Christmas in Leeds 2026: Markets, Ice Skating and Shows
22 October 2026·4 min read
Things To Do
The arcades, the Armouries, Roundhay and Kirkstall Abbey.
Things To DoThe Best Walks Near Leeds
From a seven mile valley trail that starts by the university to the moor above Ilkley: the Leeds walks locals actually do, with distances and where to start.
18 October 2026·4 min read
Things To DoThings to Do in Leeds When It Rains
It rains in Leeds. Fine. Here is how to spend a wet day under glass roofs, in a gas-lit cinema, among crocodiles or in a hall full of armour.
15 October 2026·4 min read
Things To DoThe Best Things to Do in Leeds
A market older than Marks & Spencer, arcades with clockwork knights, a free museum full of armour and a ruined abbey on the bus: the Leeds days locals actually have.
13 October 2026·5 min read
Things To DoFree Things to Do in Leeds
Armour, sculpture, a tiger, 700 acres of park and a ruined abbey, all for nowt or a donation: how to have a good day in Leeds without opening your wallet.
1 October 2026·4 min read
Things To DoLeeds with kids: six places that work for a family day out
Free armour, a Victorian street, a working farm and a ruined abbey: six family days out in Leeds, with the practical bits.
11 June 2026·4 min read
Things To DoHebden Bridge from Leeds by train, and the climb to Heptonstall
A direct train from Leeds, a packhorse bridge, and a very steep cobbled lane up to one of the best-looking villages in the Calder Valley.
1 June 2026·4 min read
Things To DoAbbey House Museum and its Victorian streets, Kirkstall
A gatehouse museum on Abbey Walk with recreated 1880s streets, and a ruined abbey and a cuppa just across the road.
30 May 2026·4 min read
Things To DoMatchday at Elland Road: getting there, pubs and the way back
Buses, park and ride, a walk if you fancy it, and the pubs worth your pre-match pint, plus how to get back into Leeds.
22 May 2026·4 min read
Things To DoThe Meanwood Valley Trail: Woodhouse Moor to Golden Acre
Seven miles of waymarked path from Woodhouse Moor up the beck to Golden Acre Park, in three easy sections.
20 May 2026·4 min read
Things To DoRoyal Armouries Museum in Leeds: free entry and how to do it well
The national museum of arms and armour is free, sits on the South Bank at Leeds Dock, and puts on live combat every day it opens.
18 May 2026·4 min read
Things To DoKirkstall Abbey: how to do it well, from donation to pint
A ruined Cistercian abbey on the River Aire, free to enter with a £5 suggested donation, and a Kirkstall Brewery pub close by.
16 May 2026·3 min read
Things To DoLeeds Grand Theatre: tickets, history and where to drink after
A Victorian red-brick showpiece on New Briggate, home to Opera North and Northern Ballet, with a few ways to pay less and a proper bar a few doors down.
6 May 2026·4 min read
Things To DoYorkshire Dales by train from Leeds on the Settle to Carlisle line
One train from Leeds takes you through Skipton and Settle and into proper Dales walking country, no car needed.
2 May 2026·4 min read
Things To DoMeanwood Valley Urban Farm: prices, animals and where to go after
A working city farm on Sugar Well Road since 1980, with £3 entry, no booking and a café on site.
6 April 2026·4 min read