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York Gate Garden

Leeds counts York Gate Garden among its places to visit. 6 more places to visit are within 5 km. The register lists it as a Grade II listed park and garden.

Photo: York Gate Garden, Simon Cobb (CC0)

Where

In Leeds

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Garden in Leeds

Inside Leeds

York Gate Garden is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Leeds has 1,223 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

Afternoons in Leeds reach 18–21°C from June to September.

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

York Gate Garden

Further out, Harewood House is 5.6 km away.

Leeds’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Listed: Grade II listed park and garden
Town: in Leeds
Official site: perennial.org.uk/garden/york-gate-garden

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

The map

York Gate Garden on the map

Numbered points are the places near York Gate Garden, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns that list York Gate Garden

By population, Leeds leads the 4 with 536,262. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Bramhope

3,593 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km west of it

Yeadon

14,273 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 5 km northwest of it

Pool-in-Wharfedale

1,991 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where York Gate Garden is	People	Places to visit
Leeds	It’s in town	536,262	45
Bramhope	2.3 km northwest of it	3,593	7
Yeadon	4.4 km west of it	14,273	9
Pool-in-Wharfedale	5 km northwest of it	1,991	6

Make a day of it

Close to York Gate Garden

Within 15 km you can add 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and a historic house.

Historic houseHarewood House5.6 km away 2

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)4.5 km away 3

CathedralLeeds Cathedral6.7 km away 4

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum14 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)5

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery6.7 km away 6

CathedralBradford Cathedral13 km away 7

MuseumRoyal Armouries8 km away 8

CastleHarewood Castle7 km away

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

York Gate Garden: common questions

Where is York Gate Garden?

York Gate Garden is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is York Gate Garden?

Garden in Adel, Leeds.

When is the best time to visit York Gate Garden?

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

Is York Gate Garden a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near York Gate Garden?

Within 15 km: Harewood House (5.6 km), Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (4.5 km), Leeds Cathedral (6.7 km) and National Science and Media Museum (14 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 (9)

York Gate Garden: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood Castle: TJ Blackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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