Temple Newsam House

A Tudor-Jacobean mansion set in 1,500 acres of parkland, birthplace of Lord Darnley and once owned by the Knights Templar. The house contains one of the UK's finest collections of decorative arts, while the grounds include formal gardens, a working farm, and woodland walks. It sits in Leeds's Temple Newsam, close to the other main sights. It sits below the headline sights but earns its place on a longer visit to Leeds. Tickets cost £8 adult house entry, grounds free and 3-4 hours is enough to see everything without rushing.

Priority: Medium - include with 2+ days Time needed: 3-4 hours Best for: explore a genuine tudor mansion with 500 years of Skip if: You're not interested in historic houses or decorative arts Cost: £8 adult house entry, grounds free

You walk through opulent period rooms filled with Chippendale furniture, Chinese wallpaper, and silver collections, then explore vast parkland with cattle grazing and ancient trees. The working farm lets you see rare breed animals and traditional farming methods still in use.

Accessibility: Ground floor wheelchair accessible, lift to first floor, accessible parking available

Explore a genuine Tudor mansion with 500 years of history and some of England's finest period room settings. It is not the first thing you should see in Leeds, but with two or more days it fills a gap the major sights leave.

Skip if: You're not interested in historic houses or decorative arts

• Parking costs £3 but grounds entry is free.
• House tours focus on different rooms each season.
• Bring walking shoes for the extensive grounds.

Insider tip: The stable block cafe serves lunch made with ingredients from their own farm

Interior photography restricted, grounds photography encouraged