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Entangled: Leeds Craftivists Felt Workshop

Leeds Craftivists are proud to partner with Leeds artist Pippa Woodhams on our Transform Trade campaign. 

Alongside Pippa’s long history of campaigning for trade justice in Leeds, she is a talented felt-maker, and her current exhibition "Entangled" explores relations between the industrial history of the mill and its environment. In this special workshop, she will give a tour of the exhibition, and help us make our own felt creations inspired by her work.

Hidden Temple Newsam Tours

Go beyond the ropes as you find out about life below stairs and see places exclusive to our ‘hidden tour’. Visit our historic cellars, hear true stories about the people that lived in the house and discover some secrets along the way! Tickets available in the Courtyard Gift Shop.

£3.50 (plus house admission charge).  Book the Welcome to Temple Newsam tour at 11am on the same day for discounted price of £6 (plus house admission charge).  Tours last 45min – 1hr.

Welcome to Temple Newsam Tours

Our friendly and knowlegdable  tour guides will give you a fascinating overview of the history of the house. You will be shown beautiful interiors, fascinating objects and hear remarkable stories.

£3.50 (plus house admission charge).  Book both tours on the same day for £6 (plus house admission charge).  Tours last 45min – 1hr.

If you are travelling especially for tours, please check in advance as occasionally they are not available due to special events or unforeseen circumstances.

11am, Tues, Sat, Sun from Tue 18 Feb to Tue 21 Oct 

Kate Pankhurst's Fantastically Great Trail

From February 14th to March 8th, you can attempt to complete Kate Pankhurst’s Fantastically Great Trail by visiting library zones across Leeds and collecting the letters on the Fantastically Great Women on display in the buildings listed in each zone. The letters will create a word linked to one of the women. When you have a complete word for one zone or more, email a picture to leeds.libraries@leeds.gov.uk by March 8th for the chance to win a prize. Zones win prizes!

Sketching Queer History: Leeds LGBT History Month Sketch Walk

The theme for this year’s LGBT History Month is Activism and Social Change.

Led by local historian and artist Clifford Stead, join Leeds Sanctuary as we learn about the activists who have made Leeds a safer place for LGBTQ+ people throughout history, and sketch key landmarks as we go.

We'll be meeting on the 27th of February at 5.30pm outside Mill Hill Chapel in City Square (LS1 5EB), please sign up so we know how many people to expect, and to keep an eye out for you!

Tapestry Tour

Join us for a tour of the Leeds Tapestry, an iconic needlework display which celebrates our city’s history and culture. 

Learn about the beautiful needlework images and discover the stories behind their creation. 

We’ll also be showing original design sketches and practice needlework samples from the Tapestry project. 

Morley Heritage Investment Fund – Morley Town Deal

Liam Riley, Regeneration Officer at Leeds City Council, will provide a walking tour of the high street in Morley to highlight properties targeted through the Heritage Investment Fund. The Fund is a £1.7m scheme, part of the wider Morley Town Deal, and provides business owners in Morley with the opportunity to access grant funding to uplift and showcase prominent heritage buildings in the Morley Conservation Area.

Leeds City Centre Guided Tour

Leeds is the third largest city in the United Kingdom, with a past as a major Victorian industrial hub and a world leader in cloth production to the present day as a University city and a technology, legal and retail hub.

This tour reflects on the past and the present, giving guests an insight into what makes Leeds the city it is today whilst taking in the sights and sounds of the city centre.

Leeds Heritage Pub Guided Tour

Leeds has a rich pub and brewing heritage and this journey takes guests on a 300+ year travel through time.

The tour begins with a visit to The Tetley and the story of Tetley Brewery, one of Britain's largest in its prime.

​This is followed by a trip to the Adelphi, a late Victorian-built pub with wonderful original architecture and an opportunity to see how a Leeds-based brewery operated in the 1950s.

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