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Join us this September for our first in a series of Autumn Festival Weekends. This weekend, we are celebrating nature in all its glory. We invite you to join us and discover new ways you can improve … Read more
Join us for our second event in our series of our Autumn Festival Weekends. This weekend celebrates all things food and harvest, and the wonderful produce in season at this time of year. Visit our … Read more
Talks & Tours
30 June – 4 November 2018Free for members
Visit the House and you will be able to join our daily Discovery Talk. Explore the different themes from our Seeds of Hope exhibition, and how they connect to events taking place in the House. Discover more about the Old Kitchen, Princess Mary's Gift Boxes and how Harewood was used as a convalescent hospital during the war. Ask on the State Floor for details or call into the Courtyard Visitor Centre. Please … Read more
Exhibitions
8 September – 4 November 2018Free for members
The leading landscape gardener of his generation, 2018 marks the bicentenary of the death of Humphry Repton. Harewood House is celebrating Repton's life and prolific work, and for the first time has reunited a portfolio of proposals presented to the Lascelles family following his visits here in 1800 and 1802’ . Over the past 200 years, Repton drawings were unbound and separated, but are now gathered together to … Read more
Exhibitions
8 September – 4 November 2018
In 2013/14 Diane Howse, Countess of Harewood, invited artist and illustrator Kate McGuire to take up a short residency in Harewood’s Walled Garden. McGuire produced a series of delicate and meticulously observed images of edible plants, fruit and vegetables in pencil, ink and watercolour, capturing their organic forms while avoiding the cliché of prettiness for its own sake. This exhibition also includes a … Read more
Exhibitions
30 June – 4 November 2018Free for members
It is 100 years since the end of World War I, and your first day as a new gardener at Harewood. Your first job is to clear out an old shed where deep inside an old trunk you come across the journal of ‘Bothy Boy’ John Hobbs, a gardener from a hundred years ago. His brother George is at war, but with change on the horizon, there are more hopeful times ahead. Seeds of Hope, a brand-new experience opening up … Read more
Talks & Tours
23 March – 4 November 2018Free for members
Join our Bird Garden Keeper and our colony of Humboldt Penguins for a spot of lunch at their daily afternoon feed and talk. You will learn a little about each of our penguins, where they originate from and what they like to eat.Can I feed the penguins?: Did you know you can pre-book to feed the penguins with our Keepers? This is a popular activity and places are limited. You will need to be aged seven years or … Read more
Seeds of Hope
30 June – 4 November 2018Free for members
Explore our new Seeds of Hope exhibition in more detail with our Life in 1918 Family Trail. Take a tour around the Bothy, exploring in detail the fascinating features within the rooms, before looking round the magnificent Walled Garden, full of colourful fruits and vegetables. Use this trail to step back in time and explore every detail of Seeds of Hope through the eyes of the Bothy boys who worked here 100 years … Read more
Talks & Tours
23 March – 4 November 2018Free for members
Everyday you can discover more about the Farm animals at Harewood from our expert Keepers. This informal talk varies each day, giving you opportunities to learn about the animals we care for. Find out what our pigs, alpacas and pygmy goats like to eat and learn about how we look after them. Read more
Talks & Tours
24 March – 4 November 2018
Enjoy a short pleasure trip of approximately 20 minutes and take in the views of the House and Walled Garden on-board our boat, The Capability. The Capability sets sail for tours of the Lake on weekends, bank holidays and Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during school holidays. Boat rides are charged at £3 per person or £10 for a family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children). Charges apply to both Harewood … Read more
Wildlife
23 March – 4 November 2018Free for members
Join us for our daily penguin feeding and watch our Humboldt Penguins being fed. In the wild, the Humboldt Penguin feeds on anchovies, squid and sardines which are found in the Humboldt Ocean current off the West coast of Peru. At Harewood, we feed our penguins whitebait and sprats - fish that are similar in size to their natural diet, although they will also eat small herrings. They usually feed just after … Read more
Workshops
22 September 2018
As part of our Nature and Wellbeing Weekend at Harewood, we invite you to join Senior Yoga Teacher (SYT), yoga teacher trainer and Director of Yoga Kula Leeds Angela Sykes for an introduction to Yoga set in the beautiful grounds of Harewood House. Angela will set the scene with a short reflection on what yoga is and the benefits it can bring. Participants will then be led through some simple yoga postures … Read more
Festivals
22 – 23 September 2018Free for members
Join us this September for our first in a series of Autumn Festival Weekends. This weekend, we are celebrating nature in all its glory. We invite you to join us and discover new ways you can improve your wellbeing by getting outdoors, exploring nature and discovering a new skill. We are taking inspiration from the Five Ways to Wellbeing with our weekend of events and activities: go outside and be active amongst … Read more
Workshops
22 September 2018
As part of our Autumn Glory: Nature & Wellbeing event, we are hosting a family friendly Mindfulness Walk in the beautiful autumnal grounds of Harewoood. Join Steve Hart from Leeds Mindfulness as he leads a relaxing family friendly walk around the grounds, taking in the beauty and sights, emphasising ease of pace, relaxation and openness to beauty.Useful Information: Please make your way to the outside of the … Read more
Workshops
23 September 2018
As part of our Autumn Glory: Nature & Wellbeing event, we are hosting a Mindfulness Walk in the beautiful autumnal grounds of Harewoood. Join Steve Hart from Leeds Mindfulness for a walk focussing on mindfulness walking, cultivating a relaxed, buoyant awareness of thoughts, feelings, emotions, body sense and environment. This walk should help you feel more relaxed, open and in tune with "basic goodness" … Read more
Workshops
23 September 2018
Embrace the peace and tranquility of the great outdoors this autumn with our Tai Chi sessions in the beautiful West Garden. Based on the principles of Tai Chi & Qigong, our Mindfulness and Movement session run with Tai Chi Tigers will give participants an experience of the benefits of restorative health, vitality, mindfulness, longevity and happiness through gentle exercise. It’s a proven way to destress, … Read more