The Perfect Harrogate Weekend for a Group of Ten

Friday: arrive to smart-lock self check-in, beds made, and the sitting room ready for the first drink of the weekend. Saturday: Bettys for breakfast, the Montpellier Quarter for wandering, the Turkish Baths for an hour of Victorian steam, dinner in town and a slow walk home.

Sunday belongs to the Valley Gardens — or a run out to Fountains Abbey — before the drive home. The difference a whole house makes is simple: every evening happens together, in one room, rather than along a corridor of hotel doors.