Harewood House
Saturday 25th September 2010
Northwich Memorial Hall Other Pick-up Points Available
8.30am (b)
Pickup Times
£20.00

We start the day at the Yorkshire market town of Knaresborough. Knaresborough Castle dates back to the 14th century and is perched high above the River Nidd with suberb views of Knaresborough and the river valley. St John's Parish Church dates back almost 900 years and much of the current beautiful building dates back to the 14th century.

After lunch we visit Harewood House, described as a ‘St Petersburg Palace on a Yorkshire hill'. The House, one of the treasure houses of England, was built in the mid-18th century and has magnificent interiors by Robert Adam, furniture by Thomas Chippendale and paintings by JMW Turner, Reynolds, Titian and El Greco, among others. An Italianate Terrace, designed by Sir Charles Barry, stretches along the South Front of the House and provides stunning views of Lancelot ‘Capability' Brown's landscape and lake. Harewood Bird Garden is one of England's most important avian collections, with over 90 species of birds from Java Sparrows to Ostrich, Penguins, Flamingos, Macaws and Red Kites.