Harewood
Entrance included to house and grounds. When Edwin Lascelles started building Harewood House in 1759 he wanted nothing but the best for his new home. He employed the finest craftsmen of the time: York-born architect John Carr, fashionable interior designer Robert Adam, England’s greatest furniture maker Thomas Chippendale and visionary landscape gardener Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown.
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Harewood is one of the Treasure Houses of England, set in the heart of rural Yorkshire.
With rolling ‘Capability’ Brown landscapes, an impressive art collection including works by JMW Turner & El Greco, renaissance masterpieces, exquisite Thomas Chippendale furniture and fabulous Robert Adam interiors, all combined with 100 acres of award-winning Gardens,
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Harewood House a magnificent Georgian mansion overlooking a landscape by Capability Brown. There is a Robert Adam interiors with fabulous ceilings, ornate fireplaces and original carpets, Chippendale furniture: the largest commission of his life and made especially for Harewood House, including the wonderful State Bedroom
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Chinese Wallpaper: a fabulous find now re-hung in the East Bedroom
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The Gallery: an astounding collection of paintings by masters of the Italian Renaissance
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Family portraits: by Reynolds, Hoppner and Lawrence
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Below Stairs: the Old Kitchen and servants' quarters, follow in the footsteps of the many members of staff who have worked here
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The Terrace Gallery: Harewood's contemporary art space and home to exciting new exhibitions each season
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The Terrace Tearooms: take tea and enjoy the breathtaking view
Image courtesy of Harewood House Trust
When Edwin Lascelles started building Harewood House in 1759 he wanted nothing but the best for his new home. He employed the finest craftsmen of the time: York-born architect John Carr, fashionable interior designer Robert Adam, England’s greatest furniture maker Thomas Chippendale and visionary landscape gardener Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. As you walk round the House, you can see Renaissance masterpieces, exquisite family portraits by Reynolds, Gainsborough, Lawrence and Richmond, as well as a fine collection of Sèvres china, among many other delights.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
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| Bramhall Ack Lane East | Bramhall Ack Lane East (outside Shell) Outside Shell Garage (SK7 2BE) |
| Cheadle Bullocks | Bullocks Garage, Stockport Road Cheadle |
| Cheadle Hulme (Tesco Exp) | Outside Cheadle Hulme Tesco Express Station Road (SK8 7AB) |
| Cheadle Hulme Church Inn | bus stop by Church Inn on Ravenoak Road Cheadle Hulme (SK8 7EG) |
| Edgeley | corner of Dale Street and Edgeley Road near Alexandra Park,Edgeley (SK3 9NB) |
| Gatley Tatton | Outside the old Tatton Cinema (Co-op Now) Gatley War Memorial Stop C (SK8 4DB) |
| Handforth Paddock | Paddock Precinct (Tesco Express Side) Handforth (SK9 3HQ) |
| Hazel Grove Five Ways | bus stop opp Summer Palace just by petrol station on Macclesfield Road, Hazel Grove (SK7 6DT) |
| Hazel Grove/Carpet Right | Macclesfield Road Outside Carpet Right (SK7 6DD) |
| Heald Green Library | Bus Stop Near Library (Jcn with Queensway) Heald Green (SK8 3JE) |
| Heaton Chapel A6 | "Ribbons & Bows" 1st Bus Stop towards Stockport after School lane, on A6 Heaton Chapel (SK4 5DA) |
| Northenden | Parkway House Bus Stop, Palatine Road Northenden (M22 4DB) |
| Poynton | corner of Chester Road/Nursery Drive outside McIlvride Medical Centre (SK12 1EU) |
| Reddish | bus lay by outside Houldsworth Pub, Houldsworth Sq,Reddish (SK5 7AF) |
| South Reddish | bus stop opp Carousel Pub, Reddish Road South Reddish (SK5 7HS) |
| Stockport | Stand CC Outside Old Debenhams on A6 (SK1 1RH) |
| Wilmslow Green Lane | Bus Stop Opposite St Teresa's Church Wilmslow (SK9 1DU) |
| Woodford | Woodford Road, Stockport (SK7 1QF) (Chester Road Bus Stop) Nr Roundabout Woodford Rd |
| Wythenshawe Forum | Bus layby in front of Forum Centre, Wythenshawe Not Bus Station (M22 5RX) |
