Just outside the city of Harrogate on the edge of northern
England's legendary Yorkshire Dales, the Royal Horticultural
Society's Harlow Carr Garden has been delighting visitors since
1950.
Suitable for all ages, a visit to Harlow Carr Garden rewards
plant and flower enthusiasts with colourful natural beauty
throughout the year. This innovatively designed and immaculately
cared-for garden is divided into themed sections, each with its own
charm. From the multi-hued candelabra primulas that grow alongside
the garden's stream to the wildflower meadow with its wildlife
observation hide, a visit to Harlow Carr offers endless variety and
enjoyment.
The garden occupies an area of the former ancient Forest of
Knaresborough; once a royal hunting ground. In the early eighteenth
century sulphurous natural springs were discovered on the estate
and a century later the owner built a spa bath house and hotel. The
wells beneath the bath house are now closed off and today the
building houses Harlow Carr's study centre, but the hotel is still
in business.
Harlow Carr enjoys a location on the doorstep of the Yorkshire
Dales; an area of northern England renowned for its outstanding and
unspoilt natural beauty. The garden is also on the western edge of
the historic spa town of Harrogate which is itself known for its
floral displays. Betty's Tea Room, a Harrogate institution since
1919 and preferred refreshment-stop for Her Majesty the Queen now
has a tea-room at Harlow Carr Garden, joining other facilities such
as a well-stocked library of the best gardening books and
periodicals and a gift shop and plant centre from which a wide
range of seeds and bulbs can be bought. A trip to Harlow Carr
Garden offers visitors the chance not only to enjoy the beauty and
serenity of this splendid and traditional English garden but also
to admire the breath-taking Yorkshire Dales and to explore one of
Britain's most historic spa towns.
Everything we expected was provided. The room was good, the food was good. no complaints at all.