Join us for a programme of special tours exploring fascinating elements of Temple Newsam’s rich and varied history. Subjects include power, art, costume and ghosts: these tours promise to reveal a different side to this magnificent house.
These tours will last between 1-1.5hrs. Meeting point is the Great Hall, unless otherwise stated. Cost for the tours is £5 (plus house admission).
Sunday 18 May, 11am and 2pm
Join us for a programme of special tours exploring fascinating elements of Temple Newsam’s rich and varied history. Subjects include power, art, costume and ghosts: these tours promise to reveal a different side to this magnificent house.
These tours will last between 1-1.5hrs. Meeting point is the Great Hall, unless otherwise stated. Cost for the tours is £5 (plus house admission).
Thursday 3 April, 11am and 2pm
Join us for a programme of special tours exploring fascinating elements of Temple Newsam’s rich and varied history. Subjects include power, art, costume and ghosts: these tours promise to reveal a different side to this magnificent house.
These tours will last between 1-1.5hrs. Meeting point is the Great Hall, unless otherwise stated. Cost for the tours is £5 (plus house admission).
Sunday 23 March, 11am & 2pm
Hear about the powerful and influential people that have lived at Temple Newsam.
As part of Women's History Month, join us to explore our Victorian Street, focussing on the female residents and visitors who may have been there.
The tours is led by museum staff who will share insights on what life would have been like for women at this time.
Normal admission applies.
No pre booking required.
Visit the BRAND NEW Butler's Pantry this February half term as we celebrate all things sparkly and shiny at Temple Newsam!
Have a go at the jobs the Butlers would have carried out to help make Temple Newsam sparkle and shine this school holiday, along with crafts and trails around the house.
What's on
Join us at Hyde Park Picture House for an LGBT+ History event to kick off our TWENTIETH anniversary year!
We're screening two great queer history films:
2:30pm: BECAUSE OF YOU: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo (34m)
This hybrid experimental documentary traces the history of Kilawin Kolektibo, a pioneering collective of Filipnxs who came together in NYC in the mid-nineties.
3:00pm: STRIKING WITH PRIDE: United at the Coalface (1hr15m)
We have linked up with Leeds Civic Trust this LGBT History Month for a walking tour of locations and venues integral to the LGBTQ+ community of Leeds. LGBT History Month's theme for 2025 is activism and social change and we think it's important to know where a community has come from to help it get to where it needs to go.
The tour will uncover sites from Leeds' Queer past along a route following the trail of Leeds Civic Trust's 2018 rainbow plaques. There will also be some bonus history thrown in - inspired by the West Yorkshire Queer Stories archive.
As part of Queer History Club we are thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Lovatt to talk about her book, Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line.
Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line is a brilliantly original exploration of queer history based on call logs from a 90s lesbian phone helpline. With warmth and humour, Elizabeth Lovatt reimagines the women who both called and volunteered for the Lesbian Line in the 1990s, whilst also tracing her own journey from accidentally coming out to disastrous dates to finding her chosen family.
Go beyond the ropes as you find out about life below stairs and see places exclusive to our ‘hidden tour’. Visit our historic cellars, hear true stories about the people that lived in the house and discover some secrets along the way! Tickets available in the Courtyard Gift Shop.
£3.50 (plus house admission charge). Book the Welcome to Temple Newsam tour at 11am on the same day for discounted price of £6 (plus house admission charge). Tours last 45min – 1hr.
Our friendly and knowlegdable tour guides will give you a fascinating overview of the history of the house. You will be shown beautiful interiors, fascinating objects and hear remarkable stories.
£3.50 (plus house admission charge). Book both tours on the same day for £6 (plus house admission charge). Tours last 45min – 1hr.
If you are travelling especially for tours, please check in advance as occasionally they are not available due to special events or unforeseen circumstances.
11am, Tues, Sat, Sun from Tue 18 Feb to Tue 21 Oct