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Annual Conference 2025 – plan your journey

Getting to Harrogate Convention Centre

Venue: Harrogate Convention Centre, King’s Road, Harrogate HG1 5LA.

On arrival, please head to entrance 3.

By road

From the north: 24 minutes from the A1 – l take the A1(M) and exit at junction 47 (Knaresborough) then follow signs to Harrogate.

From the south: 21 minutes from the A1 – take the M1 and A1(M) before leaving at junction 45 (Wetherby) then take the A661 to Harrogate. Alternatively continue on the A1(M) to junction 47 (Knaresborough) then follow signs to Harrogate.

Parking

Harrogate Convention Centre has an on-site multi-storey car park. Please use postcode HG1 2HR or the what3words address ///paints.form.lodge for the car park entrance.

Find information on alternative car parks and EV charging. Please to remember to retain parking receipts so you can claim back the costs from NAHT.

By rail

Harrogate is linked to all major UK cities, including six daily direct LNER services between London Kings Cross and Harrogate (2 hours 46 minutes).

Harrogate Convention Centre is just a seven-minute walk (or short taxi ride) from Harrogate train station.

Taxi services are available across the road, opposite the main doors of the station.

By air

The closest airport to Harrogate Convention Centre is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), which is 12 miles (20 minutes) away. There are regular flights from locations across the UK and many connections worldwide, including Paris (1 hour 30 minutes), Amsterdam (1 hour 10 minutes) and Dublin (1 hour).

To get from LBA to Harrogate, take the A2 bus which takes approximately 31 minutes, runs hourly and will drop you off at Harrogate’s main bus station. From there, it’s a five-minute walk to the Convention Centre. Alternatively, a taxi will take about 20 minutes and costs around £35.