Temple Newsam

I have lived in Leeds for the past four years, heard of the Temple Newsam but have never been till this lovely afternoon when I decided to organise a family day out to visit this historic place. It was easy to locate the place as I used the navigator to guide me. The Temple Newsam is located to the east of the leeds city, just south to Halton Moor. The house and estate is owned by the Leeds City Council but is opened to the general public. The landscape is lovely to see, very greeny and large woodland very fresh and relaxing for a sunny afternoon and to have a picnic with the family. Temple Newsam has a large parking space with reasonable pay and display charge for the day to the public and disable parking as well as scooters . There is however free parking by the roadside if your visit will be brief and may not need a day ticket. I loved the place because it is accessible to all; children, adult, the elderly, and people with special needs as there are ramps for wheel chair users at the entrance to all sites and disabled parking right in front of the house. The estate has a farm with breed animals and old machinery but unfortunately we couldn't visit the farm as they were about to close. The parkland is extensive to wonder round. The house is quite impressive even though we did not manage to go round, we decided will visit again. There is a cafe' area with a lovely place to sit for customers but also a large area outside with benches for visitors who come with their own food. There is also toilet facilities with disabled access. No matter how your schedule is, Temple Newsam should be added to your must visit list and you will definitely become a regular visitor .