Leeds, England Attractions
The city of Leeds, situated on the River Aire, has a long-established tradition of industry (textiles, furniture, paper, leather, electrical equipment). Its primary importance is as the regional commercial and financial center as well as being the cultural hub of the area.
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Armley Mills Museum
About 2mi/3km west of Leeds city center in Canal Road stands the former wool mill Armley Mills. It presents a fascinating history of wool production in Yorkshire from the 18th C.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
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City Art Gallery
The Leeds City Art Gallery showcases an extensive collection of fine art pieces by British artists. Visitors can also see some impressive sculptures by Henry Moore and his contemporaries.
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Harewood House and Bird Garden
A grand mansion dating back to the 18th century, Harewood House features an impressive interior with beautiful wall and ceiling paintings. A quaint park with a bird garden can be found outside the House.
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Kirkstall Abbey and Museum
Founded in 1152, Kirkstall Abbey and Museum belong to the Leeds City Corporation. The Museum exhibits early Yorkshire houses and workshops.
Victoria Quarter
A stroll through the recently restored arcade of the Victoria quarter to the southeast of Headrow is highly recommended. The glass-roofed passage reflects the style of the Victorian era.
Church of Holy Trinity
The Georgian church of Holy Trinity on the river bank in Boar Lane (1721-1727) has a very fine tower added by Chantrell in 1831.
City Museum
The Leeds City Museum has departments of geology, zoology, ethnology and archaeology, including particular material from Yorkshire.
City Square
The hub of Leeds is City Square, outside the City Station. In the square are numerous statues, including figures of the Black Prince (son of Edward III) and the inventor James Watt.
Civic Hall
The Leeds Civic Hall is an imposing building opened by George V in 1933. The towers are decorated with owls, the heraldic emblem of the city.
Corn Exchange
The Corn Exchange in Kirkgate is an interesting building. The oval building, built 1861-1863 in Victorian style, now houses shops and a cafe.
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Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Headrow
The best shopping area in Leeds is to be found in the side streets off the Headrow, the main through route across the city, laid out in 1924-1933.
Joseph Priestley Church
It was here that Joseph Priestley ministered and invented the first artificially carbonated water. His idea for carbonated water was obtained from viewing the fermentation vats, now no longer standing, where he observed that carbon dioxide was to be found above the vats.
Leeds International Concert Season
This week-long annual festival combines contemporary and jazz music from around the world.
Leeds International Concert Season
City of Leeds College of Music
Cookridge Street
Leeds LS2 8BH
England
City of Leeds College of Music
Cookridge Street
Leeds LS2 8BH
England
Leeds International Film Festival
This major international film festival takes runs two weeks in mid- to late October and includes full-length screenings as well as seminars.
Lotherton Hall
Lotherton Hall near Leeds was built before the First World War. Colonel Gascoigne, who lived here, was an avid collectorand today you can view the Oriental Gallery, which has items dating back to the 19th C.
On the first floor, the Nightengale Gallery displays the work of local contemporary artists.
The house is surrounded by a formal Edwardian garden and a bird garden that is home to over 200 species.
On the first floor, the Nightengale Gallery displays the work of local contemporary artists.
The house is surrounded by a formal Edwardian garden and a bird garden that is home to over 200 species.
Hours
March 3 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
November 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Royal Armouries
The Royal Armouries in Leeds have one of the world's most famous collections of arms and armor. Their are five galleries displaying over 3,000 years of history with live demonstrations, stunning reenactments and exhibits of arms and armor.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Always closed on:
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
St Anne's Cathedral
St Annes's, Leed's Roman Catholic cathedral in Cookridge Street, was built in 1904.
St John's Church in New Briggate
The finest of the Leeds' churches is St John's in New Briggate, built 1632-1634. The exterior is in Perpendicular style; the interior is notable for having two naves. The church has been preserved almost completely in the style in which it was built and still has the original Renaissance rood-screen, pulpit and stalls.
St Peter's Church
St Peter's, a medieval church rebuilt in 1839-41 in a mixture of Decorated and Perpendicular styles, is the oldest parish church in Leeds. It stands between the River Aire and the railroad.
Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam House is a Tudor-Jacobean mansion set in a 900 acre park. It was the birth place of Lord Darnley, who was the husband of Mary Queen of Scots. It contains many recently restored Old Master paintings, and furniture by Thomas Chippendale as well as a collection of Leeds creamware and silver. The house stands in beautiful grounds with marvelous rose bushes and rhododendrons.
Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Parking
Pay
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Thackray Medical Museum
This medical museum situated next to the Yorkshire city's St. Jame's University Hospital. It has a collection of 20,000 medical artifacts and displays the development of medicine through the ages. Visitors can learn about the development of keyhole, plastic and micro surgery.
All values are in local currency
Hours
January 2 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
July 1 to August 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
September 1 to December 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
| Family | 18.00 |
| Adult | 5.50 |
| Concession or reduced rate | 4.50 |
| Child 16 & under | 4.00 |
Parking
Pay
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Thwaite Mills
Thwaite Mill, a carefully restored water mill, is now a museum.
All values are in local currency
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| Family | 5.00 |
| Adult | 3.00 |
| Concession or reduced rate | 1.50 |
| Child | 1.00 |
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Town Hall
Park Row, a shopping and business street, leads to Victoria Square, in which stands the Leeds Town Hall, a Palladian building, consecrated in 1858 by Queen Victoria. There is a Corinthian colonnade along the main front which is dominated by a 200ft/61m-high clock tower. Its ornate Victoria Hall is used for concerts.
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