Temple Newsam Park
Plan your visit
Getting here
53.78442, -1.45860
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Temple Newsam Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Temple Newsam Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +88 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2026
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Hillside HikeWalking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
The Avenuebyway open to all traffic · 167 m
Byway along The Avenue commencing from a point, SE 3709 3115, on The Avenue and proceeding in a south south westerly, then a westerly, then a southerly and finally a south westerly direction to a point, SE 3695 3085 on The Avenue
The Avenuebyway open to all traffic · 174 m
Byway along The Avenue commencing from a point, SE 3709 3115, on The Avenue and proceeding in a south south westerly, then a westerly, then a southerly and finally a south westerly direction to a point, SE 3695 3085 on The Avenue
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Opera in The Park, Temple Newsam, Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 207353
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