Two days of Open Decks and Deckchairs!
1pm til Late - FREE ENTRY
Our traditional bank holiday banger - enjoy a tipple in the sun with laid back DJs in the fabulous Weavers' Yard.
Kids and Dog Friendly.
Food Trucks ~ Cocktails ~ Brewskies
On this walking tour historian Kit Heyam will take you on a tour of Leeds' queer history highlights.
From Pride to squats, from 1840s court cases to 1990s raves, you'll see the city and its past in a new light.
On this walking tour, historian Kit Heyam will take you on a tour of Woodhouse and Hyde Park's queer history highlights.
From early Pride to squats, from wartime genderqueers to gay hotlines, you'll see the city and its past in a new light.
Returning due to phenomenal demand last summer, experience our herd of red deer up close as we take you on a tour of our Deer Park in our brand new Lotherton tractor trailer. Learn all about this magnificent species – and Britain’s biggest native mammal – and discover the estate from a different viewpoint.
An unforgettable experience for the whole family, come rain or shine!
Just add the tractor tour to your ticket booking after selecting your General Admission entry to Lotherton. Tours can be added as a bolt-on to the following dates:
Come and celebrate the best day of the year – Yorkshire Day! With a special event at Lotherton.
Join us for our two-day Yorkshire Artisan Market which will include a craft market and entertainment for the whole family. We will be marking all things Yorkshire and recognising the incredible diversity of the region, whilst having plenty of fun.
Included in membership / general admission (advanced booking recommended).
Stallholders include:
A road movie truly like no other, Gallivant chronicles Andrew Kötting’s journey around the UK’s coastline, with his eccentric ‘Big Granny’ Gladys and young daughter Eden, who has Joubert Syndrome and communicates through sign-language.
You’re guaranteed a jolly holiday with Lotherton this summer, with family activities inspired by the seaside and all the things you love about the great British summer.
We’ll have a sand pit, children’s rides, deer tractor tours* and family activities – including foot golf, circus tent and entertainers (see below for details**). Plus if you’re feeling peckish, head over to the beach shack cafe or ice cream gazebo.
Outdoor Cinema is back at Kirkstall Abbey this summer!
Join us for one of two evenings of exclusive access inside the walls of the iconic Kirkstall Abbey.
23rd August - Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
24th August - Top Gun Maverick
Outdoor cinema, but not like you’ve seen before! Returning to Leeds this summer the Frontier Sapiens Film Festival is the largest open-air adventure film tour in the UK and is bringing inspiration and adventure to the big screen OUTDOORS.
Join us at Hollybush to discover why it was once the centre of the rhubarb world! In 2024 we’re celebrating Joseph Whitwell, gentleman rhubarb farmer, with a blue plaque commemorating the site of his former home and farm at Hollybush. Whitwell pioneered the process of forcing rhubarb at scale, and The Royal Agricultural Society reported in 1871 that he was the ‘largest grower of forced rhubarb in any single location in the UK’. But why was Hollybush such a perfect place for a rhubarb grower to live?