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Harrogate

A beautiful and prosperous spa town

Main article: Mineral spa
A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons, to "take the waters". The word comes from the Belgian town Spa.
 where you can enjoy excellent shopping in elegant Georgian surroundings ( 10 minutes.

Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey, ruined Cistercian abbey, West Riding of Yorkshire, N England, near Ripon. It was founded in 1132.  

Fountains Abbey is the finest remaining example of a Cistercian abbey in Britain ( 15 minutes.

Newby Hall

One of England's renowned Adam houses with some of Chippendale's finest furniture and award winning gardens ( 20 minutes.

Bolton Abbey, Skipton

Bolton Abbey Estate, a 30,000-acre traditional country estate at the centre of which is Bolton Priory, near the village of Bolton Abbey ( 30 minutes.
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Publication:The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Date:Mar 17, 2007
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