
Of Landscape and Literature
Having always loved words, especially literature relating to landscapes, plants and gardens, I was delighted to accept an invitation from the Ilkley Literature Festival, to speak at their reception for the Festival Friends at the Ilkley Playhouse

Anthos, Surface Area Dance Theatre
Surface Area Dance Theatre's collaboration with Harewood House, the custodian of Sir Jacob Epstein's sculpture Adam (1938), culminated in the creation of an innovative dance-for-camera short film, filmed on location at Harewood in 2024.

Meet the team: Malcolm
Meet Malcolm, Harewood shuttle driver and one of our longest serving volunteers.

Bird Garden and Farm Experience Closure
It is with huge sadness that the Trustees have reached the conclusion that the Bird Garden and Farm Experience must close.

Marching on together
David Lascelles, Earl of Harewood, wears his Leeds colours with pride, as he is announced Honorary President of Leeds United, in this the club’s centenary year.

Spreading kindness this festive season
We have a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, abuse, or racism. At Christmas, we want to remind everyone that respect and kindness are at the heart of the Harewood experience.

NFU Mutual support new safari experience
NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the Boston Spa & Harrogate agency recently nominated local charity Harewood House Trust,…

Recovering Identity in Harewood’s West Indian Archive
In this article, Olivia Wyatt discusses the importance of surviving plantation inventories and how they can be used to recover the identities of enslaved African Caribbeans.

Harewood, Slavery and the Caribbean
Regarded as one of England’s ‘Treasure Houses’, Harewood House’s history, like most prominent British institutions, is closely linked to slavery and colonialism. Here, you’ll learn more about this intricate history.

Power. Whiteness. Resistance.
In this blog, Olivia Wyatt, researcher, historian and former Harewood volunteer challenges the ‘facts’ of the archive.