Temple Newsam

Over het museum

The manor of Newsam appears in the Domesday Book of 1086. In 1155 the estate was granted to the Knights Templar, who built a preceptory there and gave the place its name. After the Templars were suppressed in 1307 the land passed through several owners, and around 1520 Lord Darcy built a large new courtyard house. After Darcy's execution in 1537 Henry VIII seized the estate, and in 1545 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, the father of James I of England, was born in the house.

In 1622 the businessman Sir Arthur Ingram bought Temple Newsam and rebuilt large parts of it in the 1630s, giving the house the U-shaped form it has today. His family owned it for about 300 years. Later generations added the Picture Gallery and the stables, and in 1762 Lancelot Capability Brown was employed to reshape the park. Lady Hertford created several of the interiors in the 1820s, including the Chinese Drawing Room.

The City of Leeds bought the estate in 1923 and developed the largely empty house as a country house museum. Its collection of fine and decorative art is regarded as internationally significant, and its furniture collection is considered one of the best in Britain outside the Victoria and Albert Museum. Today Temple Newsam is run by Leeds Museums and Galleries and also includes gardens, a lake, parkland and Home Farm, a working rare breeds farm.

Hoogtepunten

• Grade I listed Tudor-Jacobean house with more than 40 rooms
• Nationally important collection of furniture, silver and paintings, including Chippendale pieces
• Chinese Drawing Room with hand-painted wallpaper
• Park landscaped by Capability Brown, with lakes and walled gardens
• Home Farm with rare breed animals and the Play Barn for families

Vaste collectie

• Temple Newsam House collections – Period rooms and a collection of fine and decorative art, with highlights such as Chippendale furniture, Chinese wallpaper, Tudor panelling and contemporary silver.
• Home Farm – A historic farm with original farming machinery and rare breed animals, with displays about farm history.

Opgericht

1923

Beheerder

Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds City Council)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The prices are for admission to the house. Admission to the house is free for members of Friends of Leeds City Museums, Leeds Art Fund, the Historic Houses Association and Art Fund, and for a named MAX card holder and one parent or carer. Leeds Card and Breeze Pass discounts apply. Free entry does not apply to some ticketed events. Parking is paid across the estate.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

A large proportion of the house is accessible and a lift takes one wheelchair at a time, but there is no wheelchair access to the south wing or the cellars, and mobility scooters are not allowed in the house. A manual wheelchair can be borrowed at the house entrance, and manual and motorised wheelchairs and scooters can be borrowed for outdoor use in the park (free, donations welcome). The grounds and walled gardens are fully accessible, although paths are steep in parts and gravel or cobbles in Home Farm and the stables courtyard can be hard to push on. The first floor displays at Home Farm are not accessible. Accessible toilets are in the house and the stables courtyard, and a Changing Places toilet is next to the accessible playground. An audio tour enhancement is available for visitors with hearing difficulties. Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas. There are designated accessible bays in every car park, and the house car park has level access to the house. Some areas of the house have touch and handling items, and entry is free for carers.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

Family play bays for ages 2 to 8, dressing-up boxes and a trail follow the stories of the house, and Home Farm has interactives, tractors to sit on, rare breed animals, an under 8s playground and a Play Barn with two indoor play zones. Extra activities run in the Leeds school holidays. Pushchairs cannot be taken around the house, and the uneven surfaces at Home Farm can make a buggy ride bumpy; hip carriers can be borrowed. Baby changing is in the stable courtyard toilets and the ground floor toilet in the house, which is toddler friendly. The tea rooms have a children's menu and high chairs.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The estate is about 5 miles from Leeds city centre; from the M1 take junction 46. Elm Tree Walk, the private road through the park, is closed to motor vehicles: use the West Entrance on Temple Newsam Road for the House car parks and the North Entrance via Whitkirk and Colton Road for the Farm car park.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe
• Kluisjes

Temple Newsam Tea Rooms serve breakfast, lunch and snacks with a children's menu, indoors and in the courtyard, and there is a dedicated dog room beside the café. There is a gift shop in the house, and Mrs Pawson's Shop in the courtyard sells local products and wool from the farm's sheep. Large bags must be left with reception or in a locker, and bags up to A4 size are allowed in the house.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The house can be hired for weddings, private events, meetings and team building days, and the estate is also used as a filming location.

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