Hotels near Harewood House
Brook Hotels have two hotels near to Harewood House, West Yorkshire.
Merrion Hotel
is 8.5 miles from Harewood House and
George Hotel
is 28 miles from Harewood House.
Harewood House, Leeds
Visit the home of the Earl and Countess of Harewood in West Yorkshire. Harewood
House is a fantastic grade I listed house in the heart of Yorkshire which was designed
by the architects John Carr and Robert Adam and built from 1759 to 1771. Often referred
to as 'St Petersburg palace on a Yorkshire hill', Harewood House was awarded Enjoy
England's Large Visitor Attraction of the Year for 2009.
State rooms at Harewood House include the Ante Room, Cinnamon Drawing Room, Dining
Room, Gallery, HRH Princess Mary Display Room, Princess Mary's Dressing Room, Lord
Harewood's Sitting Room, Old Library, State Bedroom and Yellow Drawing Room, to
name just a few.
Harewood house has long been popular with visitors interested in its architecture
and collections of paintings, with the first guidebook to Harewood House published
early in the nineteenth century. There is much more however to do here such as exhibitions
of contemporary art, an award-winning educational department and gardens overseen
by the Professional Gardener of the Year.
The grounds of Harewood House spread over 100 acres, with gardens of plants from
all over the world, sculptures and even an ice house, and a Bird Garden with one
of England's most important avian collections of over 90 species of birds. Whoever
you are, you'll find something to enjoy here; if you love art or gardens or walks
in the English countryside, or if you're looking for a family day out, a cultural
experience or a romantic afternoon, come to Harewood.
Address
Harewood House
Harewood
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS17 9LG
Official website: www.harewood.org