Temple Newsam

Because of this post on Heart shaped and this post on Apples and pears, Hubby and I decided to change plans for today. We did not go to Wentworth Castle Gardens, we went instead to here


(This photo was taken late in the day)

Temple Newsam just outside Leeds.

The Hampton Court of the North, Famous for being the birthplace of Lord Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of Scots in 1545.
There has been a house on or near this site for nearly a thousand years.

It has an inscription in the balustrade running around the top, originally in stone letters cut in 1628, but replaced by the present metal ones in 1788.

ALL GLORY AND PRAISE BE GIVEN TO GOD THE FATHER THE SON AND HOLY GHOST ON HIGH PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN HONOUR AND TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO OUR GRACIOUS KING LOVING AFFECTION AMONGST HIS SUBJECTS HEALTH AND PLENTY BE WITHIN THIS HOUSE

But before we went into the house we decided to walk around the garden.

The greenhouse in the walled garden was built in 1788 to grow the soft fruit. Now it houses some fantastic floral displays.

Pelagoniums growing as climbers.

I can imagine the rose garden outside is fabulous in summer.

At the end of the greenhouse was a National Collection of Auriculas,

so pretty in their theatre.

Then we walked up to have some lunch before visiting the Home Farm.

There were lots and lots of babies to stroke.

My favourite was the lambs but Hubby loved the piglets, they were very naughty and kept fighting over mummy.

and some escaped into the yard.

You could quite easily spend the whole day just at the Home Farm.

some were having a bad hair day!

There are loads of little buildings everywhere, the laundry, the smithy, the farm office and the unmarried men's bedroom.

Then we thought we had better drag ourselves away from the cute animals and have a look around the house.

The rooms are really well furnished.

My photos are a bit grainy as I took them without a flash.

Then we finished by walking around the south side of the house.

Perfect end to a lovely day. Do you know I took over 200 photos today, so this post could of been VERY MUCH LONGER!!!!