Boasting a high arabesque ceiling ornately decorated with colourful stencilled design, the baths are open every day, with varying times depending on when you visit. During the week, two hour slots cost £27, jumping up to £37 if you want to go on a Saturday or Sunday.

The baths offer three different kinds of sessions: ladies only, men only, and mixed. In all of these, guests are invited to move from one room to the next, enjoying three heated chambers, a cold plunge, steam room, and Frigidarium.

Speaking of lavish decor, the Wetherspoons is also worth a visit — and not just for a cheap pint.

Kate described the pub as ‘stunning’, and she’s not wrong. Once the heart of the former Harrogate Royal Baths, this Spoons sports an impressive stone staircase that leads down from the main entrance into the bar.

There’s beautiful green spaces too. Valley Gardens covers 17 acres of English Heritage Grade II listed park-land. Strolling through this gorgeous park, you’ll come across themed gardens, floral displays and historic buildings.

And you won’t go hungry. The Pickled Sprout is botanical restaurant and bar which uses local ingredients from local sources – picture burgers to die for and sharing boards you’ll want for yourself.

Other top grazing spots include Tilly Peppers for a slice of cake and Hoxton North for some top-notch French toast.

Harrogate is also known for its wide variety of interior design shops aka the perfect stores to mooch around and envision your future home’s decor. Local favourites include Susie Watson Designs and William Woods Interior Design.

Finally, for a night out, Kate has a few recommendations in mind. For live music, head to independent bar Montey’s or Irish hotspot Kate O’Brien’s.

And if you’re on the hunt for a cocktail or two, stop off at MOJO’s and try one of their speciality drinks ‘Fast Car’ – just prepare yourself for a hangover the next day.

The town’s annual festivals also add to the welcoming, community feel.

‘The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, and the Harrogate Comedy Festival, are always popular,’ Kate notes.

The world’s longest-running and most prestigious celebration of crime writing, the Theakston crime writing festival is held at the end of July and attracts people from all across the UK.

Similarly, the Harrogate Comedy Festival, which typically takes place in October, is also loved by locals and tourists alike. It’s previously featured big name acts like Jack Dee, Ross Noble, and Henning Wehn.

One of the most notable events in Harrogate, which see thousands of Brits flocking to the area, is the annual Great Yorkshire Show.

From July 14 to 17 this year, the ‘biggest agricultural event in the England calendar’ will see attractions such as livestock competitions, showjumping, flower shows, alongside much more.

This particular event is almost always attended by a member of the Royal family. And given the fact that King Charles III has been a Patron of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society since 1998, who’s to say he won’t make an appearance this year?

Is Harrogate ‘ridiculously posh’?

Harrogate is considered an affluent area to many people, with a high demand housing market and significant cost of living expenses.

The typical first-time buyer home costs approximately £174,000, while rent in the town averages at about £1,586 per month.

Compared to the rest of Yorkshire, the spa town definitely stands out as a more quintessentially ‘posh’ area.

But while it’s been labelled by some social media users as ‘ridiculously posh’ with ‘pretentious’ cafés, Kate says that in reality, the town struggles with the same issues so many other locations across the UK do.

‘The high street is suffering,’ she shares. ‘Plus there isn’t much else there for young people especially.

‘As a teenager, there was only really the bowling alley and cinema (yes, Orange Wednesdays!).

North Yorkshire council is currently making a number of attempts to maintain local infrastructure, looking after public spaces and launching initiatives such as the North Yorkshire Local Assistance Fund (NYLAF) which provides emergency in-kind support for residents facing financial hardship.

And groups such as the Harrogate Mumbler have become integral to the community, compiling lists of day trips, activities and things to do with children in the area that are either low cost or no cost.

It’s this community feel that makes Harrogate truly stand out.

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