Summer Holidays: Servants’ Secrets
Discover Temple Newsam’s servants secrets this summer in the house and farm.
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a servant in a grand house like Temple Newsam? Or what types of jobs people did at the farm?
In the past, Temple Newsam needed an army of cooks, cleaners, butlers and farmhands working hard every day to keep the estate running smoothly. Come along during the summer school holidays to learn all about these characters from history, what their lives were like and the different jobs they had to do.
What’s on in the Farm
22 Jul – 1 Sept
Follow the farm trail, press the buttons, dress up and have a go at some typical farm jobs!
1 Aug
Making Bread in the 1940’s flat – 11am – 11.45am
Making Butter in the Dairy – 12.15 – 1pm
Making Cheese in the Dairy – 2.15 – 3pm
2 Aug
Farm Tour Friday – 10 – 11.30am
5 Aug
Laundry Day, 11am – 3pm
Join in demonstrations of traditional clothes washing, soap making and washboard scrubbing!
12 Aug
Wool and Rural Crafts, 11am – 3pm
See how wool is worked into yarn and weaved, and have a go yourself! Then get up close to our sheep and find out what life was like for a Victorian Shepherd.
Explore the historic mansion with hidden treasures, encounter rare breed animals at Home Farm and stroll through the impressive grounds and gardens. Find out more about things to see and do at Temple Newsam.
To find out more about getting to Temple Newsam and view our access information, plan your visit to Temple Newsam.
Discover more events from Leeds Museums and Galleries.
Don’t forget – add House and Home Farm tickets to your basket to jointly book and receive a discount!
Upcoming Events across Leeds Museums & Galleries
Revive, Repair, Re-use: Stories of SustainabilityRepeating Event
Price:
Included in admission
Price: Included in admission
The Power of Persuasion
Price:
Included in admission
Price: Included in admission
Hidden Temple Newsam Tour
Price:
£3.50 plus General Admisson
Price: £3.50 plus General Admisson
‘An Axis of Abstraction’: Art in Cornwall and Yorkshire – Then and Now
Price:
Free
Price: Free
Tom MartinWaddingtons and MONOPOLY Display
Price:
Free
Price: Free
Living with Death
Price:
Free
Price: Free
Nothing Lasts Forever: Peter Mitchell
Price:
Free
Price: Free
Entangled
Price:
Included in General Admission
Price: Included in General Admission
Leeds Tattooists
Price:
Free
Price: Free
Sculpture Photographed: A View from the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers
Price:
Free
Price: Free
