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Attractions in Leeds

Leeds Cathedral opens Leeds’s list

Visitors to Leeds can choose from 18 museums, 7 attractions and 5 historic houses. 26 places to visit are mapped inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 19 more within 5 km of its edge. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. York Minster, 35 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Leeds Cathedral, Jungpionier (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Leeds
26
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
19
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
22
in or near town
Castles & historic places
10
in or near town
Best known

Start here in Leeds

Along with Leeds Cathedral, see 4 museums and an art gallery.

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Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Plotted on the map

Mental Health Muesum, 13 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Leeds’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

How the list breaks down

Museums or galleries number 22, castles or historic places 10.

Museums & galleries 18 museums · 4 art galleries17 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 5 historic houses · 3 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory1 in town · 9 nearby
Gardens & estates 4 gardens3 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 theme park1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 7 attractions4 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Leeds. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

The 26 inside Leeds come first, then 19 more within 5 km of its edge.

Oakwell Hall

Historic house · 3.5 km outside town, to the southwest

Grade I listed historic house museum in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

Run by Kirklees Council
About Oakwell Hall →

Oulton Hall

Historic house · 2.8 km outside town, to the southeast

Country house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, now used as a hotel.

About Oulton Hall →

The 26 inside Leeds come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

1,223 listed buildings and 12 scheduled monuments are on Leeds’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Leeds →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

The pick of the 12 is York Minster, 35 km off.

ChurchYork Minster35 km northeastMuseumNational Science and Media Museum14 km west · 442K visitors a year (2015)Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey33 km northCathedralBradford Cathedral13 km westMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum34 km northeast · 808K visitors a yearGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park34 km northCathedralWakefield Cathedral15 km southCastleSandal Castle17 km southMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park22 km south · 300K visitors a yearCastle · English HeritageClifford's Tower35 km northeastMuseumYorkshire Museum35 km northeast · 164K visitors a year (2019)CastlePontefract Castle21 km southeast

Places well known beyond Leeds (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Good to know in Leeds

What are the main attractions in Leeds?

The best known inside Leeds’ built-up area are Leeds Cathedral, Leeds Art Gallery, Royal Armouries and Leeds City Museum. In all, 26 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 19 more within 5 km.

Does Leeds have a museum?

22 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Leeds: Leeds Art Gallery, Royal Armouries, Leeds City Museum and Leeds Industrial Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Leeds?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 33 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Leeds?

Within 40 km: York Minster (35 km), National Science and Media Museum (14 km), Fountains Abbey (33 km), Bradford Cathedral (13 km).

Where are Leeds’ historic buildings listed?

Leeds has 1,223 listed buildings, 12 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Leeds when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (39)

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