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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...

From The Alps To The Dales, Bettys of Harrogate

July 27, 2020

It was only a few years ago that Harrogate was hailed as The Best Place to Live in The Sunday Times supplement.We would be inclined to agree with this! We love our spa town for so many reasons includi...

Are we there yet?

July 20, 2020

The Summer holidays are here! Hooray!If you’ve got children, it’s not always easy keeping them entertained over the summer months. Whilst some children are happy busying themselves with technology, ot...