Leeds
Victorian arcades, a covered market where Marks and Spencer started, and a town hall built to show Manchester up. Northern England at its most confident.
Leeds in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Leeds
Where to stay in Leeds
Leeds in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Leeds
Kirkgate Market is a market complex on Vicar Lane in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest covered market in Europe and a Grade I listed building. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Aug 2026
Tim Green · CC BY 2.0
Leeds Art Gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a gallery, part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group, whose collection of 20th-century British Art was designated by the British government in 1997 as a collection "of national importance". Its collection also includes 19th-century and earlier art works.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Chemical Engineer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leeds Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Planned to include law courts, a council chamber, offices, a public hall, and a suite of ceremonial rooms, it was built between 1853 and 1858 to a design by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
derek dye · CC BY-SA 2.0
Roundhay is a large suburb in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Roundhay had a population of 22,546 in 2011.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Chemical Engineer · Public domain
The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Once an important part of England's military organization, it became the United Kingdom's oldest museum, and one of the oldest museums in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Irid Escent · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kirkgate Market is a market complex on Vicar Lane in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest covered market in Europe and a Grade I listed building. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Aug 2026
Tim Green · CC BY 2.0
Leeds Art Gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a gallery, part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group, whose collection of 20th-century British Art was designated by the British government in 1997 as a collection "of national importance". Its collection also includes 19th-century and earlier art works.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Chemical Engineer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leeds Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Planned to include law courts, a council chamber, offices, a public hall, and a suite of ceremonial rooms, it was built between 1853 and 1858 to a design by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
derek dye · CC BY-SA 2.0
Roundhay is a large suburb in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Roundhay had a population of 22,546 in 2011.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Chemical Engineer · Public domain
The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Once an important part of England's military organization, it became the United Kingdom's oldest museum, and one of the oldest museums in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Irid Escent · CC BY-SA 2.0
From the airport
When to go to Leeds: May or Jun or Jul or Aug
Guides about Leeds
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London with children from about four. Why under-11s travel free, the 50% discount visiting families are never told about, and what to skip.
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