Blog & News

December 2nd 2020

December 02, 2020

December 2nd has arrived! The shops are open, so are the bars, restaurants and Escape Rooms. The Christmas lights have been switched on, they are a wonderful way of lighting up this dark time of...

Dog Friendly Harrogate

October 08, 2020

Dog Friendly Harrogate Harrogate is a great town for dogs. Acres of open space known as The Stray covers a substantial part of the town centre. Excellent for dog walkers, cyclists, runners ...

Safe and Sound with Artists’ Cottages

September 21, 2020

When our founder and owner Marie-Therese says “We wrap our guests in cotton wool”, she’s not exaggerating… well, may be just a little bit!You can expect nothing but the highest levels of customer care...

Autumn in Harrogate

September 14, 2020

As we update our bookings for the forthcoming weeks, we’re listening to Eva Cassidy’s song, Autumn Leaves whilst looking out of our window to see just the very beginnings of the change of the season.W...

The Best Vistas of Harrogate

September 08, 2020

It sometimes surprises folk that Harrogate is in fact incredibly “hilly”. The perfect post covid workout, our spa town offers all sorts of undulations making for a great way to sightseeing workout.We ...

A Harrogatian Guide to Harrogate

August 24, 2020

When you travel you are often led down the ‘tourist routes’ of that destination, but we wanted to give you an idea of what’s great from our ‘Harrogatian’ perspective, so here goes…!The Ivy serves a de...