Harrogate Campsites Gear Up For The Tour de France
In just three months, Yorkshire will host not only the world’s biggest cycling event but the world’s largest free sporting event
So it’s just 3 months now before the Tour de France Grand Depart in Harewood near Leeds. With an anticipated 300,000 people seeking accommodation in Harrogate, it’s no wonder that the Tour de France is the main topic of conversation amongst the locals.
Welcome to Yorkshire has estimated that the Tour de France will be worth in the region of £100m to Yorkshire’s economy and let’s not forget the TV footage watched by billions who will witness the true beauty of the Yorkshire countryside and consider our county as a potential travel option in the future.
Accommodation in Harrogate is fully booked, this has led to pop-up camping sites being made ready in anticipation of the large crowds needing a place to stay. Facilities on the pop-up campsites are excellent, not to mention the famous Yorkshire hospitality our local people will offer.
More than two million people will occupy the Yorkshire streets on the Tour weekend of 5th and 6th July when the first stage ends in Harrogate and stage two commences in York the next day.
Although the tour has visited the UK three times in the past, it has always been in the south of England. The Yorkshire Grand Depart will be the toughest UK Tour yet, described as ‘brutal’ by the Amaury Sport Organisation.