Where to drink in Headingley, from the Otley Run to a quiet glass of wine
Headingley is where the Otley Run starts, but there is more to the drinking here than a fancy dress pub crawl.
31 October 2026 · 3 minArticles on Only Leeds tagged Pubs.
Headingley is where the Otley Run starts, but there is more to the drinking here than a fancy dress pub crawl.
31 October 2026 · 3 minChapel Allerton packs a lot of drinking into a walkable stretch. Here is which pub or bar suits which night.
26 October 2026 · 3 minA glass-fronted corner pub on Meanwood Road with 20 taps and pulls, pizza from the kitchen and a quiz on Mondays.
23 October 2026 · 3 minFire-cooked beef on The Headrow, a vegan seitan roast worth crossing town for and a fondue roast in Roundhay.
11 October 2026 · 4 minEight stops, ten hand pulls at the oldest pub in town, an Ossett bar under the railway and a canalside finish.
6 October 2026 · 4 minA park with a beck through it, a seven-mile trail to Golden Acre, an urban farm and a short run of very good bars: Meanwood is where Leeds goes for a Saturday.
3 October 2026 · 4 minA 12th-century abbey, a riverside beer garden run by the local brewery and Europe's biggest video arcade, all within a mile: Kirkstall, explained.
26 September 2026 · 4 minTest cricket, the Rhinos, the Otley Run and a cinema that has been showing films since 1912: Headingley is more than a student pub crawl, and here is how to do it properly.
22 September 2026 · 5 minTwo miles up Harrogate Road, a Victorian local, a 100-seat arts centre, tapas worth the bus fare and a wood to walk it all off: north Leeds' favourite village, explained.
15 September 2026 · 5 minBritain's best pub, the oldest pub in the city and a riverside pint in Kirkstall: the Leeds pubs worth your evening.
10 September 2026 · 4 minBuses, 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 minSix city centre drinking spots, from a 1715 yard pub to a rooftop and a cocktail club, and what to do in each.
14 May 2026 · 3 minSouth Bank is still being built, but the drinking is already good: riverside terraces, a flax mill brewery bar and a proper Holbeck pub.
4 May 2026 · 4 minA riverside pub, a brewery pizza taproom and an independent brunch spot, with the addresses and what to order.
14 April 2026 · 3 minA riverside beer garden, a Grade II listed Victorian pub and a brewery tap, all pouring Kirkstall beer. Here is what each is good for.
4 April 2026 · 3 min