Our In Bloom Record
Harrogate has entered regional, national and international In Bloom awards since they began over 40 years ago and we are multi-gold award winners.
We are immensely proud of our record and particular highlights include twice winning Europe in Bloom (the only town ever to achieve that and we did it with gold), special awards for tourism and having the RHS Britain in Bloom judges award their discretionary Best Public Park to the town's Valley Gardens.
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Yorkshire in Bloom 2024
Harrogate District Award Winners
Britain in Bloom
UK Finalists and Gold Medal Winners
2019
Entente Florale
Winners 1977
Gold Award 2004
Harrogate's floral record
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1975-79
1975 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England.
1976 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England; Winner: Britain in Bloom.
1977 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England; Winner: Britain in Bloom;
Winner: Entente Florale.
1978 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
1979 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England; Winner: Britain in Bloom.
1980-89
1980 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside
1981 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England; Winner: Britain in Bloom.
1982 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
1983 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England; Winner: Britain in Bloom.
1984 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside
1985 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England.
1986 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: All England; Winner: Britain in Bloom.
1987 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
1988 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Joint 3rd: All England.
1989 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Winner: All England; Finalist: Britain in Bloom.
1990-99
1990 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
1991 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: Britain in Bloom.
1992 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Winner: Britain in Bloom.
1993 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
1994 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: Britain in Bloom.
1995 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: Britain in Bloom.
1996 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
1997 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside; Finalist: Britain in Bloom.
1998 Joint Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
1999 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
2000 -09
2000 Runner-up: Britain in Bloom.
2001 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
2002 Winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
2003 Gold Medal and Winner: Britain in Bloom.
2004 Gold Award: Entente Florale.
2005 Gold Award and winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
2006 Silver Gilt Award: RHS 'Champion of Champions'
2007 Silver Gilt Award, and winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
2008 Gold Award and winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
2009 Gold Award and winner: Britain in Bloom plus RHS Discretionary Award for Best Public Park
2010 -19
2010 Silver Gilt Award RHS 'Champion of Champions' plus RHS Discretionary Award for Tourism.
2011 Gold Award and winner: Yorkshire & Humberside region plus the YiB Summer Floral Award
2012 Gold Medal Award: Britain in Bloom.
2013 Gold Award and winner: Yorkshire & Humberside.
2014 Gold Medal Award: Britain in Bloom.
2015 Gold Medal Award and winner: Yorkshire & Humberside
2016 Gold Medal Award and winner, 'Britain in Bloom'
2017 Harrogate one of just seven areas in the country to be invited to enter RHS Britain in Bloom 'Champion of Champions' Gold Medal Award: ‘Champion of Champions’.
2018 Gold medal award and category winner: Yorkshire & Humberside;
Region and Judges’ Discretionary Award: Best Small City.
2019 Gold Medal Award: Britain in Bloom.
2020 -
2020 No In Bloom competitions due to Covid-19.
2021 No In Bloom competitions due to Covid-19.
2022 Gold Award and category winner: Yorkshire in Bloom.
2023 Gold Award and category winner: Yorkshire in Bloom. Yorkshire Rose Award-Best Small City 2023
2024 Gold Award and category Winner: Yorkshire in Bloom. Yorkshire Rose Award-Best Small City 2024
2024 Yorkshire Rose Discretionary prize for the Best Entry Supporting Tourism together with Harrogate BID