Tours and Talks

Throughout the season, Harewood offers visitors a variety of tours, talks and demonstrations, many of which are free.

 

Free Garden tours

Garden tours take place every Thursday at the following times and locations.

• 11am on the Terrace

• 1pm in the Himalayan Garden 

• 2pm in the Walled Garden

 

Free Bird Garden tours

Bird Garden tours take place every Sunday at 3pm.

 

Beekeeping Demonstrations

Beekeeping Demonstrations take place on Saturdays from May to September. You can also check the events calender for full details of our pre-bookable Beekeeping Taster Days.

 

Free House talks

Join us at 3pm on the following dates for introductory talks in the House:

Monday 23rd August: Robert Adam

Wednesday 25th August: Annibale Carracci

Thursday 26th August: The Old Kitchen

Friday 27th August: Angelica Kaufmann

Saturday 28th August: The Yorkshire Cup

Sunday 29th August: Lancelot Capability Brown

Monday 30th August: Princess Mary's Dressing Room

Wednesday 1st September: Edward Lascelles - West Indian Merchant

Thursday 2nd September: The Chinese Wallpaper

Friday 3rd September: Cupid in the Gallery

Saturday 4th September: The Exterior Architecture of Harewood

Sunday 5th September: Lady Louisa

 
Tuesday Art Club

Join the Tuesday Art Club - free talks about different aspects of Harewood's collections every Tuesday at 3pm when the House is open. Then why not finish the day with afternoon tea in the Terrace Cafe.

Tuesday 24th August: Roger Fenton - Royal Photographer

Tuesday 31st August: The State Bedroom

 

Prebookable talks and tours

We also offer pre-bookable talks and tours of the Gardens, Bird Garden and House as well as workshops, as part of our Events and Exhibitions programme. See our What's On pages for full details and to purchase tickets online.