Really love this place. So tranquil on a quieter day or further into the gardens. Great for children as the play area is huge. They have nice locally made products on their shop, all the amenities and cafe's needed. Ample parking which is good. They've got rid of the bird cages which is for the best, so good on them! Love what they do at Harewood.

Where to start ... a fantastic day out. Prebooked timed tickets, arrived a little early, but still able to drive in. House didn't open until 11am, but we explored terrace gardens whilst waiting. The gardens were stunning, capability Brown working his magic again, and to be honest I was already sold on the visit after wandering and exploring outside. House was interesting and particularly enjoyed the Coronation exhibition. The outside though trumps the inside and I was pleased to be out again. Penguins, guinea pigs, goats, alpacas, pigs, rabbits etc are in enclosures to view; we quickly moved on from these and made our way to the lake. The free ferry was running today over to where the walled garden was, which was stunning. The old bothy served toasties and drinks, which were delicious, good value and the pastrami & gherkin is highly recommended. We decided to do the loop walk back, which was lovely, and then continued our walk round another loop taking in the church and woodland wonderland which had lovely basket maze, throne, deer and hares... beautiful. From here, there were lovely views back of the house. Throughout, there were plenty of places to purchase food, drink and ice creams, plenty of loos, benches, picnic areas and opportunities for those needing transport to get the courtesy bus. Loved it here.