24th November – 31st December 2017 (excl' 24th - 26th December) 

We were very fortunate this year to be able to have a preview of a Victorian Christmas at Harewood House on Thursday 23rd November. It was a members evening visit prior to the house being opened to the public for Christmas the following day. All the rooms on the State floor and Below Stairs had been decorated to reflect a magical Victorian Christmas by the tv set designer Michael Howells. Michael is the set designer for the ITV series 'Victoria'much of which has been filmed in the house.

It was my first visit around the State rooms at Harewood, I had been around the gardens and bird gardens many times but never ventured in to look around the house. I have to say the State rooms looked absolutely beautiful with all the Christmas trimmings, you were made to feel quite at home in the rooms which were well furnished and tastefully decorated in line with a Victorian Christmas, well worth the visit, I hope to return in the next week or so during the day this next time for another look around this beautiful house