Dec 25 2009
Breathtaking Harewood House
Harewood House is a country house located in Harewood, right out of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
The house is the family home of the Lascelles family. George Lascelles, is the seventh Earl. His mother was Mary, Princess Royal, daughter of King George V and Queen Mary.
Even though the structure is huge and magnificent, it’s called a “House” – unlike Kellie’s Castle, which is kinda small but it’s called a “Castle”.
When you reached the Harewood territory by bus, you’ll come across an arc – which looks like a mini version of Paris’ Arc de Triomphe. No museum in that arc though.
After passing through the arc, you’ll witness one of the most amazing scenes on Earth! Satisfaction guaranteed.
This is the road leading to Harewood House, which is located further inside. It took me quite some time to reach the House as the road is long.
Nevertheless, the view was just breathtaking!
You can see herds of sheep grazing across the green meadow.
Well, this sheep might be a loner I think.
There are ducks as well.
Quack quack!
Most of the trees were bald at that moment. How I wish I can visit this place again during the Summer, or Autumn. It would certainly be lovely!
The walk took about 10 minutes plus and finally, the Harewood House! It costs me £2.50 (RM14.00) to enter the House’s compound.
This is the back of the House by the way. Unfortunately I didn’t get to enter the House’s State Rooms as they were closed. However, I managed to go in the Below Stairs area but too bad photography wasn’t allowed inside.
Anyway, there is a Bird Garden within the compound too. Nothing much to be honest – except for birds.
Pink birds like flamingos.
White birds in square formation.
Ducks as usual. Quack! And many other not-so-interesting birdies.
There are many places to go around Harewood House’s compound but due to time limitation, I didn’t get to visit all of them.
Furthermore, since the weather was cold like mad, I rather not stay outdoor. You know lah, Winter season is here. And when I entered the Information Center, I stood right in front of the heater, heating myself up.
That’s the heater! Blowing wonderful warm air. I love warm air!
Okay, even though I didn’t manage to explore the House, its Terrace Gardens was still opened for visitations.
At the garden, you can enjoy the beautiful view of the land beyond the House. Really nice and soothing.
And also, there’s an interesting statue right in the middle of the garden.
It’s a man. A naked man with a big cat, maybe a leopard or cheetah, across his shoulders. Well, that’s just from the back.
Now, what you’re about to see might be a little obscene. But here’s a little censoring done by me.
You get the idea, don’t you? See I’m so good covering up for the man. =P
Actually, there are other places such as The Yorkshire Planetarium, The Courtyard, The Ice House, Woodland Garden, Lakeside Walk, Himalayan Garden & Cascade and Walled Garden but as I’ve mentioned, I didn’t have the time.
Damn, now I realized I’ve missed so many other parts in Harewood House. Sighs…
But on the other hand, I certainly did enjoy the scenery. The meadow is so spacious, I think Bollywood can consider this place when picking a setting for its movies. You know, the part where a group of strangers suddenly appears out of nowhere and starts singing and dancing together?
Too bad they didn’t appear when I was there. It was just me and the green meadow.
Anyway, I know everyone wants to see the censored part of the naked man statue I’ve shown just now. Okay lah, I show alright?
Stop staring. It’s just stone!
You rock, man!
Have not been keeping up with your blog for some time. Read 4 post in a go, can’t stop laughing.
Have fun with the rock man!
wow the views are magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, magnificent House! Lovely views too! Great exploration! Enjoy! Merry Christmas!
The place is so beautiful…
Waw, make me wanna go XD
stamford bridge? emirates? hehe
i really loves the view…..feels sooo calm..
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wow.. when r u going there to study Ken? :)
Great tour of Harewood House. TQ Merry Xmas
wahhhh… on vacation still remember blogging wor.. haha
wah…kip update ur condition thr
visit me at Nikel Khor
wa~~!!so pretty o!live there good~
nice!!
wow…so cool! so nice. don’t be tempted by the naked man Kenwooi. haha…
*stares*
*stares for very long time*
i can’t help it! :P
finally a blog post from you! the place sure looked lovely and serene :D i wonder how cold is it there?
have lotsa fun with ur holidays!! :D
HAHAHA!!!! Mewwy Kwistmas!
come up to Newcastle and I’ll show you around Alnwick (pronounced Anick) Castle…it’s very beautiful and it has a massive garden although it might not be much during winter…and it’s the filming location for Harry Potter films=p
Merry Xmas!!!!
lol… we dun need censorship in blogosphere LOLOLOL… Merry XMas
Place looks peace and beautiful =) Merry X’mas kenwooi ;)
lmao this place is like some sort of bird flu waiting to happen..
there’s been bollywood movies shot there before actually ;)
Merry Christmas Ken!
Have a great time over there Kenwooi! :D
[ you should really censored that man *tuutt* ]
hahahaha :D
ps: The ducks formation somehow looks cute XD
Hey there. Having a nice time in Europe huh?
Anyways, your pictures are sooo good…the building looks historical, and it is very huge and nice….and the farm/field with all the sheep and whatnot show the real way of living in those outside nation…if only Malaysia was like this too :) hehe
thanks for sharing… nice one…..
Boleh Menang Ke???
Everything looks so gorgeous there. :D So peaceful.
Magnificent!!!
what’s the stone man for??
awesome view ken!! nice pics ^^
it seem so quiet there, at the harewood house.
nice pics eh!! ur photography skill is good! :D i like the pic of the garden! so nice de!
Nice nice UK photos! Like the sceneries out there!!! Quiet and peaceful, can these views be found in anywhere in M’sia? Emm…let me think think…
Hahahahaha!!! You make me laugh! Nice post, nice photos! I love the English countryside – so serene, so beautiful… Definitely nicer than Australia or even New Zealand. Dunno if I’ll ever have the chance to go again.
Wow..the garden is very nice! Ok..at least i didn’t just stare at the statue only…:P
Anyways, Happy New year to you in advance! =)
im so jealous with you… the place is soooo beautiful and peaceful… but the last pic hahahahah..
the last pic is so awesome..hahaha…nice sharing..
hello there! long time no say hi. LOL! :P & you never bring me along to that AWESOME PLACE :’(
awww~~~ poor sheep!
let’s eat it! haha
seems like you’re in UK now..
furthering your studies?
Great pictures man! Merry Xmas and Happy new year!
hey ya… wow! the scenery is really breathtaking!!! every single photos you took are like in postcards… it’s true… u r so lucky… traveling until so far…
nice photos u had ya~
Oh my, it reminds me of my time when am in UK…
mate, y not hav a ShoutBox here? so, readers may drop u a msg
^__^
anyway, wishing u a blessed New Year ahead~
God bless n peace~
Hey! Your pictures are so pretty :)
i want to move to LEED!
i love unique builiding and sheep and those peaceful place
inot really like KL because i dont like da modern building ahhhaahhaaha
nice! the closest ive been to this kind of scenery is new zealand, but i’d love to visit this one day
i am soooooooo damn jeles wit u oh…
why r u in england ken?
(kinda lost, hv being quite sometime tak datang to ur blog)
n what with the last pic aiyayaya!~ (-_-”)
hahaha…nice way to learn history at first …
then i see the kuku bird…so short one…kekeke
wow… sometimes i wonder is huge space for housing still relevant to this age.
wahh~~~ jealous you now in England~ hehe holidays trip is it? Hey i like all your photo inside~ hehehe.. and again thanks for the sharing.. hope you can upload more photo for us…. =)
wahaha so nice the place!
wait why are you in europe btw?
u have nice pics there..true..it’s so breathtaking..
this is so like those mansion that only can be seen in movies… wonder how does it feel like to stay in there…
hey wat a nice place u’ve been! =D i love england a lot. and i’m absolutely fond with all these places. ;)
hey
that is beautiful!
hey as for the time traveler’s wife
it is CONFUSING as Henry keep time travels and u have to keep track of the year! haha
thanks for visiting my blog regularly
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Aiyo! Did you really need to censor that part? You are the Censorship Board is it? Haha!
Beautiful photos! I love them especially the photos with the trees! : )
damn awesome man!
i adore dat sheep. haha…
all pics looks so amazing… so envy u know…
haha… actually u are a funny guy~ but ur look not look like~
very nice of ur writting~ gambateh loh~
i love the garden’s view..really nice..except the ‘patung’ ha…
haha…
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its been a long time since the last time i came here. haha. the pictures are real nice
hey!! i love your photos…so artistic…haha…
anyway, I’m going to UK next year around June for a month. spend my holidays there. so i might ask u which places should i go! and which should i not go in the near future. LOL
happy new year!!!
This trip rocks : D
wahlao, the train ticket really kecik man, they trying to save trees izit? good job then. Paris is oh so cantik le… envy….
anyone living there?
I’m not sure. I don’t think so, since it’s a tourist attraction. =)
the last picture ( putting aside the nude statue ) kinda reminds of the game Resident Evil 4. In the gardens where those awesome killer dogs come chasing after you :DDDDDDDDDDDD
nice ending. wahaha :D