Bridal buyer

The Yorkshire spa town

will play host once

again to the industry

this September when

the world of bridal

descends on Harrogate.

Here’s a run-down of the

hottest new hotels and

watering holes.

New

HARROGATE

hot spots

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Harrogate has once again been

crowned as the happiest place

to live in Britain. The town was

awarded with the accolade for the

second year running after topping

a survey by property website

Rightmove. Harrogate has this year

also been named as the best place

in the North in a quality of life

survey, as well as the third most

romantic designation for Valentine’s

Day. This year the town was also

heralded as the place to get the best

night’s sleep - A good job as we’ll

certainly all need that after a busy

day at the show!

Smiley happy

people

Going underground

Award-winning bar and restaurant

business Arc Inspirations is opening a

classy new establishment in Harrogate

this summer. The Pit, which will open on

June 28, will be partly buried within the

newly-constructed Harrogate House on The

Ginnel, off Parliament Street. The main

bar, created from sheared concrete, and

dining area, will be below street level and

the space will also include two private

dining rooms, one complete with its own

bar. The upstairs area will house two table

tennis tables and table football for a bit

of fun competition. Their food offer will

be a selection of the most succulent and

tender meat dishes. Twinned with one

of their renowned cocktails, a cold glass

of excellent wine or a craft beer, The Pit

promises to be a very special location.

Rest your head Talking of a good

night’s sleep, Harrogate this September will

provide visitors with a wider choice of hotels. It

has been confi rmed that a shiny new Premier Inn

is scheduled to open in late July. With 107 rooms

there should be plenty of space. A further 25 luxury

bedrooms and suites will also be on offer at West

Park Hotel, which is set to re-open in June following

refurbishment work.

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