Lotherton Hall and Estate
Lotherton Hall is a beautiful building set in the grounds of Lotherton Hall Estate. The Estate used to be the family home of the Gascoigne family, until Leeds City Council took over control of the building in 1968 and opened it to the public.
Lotherton has been around since the 7th Century, and records in 1086 suggest a hall or manor house had been built here, although it wasn’t until 1893 that the house took on its present form.
The house boasts a large collection of furniture and paintings, as well as collections of ceramics and costume displays from history.
Outside the Hall you can visit the formal garden, which are a treat for any gardener and for those who have a keen eye for plants. The gardens are the painstaking work of Mrs. Laura Gwendolen Gasgoigne who split the garden into four and created a different natural area in each quarter.
A little further past the gardens you can visit Lotherton Bird Garden, a tranquil place where over 200 species of birds reside. These birds include snowy owls, cassowaries and flamingoes, and many are rare and endangered species that are part of specific conservation and breeding programmes
The grounds also contain a number of Red Deer.
Lotherton Hall has three wonderful nature trails to enjoy; each walk has its own unique properties that make it well worth following all three.
The Captain Wood Walk, the shortest of the three, takes ramblers through some old world woodland and is suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs.
The Boundary Trail takes you round the cattle and horse paddocks, and is a circular walk of about two-thirds of a mile. This route past hedgerows, panoramic views and wildflowers is suitable for pushchairs and electric wheelchairs.
The Coburnhill Wood Walk is probably the most difficult of the three walks, an ancient green track and public right of way south of Lotherton Hall Estate towards Micklefield.
Visiting Lotherton Hall
Besides the Hall and the Gardens, Lotherton Hall Estate has a café, gift shop and children’s play area.
Lotherton Hall is open Tuesdays to Sundays, March to December.
Admission Prices:
Adult: £2.93
Concession: £1.46
Child: £0.98
Family: £4.89
For further information regarding opening times, groups and disabled access, visit the Lotherton Hall website.
How to find Lotherton Hall
Lotherton Hall is 13 miles from Leeds City Centre and is easily located from junction 47 of the M1.
By Car: Lotherton Hall is 1 mile off the A1 at Aberford, on the B1217
By Bus: from Leeds the bus services 64 and 64A go to Aberford, two buses per hour Monday to Saturday, once an hour evenings and Sunday. It is approximately a 20 minute walk from here.
By Train: the nearest station is Garforth, 4 miles away.
There is a car park on site that does cost extra.
Address:
Lotherton Hall
Off Collier Lane
Aberford
LS25 3EB
Tel: 0113 281 3259 (Hall) or 0113 264 5535 (Estate)