 | | | | | Harewood Visitor Guide
| | Address: |
2A Harewood Yard, Harewood Estate, Leeds, Yorkshire. | | Postcode:
| LS17 9LF | | Telephone: | 0113
288 6252 | | e-mail |
info@harewood.org |
| Facilities: | The
Marquee Café, refreshment kiosks, and picnic tables at several sites. | | Key attractions: | Bird
Garden. Bird watching - Red Kites. | | Essential
kit: | Binoculars and telescopes for bird watching. | | Nature watching: | Best
season: | | Access: | Harewood
is situated on a natural slope and access to most of the grounds is dictated by
the strength and experience of the person pushing the chair. Most paths are surfaced
with asphalt with ramps and secure handrails, with courtesy wheelchairs available
at your convenience. There is no access to the Rock Garden for wheelchair users.
Service dogs are allowed everywhere except the Bird Garden as they can frighten
the birds. There are some designated disabled parking spaces, provided that
disabled visitors give their name and registration number to the House Desk on
arrival in case of emergency. There is an electric wheelchair lift allowing
access to the House, with a courtesy chair available for touring the House itself.
A free audio tour of the House is available for visually impaired visitors.
There are disabled toilets situated in the main car park and by the entrance
to the Courtyard. | | Getting
there: | Harewood Estate is situated
7 miles from Leeds and Harrogate on the A61 and 9 miles from Leeds/Bradford Airport.
The No 36 bus service runs to Harewood village from Leeds and Harrogate every
20 minutes (Mon - Sat) and every 30 minutes on Sundays. From there a free shuttle
service will take visitors along the driveway to the House. Visitors choosing
to visit Harewood by bus get half price admission to the estate. For more details
call 01423 566061. | | Opening times: | Grounds
and adventure playground open from 10am until 6pm with last admission at 4.30pm.
Bird garden open from 10am until 5.30pm with last admission at 5pm or one hour
before dusk. | | Charges: | A
Bird Garden and Grounds Ticket costs £8.25 (£10.25) or £7.50
(£9.50) for senior citizens and £5.50 (£7.00) for students (Mon
- Fri), with a family ticket costing £29.50 or £32.50 respectively.
Children aged three or under get free admission and visitors choosing to visit
Harewood by bus or bicycle get in for half price. |
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