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Detail from Roman Ruins with the Blind Belisarius, 1730, by Gian Paolo Panini

Temple Newsam and the Grand Tour

Collections, Featured, Temple Newsam Blogs

Discover how the European Grand Tour and souvenirs brought home by Temple Newsam's residents helped shape the house as we know it today.

a person's hands wearing white gloves holding a megalodon tooth

Megalodon Teeth

Collections, Featured, Leeds Discovery Centre Blogs

Find out more about the megalodon, a gigantic extinct shark species, and why its fossilised teeth are so special.

A white poster with blue printed Hebrew text advertising a grocers in Leeds

Passover and Jewish objects in the collection

Collections, Featured, Leeds City Museum Blogs, World Cultures

Chag Pesach Sameach! Our latest blog explains Passover, and spotlights Jewish objects in the collection.

A wide brown leather belt with engraved silver plaques, depicting lions and boxers in a boxing ring

Boxer’s Belt

Collections, Featured, Social History

Curator Catherine investigates the mysterious origins of a boxer's belt in the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection.

Poppy Wingate: Temple Newsam’s Golfing Pioneer

Featured, Social History, Temple Newsam

Poppy Wingate was England’s first professional woman golfer, and she began her career right here at Temple Newsam.

The Greener Museum: A Case Study For Sustainably Redisplaying A Museum Gallery

Engagement, Featured, Leeds City Museum, Leeds City Museum Blogs, Natural Science

Curator Clare Brown explains how we tried to make the Life On Earth gallery as planet-friendly as possible.

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 12 – 5pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm

Plan your visit

Address

Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LEEDS ART GALLERY

Opening Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 3pm

Plan your visit

Address

The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA

Location

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LEEDS CITY MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Monday: closed*
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 5pm

*Open Bank Holiday Mondays 11am – 5pm

Plan your visit

Address

Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

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LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE

Opening Hours

Visits by appointment only.

Free public store tours are now available by booking in advance. Please call or email us.

Plan your visit

Address

Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB

Location

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LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (open bank holiday Mondays only 10am-5pm)

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm

(last admission one hour before)

Plan your visit

Address

Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF

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KIRKSTALL ABBEY

Opening Hours

Monday: closed*
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Last admission: 3.30pm

*Open Bank Holiday Mondays 10am – 4pm

Plan your visit

Address

Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LOTHERTON

Opening Hours

Open Daily

Estate opens: 8am
Hall: 10am – 5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 4pm
Estate closes: 7pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time

Plan your visit

Address

Lotherton Lane
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3EB

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TEMPLE NEWSAM

Opening Hours

House : Tues – Sun: 10.30am – 5pm
Home Farm: Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last entry 45 minutes before

Plan your visit

Address

Temple Newsam Road
Leeds
LS15 0AE

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THWAITE WATERMILL

Opening Hours

Mon – Fri: closed (open 10am – 4pm during the school holidays)

Sat – Sun: 12 – 4pm

Last admission: 3pm

Plan your visit

Address

Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP

Location

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