Interested in making the most of the National Trust near you? Join your local group to enjoy special interest talks, visits, holidays and other social and fundraising events.

You'll also be helping a great cause - local groups support the work of the charity and raise hundreds of thousands of pounds every year for our conservation and access projects around the country.

About the group

The Harrogate and the Dales Association was founded in 1978. We cover Harrogate, Boroughbridge, Knaresborough, Ripon, Northallerton, Thirsk, Leyburn, Aysgarth, Wetherby, Otley and Richmond and the places around.

Amongst the National Trust properties we support are Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden and Brimham Rocks.

An annual programme caters for a wide range of interests and typically includes, enjoyable fund-raising events, social functions, a winter season of illustrated talks, as well as country walks, planned holidays, and special visits to National Trust and other properties.

A luncheon club meets on the first Monday of each month between October and April. There can be few better ways of making new friends than participating in Association activities with people of similar interests.

A lively Newsletter is published four times a year to keep members informed of the activities of the Association and of forthcoming.

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