Surrounded by pretty lawns and peaceful gardens the old swan hotel is a charming hotel and restaurant situated close to the heart of harrogate steeped in almost 200 years of history the hotel is famous for being the secret hideout for british crime writing icon agatha christie when in 1926 she famously disappeared for 11 days resulting in wide spread public furore from its revolving front doors to the elegant glass ceiling in the wedgwood restaurant the old swan is a fantastic place to e