ponds.

     
               
 

Bramham Park
18mls SE of Harrogate

This unique landscape of water gardens and geometric avenues created by Robert Benson, 1st Lord Bingley, in the 17th Century, has remained virtually unchanged to this day

   

Studley Royal Water Garden
11mls N of Harrogate

The perfect compliment to Fountains Abbey, Studley Royal Water Garden is a Georgian masterpiece of an ornamental green garden adorned with Classical statues and follies

     
               
 

Constable Burton
37mls N of Harrogate

This Palladian villa stands in extensive woodland and formal gardens which are open to the public from mid-March to mid-September

   

Plumpton Rocks
4mls SE of Harrogate

Grade II* listed landscape garden extending to over 30 acres including an idyllic lake, dramatic Milltone Grit rock formations and romantic woodland walks. Open weekends/ public holidays between 11.00am and 6.00pm, March to October inclusive.

     
               
 

Thorp Perrow Arboretum
28mls N of Harrogate

One of the finest private collections of trees and shrubs in the country. 85 acres to explore including tree trails, a nature trail, a children's trail and a large lake.

   

 

   

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