Meet in the courtyard for tea and biscuits. There is a 1/2 hr natural history slide talk followed by a quiz and some videos.

After an introduction to the use of Bat detectors there is a guided walk approximately two miles in length.

The route is reasonably accessible mostly on tarmac paths. A variety of roosting and feeding habitats are covered.

In the past about five species of bat have been encountered engaged in a variety of natural behaviour.

During this workshop you will first design your charms from polymer clay, feel free to come prepared with ideas or let inspiration strike during the workshop!

For the second half of the session you will use a variety of materials to decorate your charms, including acrylic paint and Posca pens, before finally assembling them into a fabulous necklace.

Grab your ticket now before they all get snapped up. See Tickets below.

Join us for this brilliant double-header as two truly distinct and unflinching voices, Rob Miles and Kath McKay, read from their new collections, and explore the creative process in conversation with writer and Senior Librarian Stu Hennigan.

Both Kath and Rob are teachers and will also be keen (indeed nosey) about attendees sharing their own experiences of reading and writing poetry, so there will be a chance for questions from the floor too.

Join our curatorial staff for a look at the evolution of buildings in 19th Century Leeds. 

With plentiful hot drinks, cake, fruit and a chance to look at some of our ephemera collections up close. From grand civic buildings to vernacular architecture, we will examine how a Georgian town became a grand Victorian city through images, maps, and written documents.

Book through Ticket Hub. See Tickets below.

Join our curatorial staff for a look at the evolution of buildings in 19th Century Leeds. 

With plentiful hot drinks, cake, fruit and a chance to look at some of our ephemera collections up close. From grand civic buildings to vernacular architecture, we will examine how a Georgian town became a grand Victorian city through images, maps, and written documents. 

Book through Ticket Hub, see Tickets below.

John Smeaton was the greatest civil engineer of the 18th century and founder of the profession in Britain.  

This tour explores the grounds of Temple Newsam for remaining evidence of Smeaton’s pump and ventures inside the house to view the surviving well, not normally on view to the public.

£8.  Booking essential. See Tickets below.

Guided walk for families and beginners looking at Fungi at Temple Newsam. 

The walk aims to find examples of all the major genus of fungi so that the participants can more quickly identify all kinds of mushrooms.

The walk is about 3 miles and covers woodlands, grasslands, and a variety of different habitats. There is an introduction to picking, collecting, identifying and advice on edibility.