Manchester Airport 1 hr 8
Kirkstall Abbey (11 min) Atmospheric, well preserved 12th-century abbey ruins with a visitor centre and tree-filled parkland. Abbey House Museum (11 min) Family-friendly site opening a window onto 19th-century life in Leeds with shops, houses and an inn. Leeds Art Gallery (17 min) Large collection of 20th-century art with Craft Centre and Design Gallery for mixed media displays. Golden Acre Park (19 min) Large out-of-town park with ornamental gardens, a wildflower meadow, cafe kiosk and wildfowl lake. Harewood House (28 min) 18th-century stately home with Robert Adam-designed interiors, priceless art and landscaped garden. Temple Newsam (28 min) Grand residence standing in parkland and filled with priceless art and antiques plus a working farm. Royal Armouries Museum (21 min) Modern building for displays including Henry VIII's armour, war histories and experimental weaponry. National Science and Media Museum (15 min) Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. Salts Mill (22 min) Imposing and elegant former mill housing art galleries, select shopping outlets, a cafe and a diner. Bradford Industrial Museum (12 min) Engaging venue depicting mill life in the 1870s through various displays and steam demonstrations. Leeds City Museum (19 min) Imposing home for natural and community history and the city collection of archeological items. Roundhay Park (27 min) Spacious nature area with gardens, walking trails & lakes, plus 2 playgrounds & sports fields. Tropical World (23 min) Greenhouses filled with UK's largest tropical plant and animal collections outside of Kew Gardens. The Emmerdale Studio Experience (16 min) Tourist attraction with studio and village set tours of a well-known British soap opera. Eureka! The National Children's Museum (32 min) Interactive museum for kids aged 0-11, offering learning through play, with a nursery and a cafe. |