Browse Locations » United Kingdom » North of England » Harewood House & Bird Garden
Harewood House & Bird Garden
With RoadTour you can hear about
Harewood House & Bird Garden
and over
1500 other UK Heritage sites via your SatNav or Mobile as you drive! Pub & Restaurant guides also available. Buy RoadTour now online
for your vacation to the UK... 
| PLAY AUDIO |
“Harewood, a Grade I listed building, is one of the finest stately homes in West Yorkshire. Home to the Queen's cousin, the Earl of Harewood, this award-winning country home is a member of the 10 exclusive Treasure Houses of England. The house was built in the late 18th century for the Lascelles, a family who made a fortune from slave trading and lending money to planters in the West Indies. Harewood was designed and furnished by the best people that money could buy. Architect John Carr was responsible for the exterior design and Robert Adam was put to work on the interior. Thomas Chippendale was commissioned to create the furniture, and ‘Capability’ Brown to landscape the grounds. Continuing the trend for architectural design of the highest order, Sir Charles Barry who designed the Palace of Westminster, was later commissioned to embellish the house and garden with an Italian balustrade and a grand terrace. In the early 20th century, Henry Lascelles, later the Sixth Earl, married Mary, Princess Royal, the daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Between them, they began a programme of restoration at Harewood. They also added to the fine art collection at Harewood, including works by El Greco, Titian, Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, and some excellent Sevres and Chinese porcelain. The Harewood Bird Garden is also as famous, and is home to 120 species of threatened and exotic birds. ”
Harewood, Leeds
LS17 9LG
Visit Website
29 Oct-16 Dec: Sat, Sun 10-4pm
Adult: £5
Child: £2.05
Concession: £4.05
Family: £13.15
See more Historic Homes in North of England:
- Aydon Castle
- Beningbrough Hall & Gardens
- Brodsworth Hall & Gardens
- Burton Constable
- Cherryburn (Thomas Bewick’s Birthplace)
- Cragside
- Dalemain
- Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum
- Dunham Massey
- East Riddlesden
- Fairfax House
- Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
- Gawthorpe Hall
- George Stephenson’s Birthplace
- Harewood House & Bird Garden
- Hill Top
- Holker Hall & Gardens
- Hutton in the Forest
- Leighton Hall
- Levens Hall
- Little Moreton Hall
- Lyme Park
- Merchant’s Adventurer’s Hall
- Newby Hall & Gardens
- Nunnington Hall
- Ormesby Hall
- Paxton House and Country Park
- Rufford Old Hall
- Rydal Mount & Gardens
- Speke Hall
- Tatton Park
- Townend
- Wallington
- Washington Old Hall
- Wordsworth House
“Brilliant information, have used several of the pubs and visited many of the properties. Some that
I didn’t
know were so close to home. Keep up the good work.”
Steve, UK
“Thanks very much for your help. Gone out and got a 1Gb card and all is now loaded. One way of rating a company is the back up support and you score 10/10 .”
Graham, London
“The content is good and the level of detail about right, enough to pique your interest but not so much
that you feel you're attending a lecture.”
Sam, Manchester
“I've used the programme a few times now on my travels and it does add a good deal of value
to a journey so I'm very happy with my purchase.”
John, UK
“The Audio commentary on the Garmin was well narrated and definitely had the feel of the audio
guides you get when you are walking around the landmarks themselves”.
Linda, New Jersey
“Finding atmospheric pubs with good food is always a challenge when you don't know the area and
can be stressful when you're hungry and tired!!”
David, Essex
“Road Tour has found us some great pubs which have made our journeys all the more enjoyable. Every place
it's suggested has been a winner.”
Nikki, Cambridgeshire'
“The heritage commentary is really informative and entertaining – it’s great to discover
the background to the brown tourist signs we normally whizz by on the motorway.”
Michael, Reading
“This is the perfect thing for history buffs - RoadTour really brings boring car journeys to life.”
Guy,
London
“It doesn't intrude on the journey it complements it with just enough information if you
are not stopping at the attraction.”
Robin, Scotland
