The Yorkshire Sculpture Park boasts 500 acres of historic 18th and 19th centuries gardens and parkland. This international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture sets out to challenge, inspire, inform and delight. Amongst a stunning setting, art and nature are brought together for visit...

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The Carriageworks is located on Millennium square in Leeds and houses an exciting mix of plays, musicals, dance, film, exhibitions, community events and workshops. This state of the art venue opened in 2005 and boasts two theatres and six rehearsal rooms for local and regional artists of vary...

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The City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds is one of the longest running and best-preserved music halls in Britain. Twice a year, in MarchApril and October, the Good Old Days still play to appreciative audiences. There are many other productions taking place throughout the year and they include...

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The no.1 UK girl band, Girls Aloud, will perform a special concert at Harewood House this summer in support of their smash hit album Tangled Up, featuring the hit songs "Call The Shots" and "Sexy No No No". The girls - Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts amp Kimberley W...

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York Gate is a serene one-acre garden tucked away behind the ancient church in Adel on the northern outskirts of Leeds. Created during the second half of the 20th century by the Spencer family , the picturesque garden boasts immense style and craftsmanship and is widely recognised as one of the ...

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Chevin Forest Park, located approximately one mile from Leeds in Otley, covers almost 500 acres of moorland and woodland and boasts a range of facilities for picnics, walking and rock-climbing, and designated bridleways for horse-riding and biking. The Park's extensive network of paths makes ...

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Leeds' Headingley Stadium is the city's premier sporting complex and is the venue for cricket (Yorkshire County Cricket Club), rugby union (Leeds Carnegie) and rugby league (Leeds Rhinos). The complex features two separate grounds, a cricket ground and the stadium which boasts a capacity of a...

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The Leeds Championship Dog Show takes place at Harewood House over the last weekend in July and is one of the largest outdoor dog shows in the North of England and the fourth largest dog show in the country after Crufts. Saturday 26th - Working Dogs and Pastoral Sunday 27th - Utility, Toy an...

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The Leventhorpe Vineyard on the outskirts of Leeds' city boundary was established in 1985 and is the most northerly commercial vineyard at present. Covering 5 acres of land, the local topography, south-facing slope and micro-climate are generous for producing characterful West Yorkshire wines...

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The Henry Moore Institute is a centre for the study of sculpture in Leeds. Housed in an award-winning retro-futuristic black marble building, the galleries features permanent sculpture collections, exhibitions and a sculpture reference library. The institute also holds beautiful temporary exh...

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The Golden Acre Park in Leeds is a favourite with residents and visitors alike, and is made up of over 130 acres of gardens and woodland stretching out from a central lake. Enjoy a stroll on the many walking trails available and stop to watch some gardening demonstrations including a national...

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This year is the 10th year of the Leeds Festival - still the North of Englands only music festival - and to celebrate this special milestone, event organisers have assembled a world-class line-up of performers - basically every new buzz band you have read about this year, every band you want to...

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The iconic Gatehouse perched on a hill in the heart of Kirkstall sits one of Britain's best preserved and most romantic abbeys and the home of a unique venue offering simple but wholesome food surrounded by the rustic medieval features of this 12th century local landmark. The food of Yorkshir...

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The Otley museum in Leeds reflects the area's social and industrial history from pre-history into the 20th century. The museum features a big collection of objects and artefacts from a wide range of genres including Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Land Transport, Personalities, S...

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The Leeds Discovery Centre houses Leeds enormous cache of collections held by Leeds Museums and Galleries. A total of one million objects, from the mundane to the spectacular, are one show at the venue formerly known as the Museum Resource Centre. What makes the centre so unique is that they...

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