Turkish Baths
www.harrogate.gov.uk/immediacy-1100
The Turkish Baths are an integral part of the history of The Royal Baths, but also Harrogate. Harrogate developed as a spa town after the discovery of the first medicinal springs in 1571.
Build by Baggalley and Bristowe of London at a cost of £120,000 the Baths were formally opened in 1897, by HRH the Duke of Cambridge. In addition to the Turkish Baths, more than a dozen other types of bath, douche or treatment were available, together with a full complement of consulting doctors. A Turkish Bath cost 3 shillings and a massage 2 shillings.
RHS Harlow Carr
www.rhs.org.uk/WhatsOn/gardens/harlowcarr/index.asp
The Northern Horticultural Society was founded in 1946 with the objective of 'promoting and developing the science, art and practice of horticulture with special reference to the conditions pertaining to the North of England'.
The chief aim was to set up a trial ground where the suitability of plants for growing in northern climates could be assessed. The original 10.5 hectares has been extended to 27.5 and the merger with the RHS will ensure that Harlow Carr becomes a premier botanic garden in the North of England.
Bolton Abbey
www.boltonabbey.com
The Yorkshire estate of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire covers 30,000 acres of beautiful countryside in the Yorkshire Dales. There are medieval buildings to explore and 80 miles of moorland, woodland and riverside footpaths. |
