Harrogate retains something of the elegance of its heyday as a growing and popular spa town in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. It is still considered a desirable area in which to live and still attracts a lot of visitors. We stopped for lunch in a tea room in the Montpellier Quarter, an attractive part of town, sandwiched between the main shopping centre and the Valley Gardens. Here the streets have been pedestrianised and the beautifully restored buildings house many high-end independent shops and boutiques, art galleries, antiques shops, bars and cafés. Many of the cafés have outdoor seating, to take advantage of the limited British days when it is warm and dry enough to sit outside. Luckily the day we were there was one of them.
Was that a real person in the telephone booth? Lovely flowers that brighten up the area...quite a bed of them in that first shot!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful area.
ReplyDeleteThat is very nice, especially the flowers.
ReplyDeleteIt’s good to see that someone has had the vision to make the most of the area; it looks full of character and very appealing! I love the weather vane, too! 😁
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