The tell-tale signs of a rich a varied history are scattered across the Harrogate District, from the industrial workings reabsorbed into the rural landscape to the buildings that were used to access the mineral springs that brought Harrogate to fame.

These sites are the remains, sometimes barely visible, of the human activity that marked our landscape over the centuries. Yet over the years, this activity while often hugely destructive helped make our part of Yorkshire so special. Forgotten villages, ornate follies and intensive mineral industries have all become places for discovery, exploration and imagination in their modern day form.