Harrogate

The 2023 IATEFL Conference will be taking place at Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA.

Getting to Harrogate

Thank you to Harrogate Convention Centre for the following information:

By air
At 12 miles (20 minutes) the closest airport to Harrogate Convention Centre is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA). There are regular connections to LBA from London Heathrow (1 hour), Paris (1 hour 30 minutes), Amsterdam (1 hour 10 minutes) and Dublin (1 hour). If you are travelling from a destination without direct flights to LBA, consider a connection from Schiphol, Amsterdam.
To get from LBA to Harrogate, take the Airport Direct 747 bus which 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 around 25GBP.

By rail
Harrogate is linked to all major UK cities including six daily direct LNER services between London King's Cross and Harrogate Station (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.

Rail travel discount: London North Eastern Railway
Find out how you can get 25% off your fare on LNER trains at www.lner.co.uk/hcc25. Please note, this discount will only apply to parts of your journey on LNER trainline to Harrogate. To see a map of the LNER line please click here. You may need to book other parts of your journey elsewhere.

Getting around Harrogate
For local bus and rail information, local planning guides and directions around town visit openharrogate.co.uk.

Get a taste of Harrogate

Thanks to Visit Harrogate for providing for us with a preview of the town. We can't wait to see everyone there and explore the area!