Harrogate Turkish Baths
Harrogate's Turkish baths opened in the Royal Baths in 1897, with Moorish arches, glazed brickwork and painted ceilings in a Grade II* listed building. Three hot rooms run from 40 to 70 °C, beside a eucalyptus steam room and a cold plunge pool.
Getting in
- Public transport
- About 5 minutes' walk from Harrogate bus and train stations
- Address
- Parliament Street, Harrogate, HG1 2WH
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Mixed session, Monday to Thursday£29about €34
- Mixed session, Friday to Sunday£39about €46
- Ladies only or gentlemen only session (Tuesday or Wednesday evening)£29about €34
- Hours
- Mon09:30-18:30
- Tue09:30-20:30
- Wed09:30-20:30
- Thu09:30-20:30
- Fri09:30-20:30
- Sat09:00-20:30
- Sun09:00-20:30
- Swimwear and rules
- Mostly mixed. Ladies only on Tuesday 18:00 to 20:30, gentlemen only on Wednesday 18:00 to 20:30. Swimwear at every session.
- Minimum age
- 16 and over.
- Tickets
- Timed entry slots, book ahead
- Official site
- turkishbathsharrogate.co.uk
- Facilities
- ShowersChanging roomsLockersCaféSteam room
About Harrogate Turkish Baths
The Royal Baths went up on the site of the old Montpellier Baths, built by Baggalley & Bristowe of London for £120,000, and the Duke of Cambridge opened them on 23 July 1897. Water was pumped in from several springs for treatments that once included the Plombière douche, electric Schnee baths and peat baths. When the treatment centre closed in 1969, the Turkish baths were the only spa facility left in the building. A visit starts and ends in the Frigidarium, on an Italian mosaic floor, and the operator counts only seven Victorian Turkish baths still standing, three of them in England. The rooms were used for filming Agatha, about Agatha Christie's disappearance in Harrogate.