House’s 500-year-old inventory displayed for first time
A 500-year-old checklist detailing the complete contents of Temple Newsam House when it was first built has gone on display in an exhibition exploring centuries of life above and below…
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People of Leeds encouraged to collect tree seeds that will form future woodlands…
Leeds City Council is encouraging people within their household groups or support bubbles to collect tree seeds in their local parks and green spaces to help support the growing of future…
Senior council bosses in Leeds to discuss plans for new visitor facilities at Temple…
Senior councillors in Leeds will discuss proposals to invest £1.2million in a range of new leisure facilities at Temple Newsam golf course at a meeting next week.
The meeting of the…
City’s museums and galleries welcome back visitors
Museum-lovers in Leeds can rediscover millions of years of history now council-run venues across the city have officially reopened.
Leeds Museums and Galleries sites closed earlier…
Play areas and playgrounds in Leeds to begin reopening
Children’s play areas and playgrounds in Leeds will begin to reopen.
The reopening programme is being done gradually to ensure they meet the requirements set out in the government…
Spectacular salt patterns rediscover mansion’s rich history
Stunningly intricate patterns made using millions of grains of salt have transformed the great hall of Temple Newsam House for a new exhibition celebrating the mansion’s history.
Artist…
Volunteers bring home award for unearthing mining history
Volunteers who dug deep to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Yorkshire’s pit workers have scooped a prestigious national award.
Working with the team at Temple Newsam House, the group…
Time travellers turn back the clock at Temple Newsam
Colourful characters plucked from the pages of history will to come face-to-face with visitors in the stunning surroundings of modern day Temple Newsam.
The estate’s amazing Time…
Miners dig deep to unearth estate’s pit history
A group of ex-pit workers from Leeds have gone back to the coal face, working with volunteers to unearth the history of mining at Temple Newsam.
Blot on the Landscape, a new exhibition at…
National Lottery funding helps Temple Newsam team make history
For more than 500 years it’s been one of the cornerstones of Leeds’s history and heritage.
Now a new project to help secure the historic Temple Newsam estate for future generations has…
Stunning carved creations to strike a chord at Temple Newsam
A collection of exquisitely carved music stands will go on display at Temple Newsam House this week to end the Leeds International Piano Competition on a high note.
The group of…
Don’t miss out on Amazing Animals at Temple Newsam Home Farm
A wonderful array of exotic animals and birds are once again set to take centre stage at a popular Leeds farm next week.
Held from 11th – 19th August, visitors will be able to enjoy a…
Celebrate the success of Leeds’s stunning green spaces during Love Parks Week
Several parks in Leeds have once again been recognised as some of the very best green spaces in the UK, just in time for the annual Love Parks Week.
Otley Chevin, Pudsey Park, Golden Acre…
Journey through time at Temple Newsam this weekend
Take a stroll through the centuries this weekend as the historic Temple Newsam estate travels back in time through several periods of history.
Time travellers will have the chance to meet…
Leeds youngsters put their debating skills to the test
Pupils from across Leeds primary schools demonstrated their debating skills at a special competition at Leeds Civic Hall last week.
To support and encourage Leeds schools to develop…
Object of the week- The state bed at Temple Newsam
Plush, lavish and luxurious, Temple Newsam’s crimson state bed is well and truly fit for a Queen Anne.
The eye-catching bed is more than 300 years old and was commissioned in 1711 by…
Hit the heights at new Temple Newsam Park ‘Go Ape’ attraction
An exciting aerial adventure course has officially opened in a popular east Leeds park this week.
Set within the confines of Menagerie Wood in the beautiful location of Temple Newsam…
Young volunteers get a kick out of bridging generation gap
Memories of The Beatles, Bowie, football and festivals have been brought together in a new display celebrating growing up in Leeds.
Young history buffs at Leeds City Museum bridged the…
Enjoy the magic of Temple Newsam estate’s Springtime Babies event this Easter
A host of cute animals will be taking centre stage this Easter as Temple Newsam estate prepares to host its annual ‘Springtime Babies’ festivities.
Held from Saturday 24 March - Monday 16…
Curator’s fascinating find reveals Temple Newsam was a tea time trailblazer
It’s the quintessentially British brew that over the centuries has been enjoyed by everyone from Yorkshire’s lords and ladies, to its miners and mill workers.
Now a curator’s exciting new…