Royal Parade

The last time I visited Harrogate I was in the company of Blipbear and Kiwi, but today it was a more conventional family outing. Lunch in the Winter Gardens, playtime with the squirrels in Valley Gardens and a spot of preparation for ******mas.

Here, Harrogate is looking its genteel self: Royal Parade as viewed from Valley Gardens, with the Royal Pump Room Museum in the foreground.

Elsewhere in the town, preparations for the visit of the Tour de France next summer are well underway.