Heritage Pub Walk
Join heritage pub enthusiast Jim Brettell for a guided walk round some of the city centre's most popular examples.
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Aire and Calder Navigation Walk
A walk along the river and Navigation from the City Centre to the Thwaite Mills area, discovering the rich history and heritage of the area, returning by bus or independently.
The Leeds Goth QR Code Challenge
Leeds has an important place in the history of Goth culture. It’s home to the site of the world’s first Goth club and the city where Goth identity formed.
As part of this year’s national Heritage Open Days festival, you are invited to take the Leeds Goth QR Code Challenge and explore Leeds’ heritage as the birthplace of Goth.
Kirkstall Art Trail - Venue 37
Hollybush Conservation Centre is delighted to be a venue for Kirkstall Arts Trail 2024. Taking place across Saturday and Sunday, we'll be hosting 14 artists, as one of 38 different venues in Kirkstall. The cafe and gardens at Hollybush will be open for the whole weekend.
Railway History Walk, Wellington Place
Join us for a guided railway history walking tour around the local area of Wellington Place.
A great day out in Clifford: visit Clifford Methodist Church as part of a trio of churches
Our Connecting Clifford celebrations offer a unique opportunity to visit a trio of churches. You can also enjoy a walk around the village which must be booked (see separate entry).
Leeds West Railway Walk
A circular walk to look at the remaining historic railway infrastructure on the west side of Leeds.
Approximately 2½ miles of paved walking. Suitable footwear and weather-wear is needed. The route takes in the former Leeds Central Station Viaduct, Leeds and Thirsk Railway locomotive sheds (a roundhouse, and a half-roundhouse) The walk then joins the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and follows the towpath under the remains of the approach bridges to Central Station. Proceeding next to the Queens Hotel via the dark arches the walk finishes at Leeds Station North Concourse.
Connecting the past to the present: Adel St John's Conservation Area Walk
Join local historians Wendy Grisedale and Val Crompton for a guided walk around the Adel Conservation Area
Leeds Cathedral Guided Tours
Leeds Cathedral (The Cathedral Church of St Anne) is a Grade II* Listed Building, completed in 1904.
It is one of 22 Catholic cathedrals in England & Wales, and widely recognised as an outstanding example, of Art & Crafts architecture and design.
Leeds - how it compares and contrasts with York
York has been a very significant place for many centuries, while Leeds only really surged up the urban hierarchy from 250 years ago.
Why this great contrast? And yet what do the two places have in common? Each can be understood more fully with reference to the other.