Places to Visit

Harewood House
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For 235 years the Lascelles family have lived at Harewood House. The collaboration between renowned architect John Carr and unrivalled interior designer Robert Adam became what is now one of England's Great Treasure Houses, furnished by the master cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale.


Kirkstall Abbey
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One of Britain's best preserved abbeys, Kirkstall Abbey was founded in 1152 by a party of Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey and was closed down in November 1539 in the Dissolution of religious houses ordered by Henry VIII. The monks were pensioned-off, the roofs stripped of lead and some buildings converted for agricultural use. Many famous artists such as JMW Turner, Thomas Girtin and Moses Griffith came to paint Kirkstall Abbey's picturesque ruins. Today large parts of the Abbey can still be seen and explored free of charge. Kirkstall Abbey is one of the most important buildings historically in Leeds.


Temple Newsam
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Temple Newsam is one of the great historic estates in England. Set within over 1500 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century, it is a magnificent Tudor-Jacobean mansion. Famous as the birthplace of Lord Darnley and home to the Ingram family for over 300 years, the mansion houses rich collections of works of art. The garden is renowned for its Rhododendron and Azalea walk and features the National Plant Collections of Delphinium, Phlox and Aster novi-belgii. Europe's largest working Rare Breeds Farm, with over 400 animals, is set within the original estate Home Farm.