What to do in Harrogate when it rains
Caught by a shower in Harrogate? There's history to explore indoors, art to admire, markets to browse and cafés to settle into until it clears.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Royal Pump Room Museum Crown Pl, Harrogate HG1 2RY, UK
- Cupid & Psyche Statue Crescent Gardens, Harrogate HG1 2SA, UK
- Hardwood Housr Montpellier House, 4 Cold Bath Rd, Harrogate HG2 0NR, UK
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- The Mercer Art Gallery 31 Swan Rd, Harrogate HG1 2SA, UK
- House of Hoodoo 13 Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate HG1 1DD, UK
- RedHouse Originals Gallery 15 Cheltenham Mount, Harrogate HG1 1DW, UK
- Castle Fine Art, Harrogate 2-6 James St, Harrogate HG1 1RF, UK
- Clarendon Fine Art Harrogate Yorkshire, 1a James St, Harrogate HG1 1QS, UK
- SG Frame 139 King's Rd, Harrogate HG1 5JQ, UK
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Tewit Well Harrogate HG2 8JG, UK
- Crimple Valley Viaduct Fulwith Mill Ln, Harrogate HG2 8HW, UK
- Harlow Hill Water Tower Plantation Cl, Harrogate HG2 0AZ, UK
- The Cenotaph Prospect Pl W Pk, Harrogate HG1 1PE, UK
- War Memorial Harrogate HG2 0BA, UK
- Low Crimple Viaduct Harrogate HG2 8PW, UK
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Tesco Express Cambridge Rd, Harrogate HG1 1NS, UK
- Tesco Express Ripon Rd, Killinghall, Harrogate HG3 2DH, UK
- Quirky Farm Bistro First Floor, 1a Oxford St, Harrogate HG1 1PY, UK
- Tesco Esso Express Knaresborough Rd, Harrogate HG2 7HY, UK
- JudgeService Research Ltd 12 Cardale Ct, Cardale Park, Harrogate HG3 1RY, UK
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- RHS Garden Harlow Carr Crag Ln, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate HG3 1QB, UK
- Bettys Café Tea Rooms 1 Parliament St, Harrogate HG1 2QU, UK
- M&S Foodhall Retail Park, Unit 1 Leeds Rd, Oatlands, Harrogate HG2 8DS, UK
- The Crown Hotel The Crown Hotel, Crown Pl, Harrogate HG1 2RZ, UK
- Marks & Spencer 18-20 Cambridge St, Harrogate HG1 1RX, UK
- ODEON Harrogate E Parade, Harrogate HG1 5LB, UK
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Victoria Shopping Centre Station Parade, Harrogate HG1 1AE, UK
- Westminister Arcade Union St, Harrogate HG1 5JS, UK
- Commercial Street Retailers Commercial St, Harrogate HG1 1UB, UK
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