A trip down to beautiful Harrogate, where we grabbed a takeaway tea from Bettys. 
In 1907 a young Swiss baker and confectioner, Fritz Bützer, left his home to travel to England with a dream of establishing his own business. He spent his first night in the waiting room of Bradford station – penniless, jobless and unable to speak a word of English. He eventually settled in Harrogate by which time he’d changed his name to Frederick Belmont and was known as a ‘Chocolate Specialist’. He fell in love and later married his landlady’s daughter, Claire Appleton. In July 1919, with the financial support of Claire’s family, the first Bettys opened for business. And so it began. But as far as I know, nobody knows who the original “Betty” was. Unless you know different?

And Harrogate is a fine place;
Harrogate hosted the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest
When Agatha Christie went missing in 1926 it sparked a nationwide hunt & she turned up in a hotel in Harrogate. She blamed amnesia. 
Harrogate was named the world’s ‘most romantic destination’ in 2013
Harrogate has been voted the happiest place to live in Britain three times.
The country’s last, fully working Turkish Bath remains in Harrogate, dating back to the 19th Century

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