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Three days in Harrogate

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A June 2009 trip to Harrogate by Drever

Majestic Hotel Photo - The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, England More Photos
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Skipton Castle Best of IgoUgo

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Skipton Castle Photo - Skipton Castle, Leeds, England
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The castle is one of the best-preserved 900-year old castles in England. It is both a tourist attraction and a private home. Robert de Romille, a Norman baron built the first castle here in 1090. It consisted of a wooden Motte and Bailey, which proved unable to withstand attacks from the Scots. To defend better against them a stone keep soon replaced the original building - a sheer drop down the cliffs on one side, into the Eller Beck also made successful attacks more difficult. Skipton Town sat huddled beneath its castle for centuries, feeling safe in its closeness.The Clifford Family became owners in 1310 and as you enter through the archway of the main gate you see, the fam...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on June 18, 2009

Skipton Castle
High Street
Skipton, United Kingdom BD23 1AQ
+44 1756 792 442

Knaresborough Best of IgoUgo

Attraction | "Knaresborough and Castle"

Knaresborough Photo - Knaresborough, Harrogate, England
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Viewed from the riverbank Knaresborough resembles a chaotic patchwork of colourful buildings clinging precariously to the sides of the gorge rising steeply from the River Nidd. As I discovered it has much to offer - a castle, the oldest chemist shop in England, historic streets, boating and a mixture of charming buildings - including a house built into a rock. Traders here have held a market here on Wednesdays since at least 1310. There are some unusual offspring, legends and folklore. Part of this bustling settlement's appeal lies in the unspoilt quarters with their intriguing maze of alleys and ginnels. The viaduct view and the river complete with interesting boats enchant. ...Read More

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Knaresborough
Adjacent to Harrogate
Harrogate, England

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Best of IgoUgo

Attraction | "Bolton Abbey"

Bolton Abbey Photo - Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, York, England
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On our way to Skipton we drove up a short side road to Bolton Abbey. I didn’t expect to see much except roofless walls but this Abbey still had part of the buildings intact and serving as a local church. The rest of the buildings had had the lead stripped off their roofs during the Reformation and nature took its course followed by quarrying of the stone for local buildings.In 1154 a small group of monks of black-robed Augustinian canons and their Prior came across the hills to form the abbey. They were popular with the locals. Ordained priests they lived together like monks but aided and helped the locals. While their first duty was prayer and warship, they also preached, taught, ran hosp...Read More

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Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Bolton Abbey
York, England BD23 6AF
+44 1756 710614

Harrogate and Spa Best of IgoUgo

Attraction | "Harrogate and Spaloring Harrogate"

Harrogate Photo - Harrogate, England
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Our first view of Harrogate approaching the town from the west was one of towers and domes. These emanate from the churches of St John and St Luke, the Harrogate Conference Centre, the railway station and the green dome of the Hotel Majestic, all of which sprang up in Victorian times.Dr Edmund Deane first publicised the area which became Harrogate when he drew attention to a spring there producing the strongest sulphur water in Great Britain in a published paper in 1626. During the 18th and 19th centuries others found more springs – they were rich mostly in iron or sulphur – and Harrogate developed to become one of Britain’s most celebrated spas, offering cures for everything from gout to ...Read More

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The Majestic Hotel Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Majestic Hotel"

Majestic Hotel Photo - The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, England
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This hotel was the only one available in Harrogate through Hotel Connections a company offering discounted hotel deals we booked through. We weren’t sure what to expect but on entering the grounds of the hotel the sheer size of the place overwhelmed us. True to its name it is majestic in appearance though mostly built of red-brick rather than Yorkshire stone like most of the buildings in the town. This hotel built to accommodate the spa visitors is a Victorian building (1897) set in large landscaped grounds so it has an ‘olde worlde’ feel to it but has adapted to changed times and conditions.It is sometimes amusing to look back at the standards of behaviour then. One of the oddities of ear...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on June 18, 2009

The Majestic Hotel
RIPON RD
Harrogate, England
44 1423 700-300

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Drever

Drever
Ayr, United Kingdom

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