Lotherton Hall

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 2:43 pm

How many of us were aware of the new charges at Lotherton Hall?Until recently, you had to pay to park, and all else was free unless you wanted to go into the Hall itself, which had an admission fee.Now, if I understand it correctly, they are charging just to visit the place, your admission to the hall is included and compulsory whether you want it or not.In other words, if you just want to park up for an hour and take the kids to the playground, it's going to cost £15 for a family ticket.See link here for charges:http://www.leeds.gov.uk/lothertonhall/L ... ation.aspx

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 3:47 pm

Thats stopped our regular visits there with the grand kids, we spent plenty in the cafe, ice creams, rides when they are there. Not any longer though back to Roundhay Park or Meanwood Valley farm. Robbing gits!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 4:08 pm

Bruno, geoffbThere's a warm welcome at Golden Acre Park, the forgotten park.Tip - end wall (inside) cafe has full size pic of how it was in the 1930's. Philld - can you show them plse?The nearby greenhouse is pleasant too, and the Park Keeper's Cat is massive.Safety Tip - do!! use the underpass if Otley Rd car park, I park to left of hotel always empty, park also King La.Wildlife Tip - Next to it is Adel Dam Nature reserve.Cycling Tip - Park is sorta end of Meanwood Valley Trail or start of an excellent mixed run to Leeds Centre.

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 4:21 pm

http://www.yfaonline.com/node/7135?dest ... Jogon,have a look at this old film of Golden Acre. How it has changed

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 7:30 pm

Jogon wrote: Bruno, geoffbThere's a warm welcome at Golden Acre Park, the forgotten park.Tip - end wall (inside) cafe has full size pic of how it was in the 1930's. Philld - can you show them plse?The nearby greenhouse is pleasant too, and the Park Keeper's Cat is massive.Safety Tip - do!! use the underpass if Otley Rd car park, I park to left of hotel always empty, park also King La.Wildlife Tip - Next to it is Adel Dam Nature reserve.Cycling Tip - Park is sorta end of Meanwood Valley Trail or start of an excellent mixed run to Leeds Centre. I'm not intending to turn this thread into a pets section but this photo showing the (or perhaps a) cat at Golden Acre Park was taken on March 2 2010. It liked to be stroked. If the same cat is still at the park then it may now be an even tubbier tubby cat. One point I will note is that if it is, or has recently been, wet then the path round the park gets very muddy and slippy in some parts, particularly across the dam end. Also very icy if it has been freezing.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 8:45 pm

leoThat's the one. It's a charming ol puss and big. Has it's own bed in one of the nursery greenhouses. Came brushing all over me last time I was sat with me flask and crunchy bar in the water garden greenhouse.I've also seen it 'face off' a mid-size spaniel. My money was on kitty. Back to thread, Lotherton Hall is wrong side of town and never really did it for me. Sooner visit Temple Newsam (wonderful walled garden in summer).The Ed may censure me for this, but Newby Hall or Fountains Abbey (latter now on google streetview) a grand day out.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 09 Jan, 2012 9:31 pm

Bruno wrote: How many of us were aware of the new charges at Lotherton Hall?Until recently, you had to pay to park, and all else was free unless you wanted to go into the Hall itself, which had an admission fee.Now, if I understand it correctly, they are charging just to visit the place, your admission to the hall is included and compulsory whether you want it or not.In other words, if you just want to park up for an hour and take the kids to the playground, it's going to cost £15 for a family ticket.See link here for charges:http://www.leeds.gov.uk/lothertonhall/L ... ation.aspx I can only muse that these scandalously high charges have been set at such a level as to scare all the visitors off, so the council have an excuse to close the place. I've always felt that Lotherton Hall was always a bit of a poor relation to the council and it's out on a limb on the far side of the A1 (is it actually in Leeds?)Once of the reasons given for the new charges was that up to half of the people visiting weren't paying the parking fee (which I think was a rather steep £3.50) - so why not enforce it?As other posters have already commented, we won't be visiting Lotherton Hall whilst these fees are in place. It's simply too much in these financially stretched times.