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Owner: Ms. O'Donovan Address: Moorhouse Harewood Leeds Postcode: LS17 9LQ County: Yorkshire tel: 0113 2181010 fax: 0113 2181002 website: www.harewood.org email: info //at// harewood.org English Heritage Grade: I Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.harewood.org Early Season: 18th Feb - 27th Feb & weekends only in Mar; daily; 10am - 4pm (except Bird Garden closes 2.30pm) Main Season: 1st Apr - 30th Oct; daily; 10.30am - 6pm (last entry 4.30pm). Late Season: weekends only in Nov; 10am - 4pm, (except Bird Garden closes 3pm) Best Times of Year to Visit: Early summer. To see: Rhododendrons National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Ample parking facilities with discounts for groups of 15+. Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: Yes House Open for Viewing: Yes Comments: dates as gardens, except for no Late Season opening. State Rooms from 22nd Apr: 12noon - 4pm Admission Prices: Over 50 different Prices ranging from £2.05 - £44 for "Early Season, Main Season - Low Season - Below Stairs & Grounds, High Season - Below Stairs & Grounds and Late Season", also Gift Aid for all the above! Plus Groups and Learn Groups. Check www.harewood.org for details Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: Yes Other Facilities: Home of The Queen's first cousin with exquisite Adam interiors, outstanding art collections and much Royal Family memorabilia. Yorkshire Planetarium star shows Features: Designer: 'Capability' Brown Description of Garden: The gardens at Harewood are amongst the most beautiful in the country. Plants from all over the world thrive in this wonderful historic setting. The gardens cover over 140 acres and are situated within 1,000 acres of ornamental parkland set out in the 18th century by 'Capability' Brown. The parkland is a stunning example of the traditional English landscape with characteristic arrangements of native trees and gently sweeping hillsides surrounding an extensive serpentine lake. The Terrace is an elaborate, Italian-style garden, with statuesque fountains and intricate symmetrical flower beds edged by over a mile of box hedging and planted with seasonal displays of bulbs and bedding plants. In contrast, below the Terrace, is the Archery Border, an exotic mixture of richly coloured flowers and architectural foliage creating a sumptuous sub-tropical display. There is a very enjoyable walk around the 'Capability' Brown lake which is surrounded by charming woodlands dappled with shade from mature trees. Here, in early summer, Harewood's collection of rhododendrons provide a stunning display of colour. Finally at the head of the lake is a 20 foot cascade which tumbles into a sunken glade - a plantsman's paradise full of Himalayan plants, ferns and bamboos creating a rich, botanic environment. History: After finishing the house in the grand fashion, the first Lord Harewood brought in 'Capability' Brown to level the old house at Gawthorpe and landscape the estate. This he proceeded to do in his ususla expansive sweeping style, creating an open vista of parkland dotted with carefully placed trees and paths to accentuate specific views. On Brown's suggestion a stream was dammed to create a large lake. The dam itself, now a considerable waterfall, dominates the rocky Himalayan garden resulting from the family's trips to the region. The walled garden nearby has been providing fruits and vegetables for the House's table for over two hundred years. The 3rd Earl of Harewood commissioned Sir Charles Barry to create the Italianate parterre in the 1840's. Local Inns: Harewood Arms Hotel Accomodation: 42 The Calls Chevin Lodge Hotel Dean Court Hotel St. George's Swallow, Harrogate Restaurants: Harewood Arms Village/Town/Sightseeing: Harewood Village