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LEEDS SHOPPING TO ! WORLD CLASS HEAVEN SPORT Located in the heart of the country, our vibrant city is one of the largest and friendliest cities in the UK. Whilst visiting you’ll be 22 24 Mural Mural Market Leeds Kirkgate Evans by Nathan guaranteed a warm welcome. FEED YOUR MAKE A LGBT+ We’re the proud home to world-class theatres, performance, PASSION NIGHT OF IT LEEDS music and dance, award-winning restaurants, a wealth of attractions and breath-taking architecture. The shopping offer 32 is unrivalled and our independent scene is thriving. Host to 26 30 major international sporting events, colourful carnivals, music and food festivals and a whole lot more, discover Leeds and GREAT MAKE IT DAY TRIPS OUTDOORS LEEDS THIS FROM LEEDS you’ll find more than just a city break. CHRISTMAS Have a great time and remember to keep in touch on Facebook, 34 35 36 Twitter and Instagram.

Enjoy! FEEL AT EVENTS GETTING Visit Leeds x HOME 2019 AROUND LEEDS @VisitLeeds @VisitLeeds 38 40 42 /loveleedsmore /user/VisitLeedsUK 04 Leeds Visitor Guide

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Queens Arcade , LS1 6LF Thornton’s Arcade Lands Lane, LS1 7LB Grand Arcade Merrion Street, LS1 6PG grandarcadeleeds.co.uk Victoria Quarter Queen Victoria Street, LS1 6BE victorialeeds.co.uk Kirkgate Market Vicar Lane, LS2 7HY leeds.gov.uk/leedsmarkets Call Lane, LS1 7BR leedscornexchange.co.uk The Headrow, LS1 3AD leedstownhall.co.uk Breathtaking Calverley Street, LS1 1UR buildings Calverley Street, LS1 3AB Leeds is famous for its a Gothic masterpiece with leeds.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/ central-library spectacular Victorian spectacular staircases, arcades – Queens Arcade, archways and mosaic tiling. Thornton’s Arcade, Grand To see more Victorian gems, Arcade and the magnificent a visit to Europe’s largest Victoria Quarter, all awash indoor market, Kirkgate with history but each with Market, and the magnificent their own unique atmosphere Corn Exchange are a must; and identity. Strolling both buildings are Grade FIND OUT MORE through the city you’ll come 1 listed and steeped in the across the iconic Leeds visitleeds.co.uk . Town Hall, Leeds Civic Hall @VisitLeeds and Leeds Central Library, /loveleedsmore @VisitLeeds Victoria Quarter © Hannah Webster /user/VisitLeedsUK 06 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE The Headrow, LS1 3AA leeds.gov.uk/leedsartgallery Institute The Headrow, LS1 3AH henry-moore.org The Tetley Road, LS10 1JQ thetetley.org The Gallery at 164 Duke Street, LS9 8AG leedsgallery.com Inspirational The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery and Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery Art Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT library.leeds.ac.uk/galleries Head for the flagshipLeeds to check out The Gallery Art Gallery and discover at 164, an independent art the best twentieth century gallery exhibiting artists, collection outside illustrators, photographers and the striking wall painting and designers. for the Victorian staircase by The Stanley & Audrey Lothar Götz. Just next door, Burton Gallery offers the Henry Moore Institute innovative art exhibitions is dedicated to celebrating from the University of sculpture, hosting a Leeds Art Collection and programme of historical, Treasures of the Brotherton modern and contemporary Gallery displays the finest exhibitions presenting rare books, manuscripts, sculpture from across the art and archives from their world. world renowned Special The impressive centre for Collections. FIND OUT MORE contemporary art, The visitleeds.co.uk Tetley, is located in the art @VisitLeeds deco headquarters of the /loveleedsmore @VisitLeeds former brewery. Remember Gallery Leeds Art /user/VisitLeedsUK 08 Leeds Visitor Guide

Light Night is a huge fixture QUICK REFERENCE on the calendar, turning Light Night the entire city into an art 10th & 11th October 2019 installation, with light shows, lightnightleeds.co.uk projections, installations and Transform lots more – a fantastic event TBC 2020 for all the family. transformfestival.org That’s just one of many that Thought Bubble take place in Leeds every 4th – 10th Nov 2019 thoughtbubblefestival.com year. Other festivals include Transform, Thought Bubble Leeds International Film Festival and Leeds International Film 6th – 21st Nov 2019 leedsfilmcity.com Festival. See even more of our festivals at the back of Sculpture Park the guide. West Bretton, WF4 4LG ysp.org.uk Yorkshire Sculpture International 22 June – 29 September 2019 yorkshire-sculpture.org Light Night Leeds Hepworth Gallery Walk, WF1 5AW SCULPTURE hepworthwakefield.org

Abstract sculpture and will showcase sculpture historical figures are among in all its forms. Featuring numerous pieces that exhibitions and events inside give Leeds a unique urban the galleries at the four landscape. Street art has venues which make up the made a splash in recent Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle; years, bringing a burst of Henry Moore Institute, Leeds colour to the city’s buildings, Art Gallery, The Hepworth including the UK’s tallest Wakefield and Yorkshire mural ‘Athena Rising’ by Sculpture Park, and major artists Nomad Clan. new outdoor sculpture commissions from Damien FIND OUT MORE A not-to-be-missed event Hirst in unexpected places visitleeds.co.uk this year is Yorkshire across Leeds and Wakefield @VisitLeeds Sculpture International. Free from Saturday 22 June to /loveleedsmore @VisitLeeds and open to all, the festival Sunday 29 September 2019. Wilde © Jonty Park Sculpture Yorkshire /user/VisitLeedsUK 10 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE Millennium Square, LS2 8BH leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ leedscitymuseum Leeds Water Taxi Pick up at Granary Wharf or Marvellous twitter.com/LeedsWaterTaxis Museum Armouries Drive, LS10 1LT Museums royalarmouries.org/venue/royal- armouries-museum A visit to Leeds City Museum is one of the city’s hidden Leeds Industrial Museum is a must, with six galleries treasures and one of the Canal Road, LS12 2QF leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ to visit including: the Leeds last remaining examples armleymills Tiger in the Life on Earth of a water powered mill in Gallery, the of Britain. Then hop on a train Thwaite Lane, LS10 1RP Nesyammun in the Ancient at ; the leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ Worlds Gallery and the oldest working railway in the thwaitemills history of Leeds in the Leeds world! Middleton Railway Story Gallery. Roll up your sleeves for Moor Road, LS10 2JQ To visit Britain’s national a taste of life as an 18th middletonrailway.org.uk museum of arms and century worker in the armour, the Royal Armouries industries which shaped Abbey Road, LS5 3EH Museum, take a ride on the the city at Leeds Industrial leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ kirkstallabbey little yellow Leeds Water Museum. Taxi along the . Explore the ruins of Walk, LS5 3EH Based at Leeds Dock, the Abbey; a medieval abbey just leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ Armouries is home to the over the road from Abbey abbeyhouse UK’s largest collection of House Museum, where you arms, armour and artillery, can to step back in time and including Henry VIII’s original experience Victorian life armour. FIND OUT MORE as you wander through the visitleeds.co.uk Nestled on an island enchanting streets, shops @VisitLeeds within beautiful riverside and houses. /loveleedsmore surroundings, Thwaite Mills @VisitLeeds Leeds City Museum © Carl Milner Leeds City Museum © Carl /user/VisitLeedsUK 12 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE Harewood, LS17 9LQ Historic harewood.org Houses Off Collier Lane, LS25 3EB leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ visit/lotherton-hall For a slice of British history backdrop to where the the city has plenty to offer showstopping ITV drama with a number of nearby Victoria was filmed. Temple Newsam Road, LS15 0AE historical houses, including If you’re a lover of beautiful leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ Harewood House, Lotherton green spaces then be sure visit/temple-newsam-house Hall and Temple Newsam. to visit Kirkstall Abbey. Kirkstall Abbey Discover the rare breeds Situated only three miles Abbey Road, LS5 3EH farm at Temple Newsam and north-west of the city and leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ Lotherton’s Wildlife World. kirkstallabbey set in a spacious green One of the Treasure Houses park along the River Aire, of , Harewood is Kirkstall Abbey is one of situated only eight miles the most complete medieval from Leeds. The Capability 12th century Cistercian Brown designed landscape Abbeys in Britain. provides a magnificent

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QUICK REFERENCE Temple Newsam Kirkstall Abbey Temple Newsam Road, Abbey Road, LS5 3EH LS15 0AE leeds.gov.uk/ leeds.gov.uk/ museumsandgalleries/ museumsandgalleries/visit/ kirkstallabbey temple-newsam-house Leeds City Museum Even More Go Ape Millennium Square, LS2 8BH Temple Newsam Road, leeds.gov.uk/ LS15 0AD museumsandgalleries/ Family Fun goape.co.uk/days-out/north/ leedscitymuseum temple-newsam Home Farm at Temple crocodiles, lemurs, Leeds Central Library run Lotherton Hall Armouries Drive, LS10 1LT Newsam is one of the butterflies, bats, snakes regular family friendly Off Collier Lane, LS25 3EB royalarmouries.org/venue/royal- largest rare breed and a gorgeous family of events. leeds.gov.uk/ armouries-museum museumsandgalleries/visit/ centres in Europe, where meerkats. Leeds Art Gallery Get up close to the action lotherton-hall you will come face-to- The Headrow, LS1 3AA For one of the best at the Royal Armouries face with friendly farm Tropical World leeds.gov.uk/ adventure playgrounds and experience live shows animals. Not for the faint Princes Avenue, LS8 2ER museumsandgalleries/ in Yorkshire head to of jousting, archery and tropicalworld.leeds.gov.uk leedsartgallery hearted, Go Ape’s latest Harewood House, with a falconry. Park Adventure features Harewood House Leeds Central Library zipwire, aerial walkways challenging obstacles Harewood, LS17 9LQ Calverley Street, LS1 3AB and climbing nets. A visit harewood.org leeds.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/ at increasing heights, a central-library to the bird garden, farm Abbey House Museum free-fall Tarzan Swing, House Museum © Leeds Museums and Galleries Abbey and penguin enclosure is Abbey Walk, LS5 3EH four tree-to-tree Zips and a must. leeds.gov.uk/ a 14m sheer drop called museumsandgalleries/ The Plummet! Another favourite for abbeyhouse families is Abbey House Enjoy a day exploring the Museum which boasts charming country house a traditional Victorian and grounds of Lotherton street and regular events. Hall, complete with If you are looking to stay Wildlife World, woodland in the city centre then walks and adventure Leeds City Museum playground. FIND OUT MORE on Millennium Square Escape a rainy day and should be top of your visitleeds.co.uk head to the warmer list. For creative crafts @VisitLeeds climates at Tropical and hands-on activities, /loveleedsmore @VisitLeeds World. You will see Leeds Art Gallery and © Leeds Museums and Galleries Playground Newsam Temple /user/VisitLeedsUK 16 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE City Varieties Swan Street, LS1 6LW cityvarieties.co.uk Leeds Playhouse Playhouse Square, LS2 7UP leedsplayhouse.org.uk Leeds Grand Theatre 46 New Briggate, LS1 6NZ leedsgrandtheatre.com Northern Ballet northernballet.com Opera North operanorth.co.uk Harewood House Harewood, LS17 9LQ harewood.org Kirkstall Abbey Abbey Road, LS5 3EH leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ Catch kirkstallabbey Millennium Square a show Calverley Street, LS1 1UR millsqleeds.com Leeds is the only English comedy and classical city outside London to have performance at Leeds Town its own resident opera Hall and West End plays and and ballet companies, the musicals at Leeds Playhouse internationally renowned and Leeds Grand Theatre. and award-winning Opera During the summer, open North and Northern Ballet, air performances take and repertory theatre Leeds place at stunning locations Playhouse. such as Harewood House FIND OUT MORE With some of the finest and Kirkstall Abbey, and theatres in the UK there’s a the Summer Series on visitleeds.co.uk wide range of entertainment, Millennium Square is a hit @VisitLeeds from music hall evenings and for music lovers. /loveleedsmore @VisitLeeds pantos at the City Varieties, © Guy Farrow Ballet. Dracula Northern /user/VisitLeedsUK 18 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE Arena Way, LS2 8BY Music lovers firstdirectarena.com O2 Academy Leeds has one of the most award-winning metropolitan Street, LS2 3AW vibrant live music scenes festival, showcases the academymusicgroup.com in the UK. Not only is Leeds best new emerging artists The Wardrobe home to the award-winning alongside more established St.Peter’s Square, LS9 8AH first direct arena with live acts from around the world. thewardrobe.co.uk music, comedy and more, Leeds International Concert Brudenell Social Club you can enjoy regular gigs Queen’s Road, LS6 1NY Season programmes over at the O2 Academy, The brudenellsocialclub.co.uk 200 concerts a year in Wardrobe, Brudenell Social venues across the Leeds Headrow House Club, Headrow House and The Headrow, LS1 6PU area. The season includes Belgrave Music Hall. headrowhouse.com the UK’s finest brass band Belgrave Music Hall The city has an enviable line- series, international chamber Cross Belgrave Street, up of festivals too! Leeds music, plus a programme LS2 8JP Festival is the number one of jazz, world and rock. The leeds © Giles-Smith Millennium Square belgravemusichall.com UK music festival which highlight of each season is Leeds Festival takes place over the August the International Orchestral 23rd – 25th August Bank Holiday weekend every Series which sees national leedsfestival.com year. Slam Dunk North is the and international orchestras Slam Dunk North northern date of Slam Dunk visit Leeds Town Hall on 25th May Festival, the UK’s biggest Saturday nights. Plus, slamdunkfestival.com independent rock festival. a unique series of sixty Millennium Square Every summer, Millennium lunchtime chamber and Summer Series Square becomes a hub of organ recitals offers the 26th July – 18th August energy and excitement with most extensive programme millsqleeds.com a calendar of live music, of free music in Britain. Live at Leeds screenings and festivals Music moves outside in the 2nd May 2020 for the Summer Series. Summer for bandstand liveatleeds.com While Live at Leeds, Leeds’ concerts in Leeds parks. FIND OUT MORE

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QUICK REFERENCE Emmerdale Studio Experience 27 Burley Road, LS3 1JT emmerdalestudioexperience.co.uk Emmerdale Village Tour Meet at Hall, LS16 5PS Lights, Camera, emmerdalestudioexperience.co.uk Emmerdale Tour of Classic Locations Action Meet at Bishopgate Street britmovietours.com/bookings/ emmerdale-tours Discover secrets and facts Queen Victoria, who visited behind the making of the Harewood as a young girl. Harewood House multiple award-winning Harewood, LS17 9LQ Yorkshire was in the spotlight harewood.org TV soap, Emmerdale. Take over Christmas as BBC One the Emmerdale village tour Cottage Road Cinema

debuted The ABC Murders. House House © Harewood of Victoria at Harewood Filming on the beautiful Harewood Cottage Road, LS6 4DD A range of locations were cottageroad.co.uk Estate and see the familiar featured including Leeds City haunts of Home Farm, Bob’s Hyde Park Picture House Varieties Music Hall, Leeds 73 Brudenell Road, LS6 1JD Café and The Woolpack. Town Hall, Quebecs Hotel hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk Combine this with a visit and . to The Emmerdale Studio Vue Cinema The Light, LS1 8TL Experience where you’ll Film fanatics are in for myvue.com/cinema/leeds-the-light/ see set reconstructions, a ‘reel’ treat. Watch new whats-on preserved props and releases and independent Vue Cinema costumes and the secrets features in the historic Kirkstall Road, LS4 2DG behind stunts and special settings of Cottage Road myvue.com/cinema/leeds-kirkstall- effects. Or hop on a bus Cinema, one of the oldest road/whats-on tour of Classic Emmerdale cinemas in the country, or Everyman Locations. Grade II listed Hyde Park Level 4 , LS1 5AY Picture House; believed to be everymancinema.com/leeds Harewood House is a filming the only one in the world still location for ITV’s show- lit by gas. Catch the latest FIND OUT MORE stopping drama, ‘Victoria’. blockbusters at Vue Cinema The stunning location makes visitleeds.co.uk or, for a taste of luxury, relax the perfect backdrop for @VisitLeeds on the sofas at Everyman the lavish costume drama /loveleedsmore Cinema. @VisitLeeds following the story of Experience Studio Emmerdale /user/VisitLeedsUK 22 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE Tour de Yorkshire TBC May 2020 letour.yorkshire.com ITU World Triathlon Series VICTORIOUS8th & 9th June leeds.triathlon.org Leeds World Class Sport Cricket World Cup Matches at Emerald Stadium; 21st & 29th June, 4th & 6th July 2019 IFAF Women’s European Championship August Leeds World Third Specsavers Ashes Test Match Class Sport 22nd - 26th August UCI Road World Championships 21st – 29th September This year, the city plays Another impressive sports proud host to the ICC Cricket stadium is Leeds United Centenary Concert 8th June World Cup, the UCI Road Football Stadium, the World Championships, 40,000 capacity home of Emerald Headingley Stadium St Michael’s Lane, LS6 3BR the ITU World Triathlon Leeds United celebrating its emeraldstadium.com Series, Tour de Yorkshire, centenary in 2019, which Third Specsavers Ashes regularly plays host to Leeds United Elland Road, LS11 0ES Test Match and 2019 some of the world’s biggest IFAF Women’s European sporting names. Both venues Tours Championship, and that’s offertours which give visitleeds.co.uk/tours in addition to Leeds United exclusive behind the scenes Year of Sport celebrating their centenary. access. visitleeds.co.uk/sport

Only ten minutes from the The city is also the proud city centre, the Emerald home of Olympic and Headingley Stadium has a Paralympic athletes and FIND OUT MORE 22,000 capacity and is the world-class training facilities visitleeds.co.uk home of Yorkshire County for diving and triathletes. @VisitLeeds Cricket Club, /loveleedsmore and Yorkshire Carnegie. @VisitLeeds Leeds 2019 Year of Sport Leeds 2019 Year /user/VisitLeedsUK 24 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE Victoria Gate Eastgate, LS2 7JL Shopping victorialeeds.co.uk Trinity Leeds Heaven Albion Street, LS1 5ER trinityleeds.com Leeds is one of the UK’s best polished mahogany. And Victoria Quarter shopping destinations; you’ll there are still more Victorian Briggate, LS1 6AZ find all your favourite high arcades, each with their own victorialeeds.co.uk street names and luxury original features and unique Thornton’s Arcade brands here, but it’s the charm. Explore Thornton’s Lands Lane, LS1 6LB independent shopping and Arcade, Queens Arcade, Queens Arcade markets that really sets Grand Arcade and Central LS1 6LF Leeds apart. Arcade all within easy Grand Arcade walking distance of each Merrion Street, LS1 6PG The city’s most recent retail other. grandarcadeleeds.co.uk addition is the impressive Victoria Gate Victoria Gate Central Arcade Victoria Gate which houses Just when you think there Central Road, LS1 6DE one of the largest John can’t possibly be more, there centralarcade.co.uk Lewis stores in the UK. is! Next door to Victoria Gate Leeds Corn Exchange The award winning design is the home Kirkgate Quarter Call Lane, LS1 7BR is also home to rooftop of Leeds Corn Exchange, leedscornexchange.co.uk restaurants. Equally jaw- with its awe-inspiring domed Merrion Centre dropping is the stunning roof, and Europe’s largest Merrion Way, LS2 8NG Trinity Leeds centre with indoor market – Kirkgate merrioncentre.co.uk 120 shops, restaurants and Market which is an amazing Kirkgate Market an Everyman cinema. heritage shopping attraction. Vicar Lane, LS2 7HY Don’t miss the replica of leeds.gov.uk/leedsmarkets In contrast to their modern the Penny Bazaar, as Leeds design is the wonderful M&S Company Archive is, of course, the home of Victoria Quarter. Take time Michael Marks Building, Marks and Spencer. Find out , LS2 9LP to admire the rich marbles, more at the M&S Company marksintime.marksandspencer.com gilded mosaics, handsome Archive. cast and wrought iron, as FIND OUT MORE well as the carved and visitleeds.co.uk @VisitLeeds /loveleedsmore @VisitLeeds Leeds Corn Exchange © Vagabrothers Exchange Leeds Corn /user/VisitLeedsUK 26 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE Laynes Espresso Fazenda 16 New Station Street, Waterman’s Place, LS1 4GL FEED YOUR LS1 5DL fazenda.co.uk/leeds laynesespresso.co.uk LIVINItaly PASSION Mrs Atha’s Granary Wharf, LS1 4BR Central Road, LS1 6DE livinitaly.com instagram.com/mrsathas Water Lane Boathouse Coffee and Afternoon Tea 200 Degrees Coffee Water Lane, LS1 5PS The love of great coffee is and be sure to visit North Star 31 Bond Street, LS1 5BQ waterlaneboathouse.com 200degs.com/leeds-bond-street blooming in Leeds. Whilst who have an onsite roastery. The Lock you’re exploring the city make La Bottega Milanese Granary Wharf, LS1 4BR You may prefer to unwind and time to enjoy a lovingly made 2 Bond Court, LS1 2JZ thelockleeds.co.uk relax whilst enjoying mouth- labottegamilanese.co.uk coffee and freshly baked cake. Brasserie Blanc watering afternoon tea. Eat North Star Victoria Mill, LS1 4BJ Just around the corner from scrumptious traditional finger 33 The Boulevard, Leeds Dock, brasserieblanc.com LS10 1PZ the station you’ll findLaynes food washed down with ample Ambiente northstarroast.com Espresso or seek out Mrs Yorkshire tea, coffee, or for Calls Landing, 36-38 , Atha’s, a cosy retreat. Try those celebrating something Just Grand! Vintage Tearoom LS2 7EW your hand at latte art with special, a glass of fizz! Here’s Grand Arcade, LS1 6PG ambiente-tapas.co.uk

Afternoon Tea at Crafthouse © Crafthouse © Tea at Crafthouse Afternoon just-grand.co.uk 200 Degrees Coffee Shop just a few to choose from – Oracle & Barista School, watch the Just Grand! Vintage Tearoom, Issho 3 Brewery Place, LS10 1NE Victoria Gate, 3rd Floor Rooftop, oraclebar.com world go by in the Italian Issho, Crafthouse or Browns. Outdoor dining LS2 7AU inspired La Bottega Milanese Stew & Oyster issho-restaurant.com Enjoy waterside drinking Calls Landing, 36-38 The Calls, and dining at Granary Wharf Crafthouse LS2 7EW where you’ll findFazenda , Level 5 Trinity Leeds, stewandoyster.com LS1 6HW LIVINItaly, Water Lane Restaurant Bar & Grill crafthouse-restaurant.com Boathouse and The Lock with City Square, LS1 2AN Brasserie Blanc just over the Browns individualrestaurants.com/bar- road. Or, for great views of 70-72 The Headrow, LS1 8EQ and-grill/leeds browns-restaurants.co.uk the River Aire, try Ambiente, Oracle or Stew & Oyster. Go al fresco for dinner at FIND OUT MORE Restaurant Bar & Grill, Bar Soba, Shears Yard or The visitleeds.co.uk Botanist. And check out @VisitLeeds Greek Street for Alchemist, /loveleedsmore

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Restaurants Unique to Leeds Bar Soba Ox Club Greek Street, LS1 5RW Headrow House, The Headrow, You’ll find all your favourite big tasting menus. Arts Leeds barsoba.co.uk LS1 6PU oxclub.co.uk brand restaurants in Leeds but has a huge reputation as one Shears Yard it’s the independent venues, of Leeds’ original indie food Wharf Street, LS2 7EH Matt Healy x The Foundry that you won’t find anywhere hubs and Friends of Ham shearsyard.com Saw Mill St, LS11 5WH mhfoundry.co.uk else, that make the food and remains a locals’ favourite. The Botanist drink scene here one of the For something special (and Boar Lane, LS1 6HW Issho country’s best! unusual) The Man Behind thebotanist.uk.com Victoria Gate, LS2 7AU issho-restaurant.com The Curtain promises an Trinity Kitchen British classics using local unforgettable experience. Trinity Leeds, LS1 5ER Arts produce are prepared and trinityleeds.com/shops/trinity- Call Lane, LS1 6DT served to the highest quality at And that’s just for starters, kitchen artsleeds.com Ox Club and Matt Healy x The there are cuisines from all © Trinity Trinity Kitchen Kirkgate Market Friends of Ham Foundry. Occupying a prime over the world to whet your Vicar Lane, LS2 7HY New Station Street, LS1 5DL position on the rooftop of appetite. For the best Indian Street Food leeds.gov.uk/leedsmarkets friendsofham.co.uk Victoria Gate, Issho combines food try Tharavadu. Tharavadu The Man Behind The Curtain fine Japanese dining with If you enjoy sampling food Mill Hill, LS1 5DQ Vicar Lane, LS1 7JH from across the globe, head to tharavadurestaurants.com themanbehindthecurtain.co.uk Trinity Kitchen for a taste of Bundobust Alchemist the best street food, offering Mill Hill, LS1 5DQ Greek Street, LS1 5SH a menu of ever changing bundobust.com/leeds thealchemist.uk.com cuisines, it is perfect if My Thai Lost and Found you are looking for a lively Wade Lane, LS2 8NY. Greek Street, LS1 5PT atmosphere. Street food York Place, LS1 2EY the-lostandfound.co.uk favourites for Leeds locals mythairestaurant.co.uk Gusto are in Leeds Kirkgate Market, Zaap Thai Greek Street, LS1 5RU there you can sample Manjit’s Grand Arcade, LS1 6PG gustorestaurants.uk.com Kitchen, OWT, Banh and Mee zaapthai.co.uk and the Yorkshire Pudding Wrap Company. Other popular haunts include the award- winning Bundobust for Indian FIND OUT MORE street food or for a taste of Thai, try My Thai or Zaap visitleeds.co.uk Thai in the wonderful Grand @VisitLeeds Arcade. /loveleedsmore

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QUICK REFERENCE Angelica Whitelocks Trinity Leeds, LS1 6HW Turks Head Yard, LS1 6HB Make a angelica-restaurant.com whitelocksleeds.com Sky Lounge The Midnight Bell DoubleTree by Hilton, Water Lane, LS11 5QN night of it Granary Wharf, LS1 4BR midnightbell.co.uk leedsskylounge.co.uk The Cross Keys Classic & creative cocktails Alchemist Water Lane, LS11 5WD Trinity Leeds, LS1 6HW the-crosskeys.com If you want to mix it up with a cocktail or two then Leeds thealchemist.uk.com Tenpin Leeds has an eclectic choice. East 59th Merrion Way, LS2 8BT Victoria Gate, LS2 7AU tenpin.co.uk Head to one of Leeds’ rooftop bars to pair spectacular east59th.co.uk views with lovingly made creations. For sophisticated Box Leeds Belgrave Music Hall Infirmary Street, LS1 2JD glamour, try Angelica, Sky Lounge, Alchemist and East Craft beer and Cross Belgrave Street, LS2 8JP arcinspirations.com/box-leeds 59th. Or, for cool and casual, Belgrave Music Hall and belgravemusichall.com perfect pubs Junkyard Golf Club Headrow House should be top of your list. Headrow House The Light, LS1 8TL Come and raise a glass to the Northern Brewery © Tom Joy © Tom Monk Brewery Northern The Headrow, LS1 6PU junkyardgolfclub.co.uk Seek out hidden gems The Maven, Blind Tyger and The home of the best beer and headrowhouse.com Roxy Ball Room Domino Club for a speakeasy-style experience. ale, with our award-winning Blind Tyger Boar Lane, LS1 6HW brewers like North Brewing Cross Belgrave Street, LS2 8JP roxyballroom.co.uk Co and Leeds Brewery. Get sandinistagroup.co.uk Tik Tok Unlock behind the scenes of the The Domino Club King Street, LS1 2HH brewing process with a tour Grand Arcade, LS1 6PG ticktockunlock.com thedomino.co.uk at Northern Monk Brew Co Escape Hunt before sampling their ales in North Brewing Co The Light, LS1 8TL the refectory. Sovereign Square, LS1 4BA escapehunt.com/uk northbrewing.com Victoria Gate Casino Leeds will not disappoint you Leeds Brewery Eastgate, LS2 7JL with its choice of traditional Sydenham Road, LS11 9RU victoriagatecasino.co.uk pubs with historic interiors. leedsbrewery.co.uk A visit to the city’s oldest pub, The Maven Whitelocks, is a must. Be 1 Call Lane, LS1 7DH instantly transported from themavenbar.com FIND OUT MORE the hubbub of the city into a Northern Monk Brew Co welcoming inn at The Midnight Marshall Street, LS11 9YJ visitleeds.co.uk Bell or The Cross Keys; they northernmonk.com @VisitLeeds do a tasty traditional Yorkshire /loveleedsmore

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Not your Fibre Lower Briggate, LS1 6LY average night barfibre.com Call Lane is one of the more lively nightlife spots in Leeds, 4th August 2019 full of bars playing every leedspride.com type of music you can think The New Penny of. Merrion Street is the Call Lane, LS1 7BT city’s up and coming night facebook.com/TheNewPennyLeeds time destination with quirky Viaduct Showbar bars and hidden gems. While Lower Briggate, LS1 6ER Greek Street is packed with viaductleeds.com Instagrammable bars. Bridge Inn Bridge End, LS1 7HG Round up your friends for an facebook.com/BridgeInnLeeds evening of fun and games. Blayds Bar There’s bowling at Tenpin or LGBT+ Blayds Yard, LS1 4AD shuffleboard at Box Leeds, facebook.com/blayds.bar crazy golf at Junkyard Golf Leeds Pride Tunnel or beer pong at Roxy LEEDS Heatons Court, LS1 4LJ Ball Room. Or see if you can tunnelleeds.com As well as the annual ‘must not miss’ Leeds Pride, beat the clock at one of the when thousands come to the city for a diverse line Queens Court city’s escape games, such as Lower Briggate, LS1 6LY up of acts at the UK’s friendliest pride, Leeds’ LGBT+ Tik Tok Unlock and Escape queenscourtleeds.com nightlife also has a great reputation. The Freedom Hunt. Quarter is a hive of activity with plenty of LGBT+ Special occasion or just fancy venues to choose from. a flutter? The third largest The New Penny is one of the UK’s longest running casino in the UK, Victoria LGBT+ venues, and Leeds oldest gay bar, and is still Gate Casino is the ultimate going strong. The award-winning Viaduct Showbar destination for gamers and will entertain you seven days a week with cabaret, good-timers. live shows and DJs while Fibre will have you dancing until the small hours. FIND OUT MORE

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QUICK REFERENCE Park Mansion Lane, LS8 2HH leeds.gov.uk/leisure/parks-and- Make it Leeds countryside/major-parks/roundhay- park this Christmas Temple Newsam Temple Newsam Road, LS15 0AE leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/ This is Christmas with a ages. Leeds is the perfect visit/temple-newsam-house difference; wonder at the destination for a seasonal sparkling lights, cosy up by short break. Gotts Park the fire at Thor’s Tipi and LS16 8BQ Whether you are a family leeds.gov.uk/leisure/parks-and- take in the delights of the Temple Newsam © LeedsMuseumsAndGalleries Newsam Temple looking for fun filled countryside/your-local-park/gotts-park German Christmas Market entertainment, a couple in Millennium Square. looking for a romantic Road, LS16 8BQ Experience spectacular and break, or a group of friends leeds.gov.uk/leisure/parks-and- dazzling performances from searching for some inspiring The Great countryside/major-parks/golden-acre- our unmissable programme experiences, Make it Leeds park of festive events that will this Christmas! captivate and delight all outdoors Town Street, LS10 3SH leeds.gov.uk/leisure/parks-and- www.visitleeds.co.uk/christmas is one of the biggest city parks in countryside/major-parks/middleton- Europe with over 700 acres of parkland. Enjoy scenic park walks around the lakes and woodlands, and then visit the more formal but equally beautiful Canal Gardens. Other parks dotted in and around the edge of the city include Temple Newsam which was landscaped by with 1500 acres of stunning vistas, Gotts Park, Golden Acre Park and Middleton Park.

Just a short journey outside the city centre, Otley Chevin Forest Park has walking and mountain bike trails, as well as magnificent views of the Wharfe Valley. And the famous Moor, home to the FIND OUT MORE iconic Cow and Calf rocks where you can enjoy incredible views of the surrounding area stretching visitleeds.co.uk out for miles around, is only a short train journey @VisitLeeds from the centre of Leeds. Turn over to the Day Trips /loveleedsmore

page for more information! @VisitLeeds Milner Carl Tipi © Thor’s /user/VisitLeedsUK 36 Leeds Visitor Guide Day trips Half Day trips Full Day Trips and – A UNESCO World Yorkshire Dales Ilkley - Hop on a train to Heritage Site, thanks to its preservation as Ilkley for a scenic walk on the famous Ilkley from Leeds a Victorian industrial village. Salts Mill is Moor and find theCow and Calf rocks. a place for art, dining and shopping in one Leeds is one of the few places in the country where stunning historic building and once inside Once you’ve worked up an appetite, call into you can experience both a bustling, urban hub and you can admire a large collection of works by the renowned Bettys Tea Room for some David Hockney. quintessentially English refreshments. beautiful English countryside. If you are fortunate enough to be here longer than just a weekend, Leeds 15 mins by train 25 mins by train provides the perfect base to explore the incredible 30 mins by road 60 mins by bus landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors 45 mins by road and dramatic Yorkshire coastline. - A charming village surrounded by rough, brooding moorland; the very landscape Otley – A picturesque that inspired the Brontës (be sure to visit the in the beautiful countryside of Lower Brontë Parsonage Museum). Take the Wharfedale. Wander through the cobbled train from Leeds to then hop on the streets, browse independent shops and Keighley Worth Valley Railway steam discover the town’s rich history. Hike or train to Haworth for a memorable experience cycle through the Otley Chevin Forest or take the Brontë Bus from Keighley train for stunning Wharfedale vistas from the station to Haworth for a view of the area! 282-metre Surprise View summit.

50 mins by train and steam train/bus 45 mins by bus 60 mins by road 40 mins by road

Wakefield – The birthplace of renowned Yorkshire Coast - Just over an hour from sculptors Dame and Leeds by train, the Yorkshire Coast offers everything from beautiful architecture to Henry Moore. is Yorkshire’s landmark gallery for the visual traditional seaside fun. Scarborough is arts while Yorkshire Sculpture Park is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire a fantastic day out for the whole family. Visit Coast. Whitby takes a darker approach to between June and September for Yorkshire the seaside, with tours exploring Dracula’s connection to the town. And for hidden gems, Sculpture International. explore historic Staithes and the fantastic 15 mins by train beach at Runswick Bay or find fossils in 40 mins by bus picturesque Robin Hood’s Bay. 40 mins by road 1h 17 mins by train 1h 40 mins by car Yorkshire Dales National Park Dales National Yorkshire 38 Leeds Visitor Guide

QUICK REFERENCE Dakota Deluxe The Marriott Russell Street, LS1 5RN Trevelyan Square, LS1 6ET leeds.dakotahotels.co.uk marriott.co.uk Quebecs Crowne Plaza Quebec Street, LS1 2HA Wellington Street, LS1 4AP quebecshotel.co.uk cpleedshotel.co.uk Malmaison Oulton Hall Swinegate, LS1 4AG Rothwell Lane, LS26 8HN Feel at home malmaison.com oultonhallhotel.co.uk Novotel Thorpe Park With an excellent choice of Those looking for budget Whitehall Quay, LS1 4HR Century Way, LS15 8ZB accommodation in Leeds friendly options can save on accorhotels.com thorpeparkhotel.co.uk you’re sure to find a room the cost and still enjoy a high DoubleTree by Hilton Rudding Park that is just right for you. quality stay at Ibis Styles, Granary Wharf, LS1 4BR Follifoot, HG3 1JH Mercure Leeds Centre and doubletree3.hilton.com ruddingpark.co.uk Looking for a little bit of Clayton Hotel. Radisson Blu The Bells luxury? You can find a 4 star The Light, The Headrow, LS1 8TL Church Row, LS2 7HD retreat in the heart of the city. Take a dip in the swimming radissonblu.com thebellsleeds.com Dakota Deluxe is a unique, pools of the Marriott and The Queens Mansio Suites award-winning UK boutique Crowne Plaza. Or escape City Square, LS1 1PJ The Headrow via Green Dragon hotel brand, where innovative the city for an indulgent spa thequeensleeds.co.uk Courtyard, LS1 5JW and style and exceptional levels break at Oulton Hall, Thorpe Basinghall, 10 Butts Court, Ibis Styles of accommodation and Park or Rudding Park. LS1 5JS Wade Lane, LS2 8NJ service combine to offer a 5 mansiosuites.com If you prefer self-catering, accorhotels.com star experience. Quebecs is Roomzzz the city boasts a number Clayton Hotel a Grade II listed 4 star luxury Swinegate, LS1 4AG City Walk, LS11 9AT of stylish apartments. Feel roomzzz.com hotel where you can relax in claytonhotelleeds.com like an A-lister with a stay classic comfortable rooms at The Bells; two of their Mercure Leeds Centre and enjoy an unforgettable apartments come complete York Place, LS1 2EY guest experience. Or, if accorhotels.com with a hot tub. For a home you’re wanting the excellent away from home, Mansio standards of well-known Suites and Roomzzz are hotels such as Malmaison, ideal. And just outside the FIND OUT MORE Novotel, DoubleTree by city centre you can find cosy, Hilton, Radisson Blu, Crowne visitleeds.co.uk traditional B&Bs. Plaza or The Queens, these @VisitLeeds can all be found within the /loveleedsmore city centre. @VisitLeeds

Old Tom, The Bells Serviced Apartments © Terry George Serviced The Bells Apartments © Old Tom, /user/VisitLeedsUK 40 Leeds Visitor Guide JULY OCTOBER NOV 8 Leeds Christkindelmarkt Dec 21 German Christmas Market Events visitleeds.co.uk/christmas 4 Cricket World Cup 10-11 Light Night Afghanistan v West Indies lightnightleeds.co.uk 6 NOV 20 The Wizard of Oz at Leeds Sri Lanka v 2019 JAN 25 Playhouse cricketworldcup.com leedsplayhouse.org.uk JUL 21 Millennium Square NOV 28 Kay Mellor’s Band of Gold M AY AUG 18 Summer Series DEC 14 AT Leeds Grand Theatre millsqleeds.com/whats-on 9-27 Leeds Indie Food leedsgrandtheatre.com leedsindiefood.co.uk 26 80’S CLASSICAL May 11 Be My Baby at Leeds millsqleeds.com/whats-on DECEMBER June 1 Playhouse THE SYMPHONIC SOUNDS OF leedsplayhouse.org.uk 27 DEC 17 Northern Ballet’s BACK TO BASICS JAN 2 Cinderella 25 Slam Dunk Festival millsqleeds.com/whats-on leedsgrandtheatre.com slamdunkfestival.com AUGUST NOV The Christmas Experience May 31 Pub in the Park at Roundhay DEC at Lotherton Hall June 2 pubintheparkuk.com/roundhay 4 Leeds Pride thechristmasexperience.co.uk leedspride.com JUNE 5-17 Dirty Dancing Independent Directions 11-13 4-18 Joseph and the Amazing The Classic Story on Stage Film Festival Technicolor Dreamcoat leedsgrandtheatre.com leedsfilmcity.com at Leeds Grand Theatre 22-25 Third Specsavers Ashes 12-26 Opera North’s La bohème 8-9 AJ Bell World Triathlon Test Match operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/la- Leeds 2019 England v Australia boheme leeds.triathlon.org yorkshireccc.com/tickets-and- membership OCT 29 Northern ballet’s Dracula Cricket World Cup Nov 2 northernballet.com/dracula 21 England v Sri Lanka 23-25 Leeds Festival 29 Pakistan v Afghanistan leedsfestival.com cricketworldcup.com NOVEMBER 25 Black Music Festival Thought Bubble Let’s Rock Leeds blackmusicfestival.org 4-10 22 thoughtbubblefestival.com letsrockleeds.com 26 Leeds West Indian Carnival Leeds International The North Leeds Food leedscarnival.co.uk 6-21 2020 highlights Film Festival Festival leedsfilmcity.com Don’t miss Leeds Young Film northleedsfoodfestival.co.uk SEPTEMBER Festival, Leeds International Festival and Live at Leeds JUNE 22 Yorkshire Sculpture 5-8 Leeds International MAKE IT LEEDS THIS SEPT 29 International Beer Festival visitleeds.co.uk yorkshire-sculpture.org CHRISTMAS leedsbeer.com @VisitLeeds Leeds Lights Switch On Leeds Waterfront Festival 7 /loveleedsmore 22-23 22-29 UCI Road World visitleeds.co.uk/christmas leedsdock.com Championships @VisitLeeds worlds.yorkshire.com /user/VisitLeedsUK 42 Leeds Visitor Guide Getting around the city

Leeds has a compact, walkable city centre Visit Leeds information centre should be the so it’s easy to enjoy all the city has to offer first stop for anyone exploring Leeds, and can on foot. From Leeds train station the city be found on The Headrow alongside the Art centre attractions can all be reached within Gallery Shop. Once you are in Leeds pop in to a 20 minute walk. Alternatively, there is a see us – we look forward to helping you get Leeds CityBus for £1 which stops at various the most from your stay! locations within the city, or a free water We know the best places to visit not only taxi will take you from Granary Wharf next in Leeds but the whole of Yorkshire as well to Leeds Train Station down to The Royal as how to get there. So, if you are travelling Armouries at Leeds Dock. around the city by car, bus or on foot, let us For visiting attractions outside the city centre help plan your journey. We have a huge range there are regular bus or train services. Day of local, regional and national leaflets and tickets are available from Leeds Bus Station brochures for you to take away. Ask us about or Leeds Train Station. You can plan your upcoming events too. journey at www.wymetro.co.uk Also remember to look out for the Welcome Buses to Attractions Ambassadors around . Leeds Industrial Museum Recognisable by their distinctive uniforms 15 bus and bowler hats, they’re here to help!

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