Outdoors

Indulgence

Leeds is a city built for indulgence. Whether you like shopping til you drop, popping champagne corks, club hopping like a VIP or enjoying opera from a theatre box, Leeds will never disappoint.

Heritage & Gardens

As a forward looking city, Leeds knows how to do history in style. From our Medieval roots to our more recent industrial history, the past really comes alive in our popular historic attractions.

Our city is fabulously rich in culture and the arts, with more venues, festivals and acts appearing all the time. You're never far from breathtaking music, dance or theatre, so, prepare to be entertained!

Sports

Whether you're here to support one of our local teams or visit one of the many international matches held in Leeds throughout the year, you'll love how easy it is to get close to the action.

Family Fun

Leeds is perfect for families with children of all ages. It's compact city centre is easy on little legs and puts an end to the dreaded 'are we nearly there yet' cries.

Delicious

Foodies will relish a trip to Leeds, with it's fantastic array of restaurants, food and drink retailers and delicious Yorkshire produce.

The beauty of a destination like Leeds is it's fantastic location, with a seemingly endless list of historic towns, villages and natural beauty spots right on it's doorstep. A short distance in any direction and you can be in a peaceful nature spot which seems a million miles from the modern vibrant city centre.

Walking

Leeds Country Way is a 62 mile circular route which can be started at any point along the way and can be walked in either direction. Other popular walking routes include Otley Chevin, Almscliffe Crags, Eccup reservoir and Harewood Estate. The Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) is an exciting route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders which passes through our city on the north-south route. The central section starts by the Royal Armouries Museum in the centre of Leeds and travels alongside the Aire & Calder Navigation passing Thwaite Mills Watermill . It is mapped and signed all the way, mainly traffic free and is level enough for families using pushchairs or wheelchairs.

Cycling

The West Yorkshire Cycle route is a 150 mile circular route that roughly follows the county boundary. The route is primarily for leisure cycling, is mainly on road and has recently been re-signposted. Terrain varies greatly and each section is graded; easy, moderate or strenuous- so there is something to challenge even the fittest cyclists! The Aire Valley Towpath Routeruns for 22km from Leeds to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Saltaire. Starting from Granary Wharf the towpath follows a peaceful route through Leeds, passing Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills, Kirkstall Abbeyand Bramley Falls. The Wetherby Railway Path follows a disused railway track, passing through farmland and woods and the market town of Wetherby. Being short and flat, this is a particularly suitable route for young children.

Riding

Leeds boasts plenty of fantastic places to go horse-riding, as the afore-mentioned routes show. Adel Wood Equestrian Centre is located next to the Meanwood Valley Trail, a 7 mile recreational trail from Woodhouse Moor to Golden Acre Park, passing through Meanwood and Adel Woods. Riding lessons, hacks or lead-outs are available for all abilities. Middleton Park Equestrian Centre is one of Britain's premier equestrian centres, highly experienced in teaching able bodied and disabled riders of all ages. The facilities are set on the edge of Middleton Woods, providing off road hacking and carriage driving in 300 acres of ancient woodland.

Parks

There are seven major parks in Leeds: Otley Chevin Park, Kirkstall Abbey Estate, Middleton Park, Golden Acre Park,. Roundhay Park, Temple Newsam Estate and Lotherton Hall Estate. Many have adventure playgrounds, tennis courts, fishing lakes and bowling greens.

Golf

There are 4 municipal golf courses around the city, based at Roundhay Park, Gotts Park, Temple Newsam and Middleton Park. The 4 star De Vere Oulton Hall hotel is an incredible mid-18th Century mansion set in stunning grounds featuring a spa and a golf course. A warm welcome also awaits at Moortown Golf Club, one of the country's finest Championship Golf courses where The Ryder Cup was staged in 1929. The game doesn't have to end when it rains either, now the PGA Tour endorsed Golf Cafe Bar has arrived in Leeds city centre. Indoor Golf is now very realistic due to the new technology incorporated into the Simulators. Normal clubs and balls are used, and you can play on over 36 simulated courses.

Fishing

There are miles of river venues, lakes and lengths of canal in Leeds, providing relaxing and peaceful places to cast your line and while away the hours. Popular spots include Knotford Lagoon in Otley, and Yeadon Tarn, as well as the River Aire and the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Nightfishing is permitted in the four lakes at Swillington Park.

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