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Exhibitions
Pleasure Garden – A listening garden by Genevieve Lacey
27 June – 29 September 2019Free for members
You are invited to explore Pleasure Garden, a listening garden created by renowned Australian musician Genevieve Lacey. Over thirty audio interventions have been hidden across the Walled Garden, from high in the trees to low amongst the plants, transforming the Walled Garden into a place of musical play as you move, explore, sit and listen. Inspired by the story and music of the blind 17th century Dutch … Read more
Festivals
Mother’s Day Weekend
30 – 31 March 2019
It's the next major family celebration on the calendar and there are some lovely treats to discover and share at Harewood this year. Across the weekend there's a Makers' Market in The Courtyard and live music from Leeds-based band Hope & Social, who will have just finished their month-long writing and recording residency in the Volunteer Bookshop at Terrace Cottage, in the grounds of Harewood House. Wander … Read more
Seeds of Hope
Egg Collecting with the Farm Team
3 July – 4 September 2018Free for members
This activity takes place every Tuesday until 4th September. Join our Farm Team in the Walled Garden this summer and meet our new family of chickens. Visit our hen coops and meet the four different varieties of chickens in the garden: Lincolnshire Buff, Light Sussex, Brown Leghorn and Partridge Wyandotte, and have the chance to open up the nest boxes to check if there are any eggs inside for you to collect.Do … Read more
Seeds of Hope
Chicken Keeping in 1918
1 July – 2 September 2018Free for members
This talk will take place every Sunday at 1pm until 2nd September. Join our free talk with the Farm Team and discover more about chicken keeping during WWI. Learn why they kept chickens during the war, discover the different varieties we have here in the Walled Garden at Harewood, and learn the advantages of the different heritage breeds and which were best for egg production.Do I need to book onto this talk?: … Read more
Seeds of Hope
Life in 1918 Family Trail
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