Manchester Airport 1 hr
Tropical World (22 min)
Greenhouses filled with UK's largest tropical plant and animal collections outside of Kew Gardens. Harewood House (31 min)
18th-century stately home with Robert Adam-designed interiors, priceless art and landscaped garden. Yorkshire Sculpture Park (25 min)
This rural park contains sculptures by the likes of Henry Moore and hosts regular exhibitions. Salts Mill (28 min)
Imposing and elegant former mill housing art galleries, select shopping outlets, a cafe and a diner. National Science and Media Museum (18 min)
Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. Leeds City Museum (15 min)
Imposing home for natural and community history and the city collection of archeological items. Temple Newsam (24 min)
Grand residence standing in parkland and filled with priceless art and antiques plus a working farm. Leeds Art Gallery (13 min)
Large collection of 20th-century art with Craft Centre and Design Gallery for mixed media displays. National Coal Mining Museum for England (28 min)
Coal mining museum with a restored colliery, underground tours, pit ponies, a cafe and gift shop. Abbey House Museum (19 min)
Family-friendly site opening a window onto 19th-century life in Leeds with shops, houses and an inn. Eureka! The National Children's Museum (26 min)
Interactive museum for kids aged 0-11, offering learning through play, with a nursery and a cafe. Roundhay Park (23 min)
Spacious nature area with gardens, walking trails & lakes, plus 2 playgrounds & sports fields. Royal Armouries Museum (14 min)
Modern building for displays including Henry VIII's armour, war histories and experimental weaponry. The Hepworth Wakefield (23 min)
Innovative and spacious modern gallery with 6 contemporary art exhibition rooms, a shop and a cafe. Kirkstall Abbey (18 min)
Atmospheric, well preserved 12th-century abbey ruins with a visitor centre and tree-filled parkland. | 
