The mysterious allure of spa town Harrogate

You don’t need to be one of Agatha Christie’s famous detectives to uncover the charms of this famous spa town, says John Chambers.

There is an episode of the hit Channel 4 comedy series The Windsors in which some of the ‘Royal’ family, after a series of PR gaffes, are sent to visit the North of England.

Cue scenes of the ‘Camilla’ character handing out chip butties to the locals while they discuss if she has a ferret down her trousers.