Jim Carter, the actor who is best known for playing the role of Mr Carson in Downton Abbey, hails from Harrogate. 13 miles (21 km) away from the town centre is the Yorkshire Dales national park and the Nidderdale AONB. Harrogate has been voted the happiest place to live in Britain for the third year in a row by a Rightmove survey. Situated two minutes from the centre of Harrogate you’ll find us at Baines House, 2A Cheltenham Mount. Harrogate hosted the Eurovision song contest in 1982. 3. Charles Dickens visited Harrogate in 1858 and described it as “the queerest place with the strangest people in it leading the oddest lives…” (!) 4. Harrogate has been voted the happiest place to live in Britain for the third year in a row by a Rightmove survey.- Mother Shipton’s cave, near Harrogate, is England’s oldest tourist attraction, and was once home to a prophetess named Mother Shipton. –                   Harrogate hosted the Eurovision song contest in 1982 in the newly opened conference centre. The town became known as ‘The English Spa’ in the Georgian era after its waters were discovered in the 16th century. Jim Carter, the actor who is best known for playing the role of Mr Carson in Downton Abbey, hails from Harrogate. Its claims to fame include hosting the Eurovision song contest in 1982; being voted the happiest place to live in Britain and one of the world’s most romantic destinations; hosting the last working Turkish Baths, and the place where the 2012 Olympic Cauldron was built. The Valley Gardens is especially suited to families, offering an amazing adventure playground, skate park, pitch and put and crazy golf. Sally Ann Triplett and Stephen Fischer performed One Step Further under the name Bardo, finishing 7th  in the competition. 3. 2. 7. 2. 2. Harrogate has been voted the happiest place to live in Britain for the third year in a row by a Rightmove survey. 1. Harrogate hosted the Eurovision song contest in A great place to visit after the Great Yorkshire Run for a tasty post-run refuel. 3. Do you have any fun and interesting facts about Harrogate? Harrogate is an elegant North Yorkshire town, with an abundance of fabulous spring bulbs in the Stray. 8. 2. A great place to visit after the Great Yorkshire Run for a tasty post-run refuel. Harrogate grew out of two smaller settlements, High Harrogate and … Harrogate served as the finish line of the first stage of the Tour de France in July 2014 which attracted record crowds to the town centre. Harrogate served as the finish line of the first stage of the Tour de France in July 2014 which attracted record crowds to the town centre. 8. 10. We love our spa town home for so many reasons, and here are just a few more…. Harrogate was once two small villages, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate. 6. Content from: https://www.greatrun.org/news-and-media/blog/facts-harrogate-yorkshire-run, © Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear());   |   Artists' Cottages, From The Alps To The Dales, Bettys of Harrogate.