Manchester Airport 1 hr 10
Roundhay Park (11 min) Spacious nature area with gardens, walking trails & lakes, plus 2 playgrounds & sports fields. Leeds Art Gallery (9 min) Large collection of 20th-century art with Craft Centre and Design Gallery for mixed media displays. Leeds City Museum (11 min) Imposing home for natural and community history and the city collection of archeological items. The Emmerdale Studio Experience (10 min) Tourist attraction with studio and village set tours of a well-known British soap opera. Leeds Kirkgate Market (11 min) Tropical World (10 min) Greenhouses filled with UK's largest tropical plant and animal collections outside of Kew Gardens. Thackray Museum of Medicine (5 min) Interactive displays tell the story of medicine from Victorian operating theatres to modern surgery. Leeds Town Hall (9 min) Grand 19th-century municipal hall with an ornate neoclassical facade, now hosting concerts & comedy. Kirkstall Abbey (15 min) Atmospheric, well preserved 12th-century abbey ruins with a visitor centre and tree-filled parkland. Lotherton (19 min) Venerable Edwardian country manor with landscaped gardens, stables, playgrounds and woodland walks. Abbey House Museum (16 min) Family-friendly site opening a window onto 19th-century life in Leeds with shops, houses and an inn. The Hepworth Wakefield (25 min) Innovative and spacious modern gallery with 6 contemporary art exhibition rooms, a shop and a cafe. Temple Newsam (9 min) Grand residence standing in parkland and filled with priceless art and antiques plus a working farm. Royal Armouries Museum (10 min) Modern building for displays including Henry VIII's armour, war histories and experimental weaponry. Harewood House (23 min) 18th-century stately home with Robert Adam-designed interiors, priceless art and landscaped garden. |