Arts & Culture
If you're looking to indulge in arts and culture in Leeds, then you have plenty of options including: the BBC’s Yorkshire headquarters, Leeds College of Music, Phoenix Dance Theatre and Northern Ballet, the newly rebuilt and renamed Leeds Playhouse, The Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, the Howard Assembly Room, The Royal Armouries at Leeds Dock, and the Hyde Park Picture House on Brudenell Road.
Find out moreTransport
Getting to other towns and cities throughout the UK is easy in Leeds. The M1 and A1 (M) run close to the city, It is home to the third-busiest station in the UK outside London, the city is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with a free water taxi service between Granary Wharf and Leeds Dock every 20 minutes and Leeds Bradford International Airport is 8 miles north-west of the city centre.
Find out moreShopping
Leeds has a great selection of boutique and designer stores, high street retailers, and excellent independents. There are four arcades Queens Arcade, Grand Arcade, Thornton’s Arcade and The Victoria Quarter which is part of Victoria Leeds. For a range of independents visit The Corn Exchange on Call Lane. For fresh produce, fashion and hardware, there’s Kirkgate Market. To top it off, there’s a farmers’ market on Briggate in the city centre.
Find out moreFood
Around the train station you’ll find Tapped Leeds on Boar Lane with 27 different craft beers, Bibis Italianissimo, a family-owned restaurant and Granary Wharf, home to Livin’ Italy and Fazenda. The Calls is one of Leeds’ trendiest areas, packed with bars and restaurants, including Ambiente Tapas and Brasserie Forty 44. At the top of Vicar Lane you’ll find Zaap, a Thai street food experience. Trinity Leeds has a good selection of places to eat and drink, including Trinity Kitchen, The Alchemist and The Botanist.
Find out moreNearby
Head beyond Leeds city centre and you’ll see some of the country’s best scenery and attractions. Our new build homes in Leeds are ideally located for easy access to surrounding towns and villages, which include the likes of Victorian spa town Harrogate and the village of Harewood, with its grand stately home and surrounding estate.
Find out more