Attraction · Leeds · West Yorkshire

Bear Pit

Look for Bear Pit, an attraction, in Leeds. The surrounding 5 km hold 21 more places to visit. Management falls to Leeds Civic Trust.

Where

In Leeds

inside the built-up area

Run by

Leeds Civic Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Attraction in Leeds

Inside Leeds

Bear Pit is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Leeds the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°59 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 7°50 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug20° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°69 mm

Dec7° / 2°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Leeds, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Leeds. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Leeds’ full climate →

About

Bear Pit

Leeds Cathedral comes next on our list, 2.5 km away.

Type: Attraction
Run by: Leeds Civic Trust
Town: in Leeds

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The way to Bear Pit

Use the numbers to match each place near Bear Pit with the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Bear Pit

Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1Leeds
2Pudsey

1 · It’s in town

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 4.9 km west of it

Pudsey

34,853 people · 21 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Bear Pit is	People	Places to visit
Leeds	It’s in town	536,262	45
Pudsey	4.9 km west of it	34,853	21

Make a day of it

Around Bear Pit

There are 66 within 15 km, 4 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory among them.

CathedralLeeds Cathedral2.5 km away 2

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)2.1 km away 3

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery2.5 km away 4

Historic houseHarewood House9.6 km away 5

MuseumRoyal Armouries3.8 km away 6

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum12 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)7

MuseumLeeds City Museum2.4 km away 8

MuseumLeeds Industrial Museum1.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Bear Pit

Where is Bear Pit?

Bear Pit is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bear Pit?

Attraction.

Who runs Bear Pit?

Leeds Civic Trust.

When is the best time to visit Bear Pit?

June to September are the warmest months in Leeds, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bear Pit?

Within 15 km: Leeds Cathedral (2.5 km), Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (2.1 km), Leeds Art Gallery (2.5 km) and Harewood House (9.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds City Museum: Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Industrial Museum: RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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