# Things to see in Leeds (United Kingdom): 113 places and when to go

> Leeds is a major city in United Kingdom with around 1,529,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 113 places in and around it, mainly Temples (27), Nature (23), Food and drink (23). The best known are Wakefield Cathedral, Leeds Cathedral and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 49 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 11. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 53.832, -1.582
- **Population:** About 1,529,000
- **Places:** 113 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (27) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (23) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (23) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (22) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (19) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (14)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, 71 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Leeds

The places in and around Leeds, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Wakefield Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wakefield-cathedral/): Grade I listed cathedral in Wakefield, United Kingdom · 18 km
- [Leeds Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-cathedral/): Catholic cathedral in West Yorkshire, England, UK · 4.2 km
- [Yorkshire Sculpture Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/yorkshire-sculpture-park/): Sculpture park in West Bretton, Yorkshire, United Kingdom · 24 km
- [Kirkstall Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirkstall-abbey-ruins/): Cistercian monastery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · 2.1 km
- [Knaresborough Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/knaresborough-castle/): Ruined fortress in North Yorkshire, England, UK · 21 km
- [Leeds Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-art-gallery/): Municipal art gallery in England, United Kingdom · 4.2 km
- [Royal Armouries Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-armouries/): Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom · 5.5 km
- [Spofforth Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/spofforth-castle/): Castle in Spofforth with Stockeld, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK · 16 km
- [The Hepworth Wakefield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-hepworth-wakefield/): Art gallery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · 18 km
- [Harewood Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/harewood-castle/): Grade I listed castle in Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · 9.4 km
- [Jervaulx Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/jervaulx-abbey/): Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, UK · 49 km
- [Leeds City Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-city-museum/): Museum in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, in a former mechanic's institute, later civic theatre building · 4.1 km
- [Temple Newsam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/temple-newsam-house/): Grade I listed historic house museum in Leeds, United Kingdom, United Kingdom · 9.7 km
- [Leeds Grand Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-grand-mosque/): Mosque in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · 3.0 km
- [Goldsborough Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/goldsborough-hall/): Stately home in Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, England · 22 km
- [John O'Gaunt's Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/john-of-gaunts-castle/): Hunting lodge in North Yorkshire, England, UK · 18 km
- [Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-industrial-museum/): Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · 3.2 km
- [Kirkgate Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-kirkgate-market-indoor/): Grade I listed architectural structure in Leeds, United Kingdom · 4.8 km
- [Lotherton Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lotherton-hall/): Country house in West Yorkshire, England · 17 km
- [Leeds Minster](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/minster-church-of-st-peter-at-leeds/): Church in Leeds, UK · 5.1 km
- [St James' Parish Church, Wetherby](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-st-james-wetherby/): Church in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England, UK · 17 km
- [St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-john-the-evangelist-s-church/): Church in Leeds, UK · 4.4 km
- [St Ricarius Church, Aberford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-ricarius-parish-church/): Church building in Aberford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · 16 km
- [St Oswald's Church, Collingham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-oswald-s-parish-church/): Church in Leeds, UK · 14 km

And the other 89, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [All Hallows Church, Bardsey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-parish-church-of-all-hallows/), [St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-st-peter-and-st-leonard/), [Headingley Hill Congregational Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/headingley-hill-congregational-church/), [Mill Hill Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mill-hill-unitarian-chapel/), [St John the Evangelist's Church, Oulton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/oulton-parish-church/), [Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Leeds](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/our-lady-of-lourdes-roman-catholic-church/), [St Agnes' Church, Burmantofts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-agnes-church/), [St Austin's Church, Wakefield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-austin-s-rc-church/), [St Cross Church, Middleton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-cross/), [St James' Church, Seacroft](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-james-seacroft/), [St Mary's Church, Whitkirk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-s-church-whitkirk/), [St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-matthew-s-church-chapel-allerton/), [St Peter's Church, Stanley, West Yorkshire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-peters-church-centre/), [St Robert's Church, Pannal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-robert-s/), [St Saviour Church, Richmond Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-saviours/), [St Bartholomew's Chapel, West Bretton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-church-in-west-bretton/), [Harrogate Baptist Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/harrogate-baptist-church/), [Sinai Synagogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sinai-synagogue/)
- **Museums and art**: [Abbey House Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/abbey-house-museum/), [Thackray Museum of Medicine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thackray-medical-museum/), [Wakefield Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wakefield-museum/), [Leeds Discovery Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-museums-discovery-centre/), [Otley Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/otley-museum/), [Royal Pump Room, Harrogate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-harrogate-museum-at-the-royal-pump-room/), [Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-stanley-audrey-burton-gallery/), [West Yorkshire History Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-yorkshire-history-centre/)
- **History**: [Arthington Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arthington-viaduct/), [Kirkstall Road Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirkstall-road-viaduct/), [All Saints' Church, Otley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/otley-all-saints-parish-church/), [Rothwell Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rothwell-castle/), [St Robert's Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-robert-s-cave/), [Yorke's Folly](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/yorke-s-folly/), [Headingley Bear Pit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bear-pit/), [Crimple Valley Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/crimple-valley-viaduct/), [Knaresborough Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/knaresborough-viaduct/), [Leeds Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-bridge/), [Temple Works](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/temple-works/), [Tree Of Life Rock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tree-of-life/)
- **Architecture**: [Collingham Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/collingham-bridge/), [Thorp Arch Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thorp-arch-bridge/), [Wetherby Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wetherby-bridge/)
- **With kids**: [Tropical World](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tropical-world/), [Go Ape - Treetop Adventure](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/go-ape-treetop-adventure/)
- **Nature**: [Almscliffe Crag](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/almscliffe-crag/), [Breary Marsh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/breary-marsh-local-nature-reserve/), [Devil's Frying Pan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/devil-s-frying-pan/), [Golden Acre Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/golden-acre-park/), [Hood Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hood-hill/), [Rawdon Billing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rawdon-billing/), [Rodley Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rodley-nature-reserve/), [St Aidan's](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rspb-st-aidan-s/), [Adel Dam Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/adel-dam-nature-reserve/), [Bardsey Fields](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bardsey-fields/), [Chevin Forest Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chevin-forest-park/), [Eask Keswick Marsh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/eask-keswick-marsh/), [Elliker Fields](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/elliker-fields/), [Elliker Woods](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/elliker-woods/), [Farnley Hall Fish Pond Local Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/farnley-hall-fish-pond-local-nature-reserve/), [Fitts Fields](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fitts-fields/), [Frank Shire's Quarry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/frank-shire-s-quarry/), [Frank Shires Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/frank-shires-meadow/), [Gair Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gair-wood/), [Ginny Greenholes Playground and Conservation Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ginny-greenholes-playground-and-conservation-area/), [Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirkstall-valley-nature-reserve/), [Ox Close Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ox-close-wood/)
- **Food and drink**: [Anthology Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/anthology-brewing-company/), [Bosun's Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bosun-s-brewery/), [DMC Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dmc-brewery/), [Fare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fare/), [Frisky Bear Brewing Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/frisky-bear-brewing-co/), [136, Westgate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hb-clark-and-co-ltd/), [Horbury Ales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/horbury-ales/), [Horsforth Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/horsforth-brewery/), [Kirkstall Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirkstall-brewery/), [Leeds Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-brewery/), [Legitimate Industries](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/legitimate-industries/), [Morton Collins Brewing Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/morton-collins-brewing-co/), [Northern Monk Refectory LDS](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/northern-monk-refectory-lds/), [Northern Monk - Sydenham Road](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/northern-monk-sydenham-road/), [Pig Love Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pig-love-brewery/), [Ridgeside Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ridgeside-brewery/), [Shadow Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shadow-brewing/), [Springwell - North Brewing Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/springwell-north-brewing-co/), [Sunbeam Ales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sunbeam-ales/), [Tartarus Beers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tartarus-beers/), [The Old Flax Store](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-old-flax-store/), [Wilde Child Brewing Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wilde-child-brewing-co/)
- **Hiking**: [Dales Way Link](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dales-way-link/), [Swale Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/swale-way/)

## When to go to Leeds

The best time to visit Leeds is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 7 h 43 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 29 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 29 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 45 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 42 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 49 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 21 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 37 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 13 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 13 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 11 |

In June there are 16 h 49 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 11. In April, 113 of the 113 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Leeds

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN, Manchester, Greater Manchester), 71 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.832%2C-1.582)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.832%2C-1.582)

## Other towns nearby

- [Bradford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bradford/): 97 places · 12 km
- [Pontefract](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pontefract/): 23 places · 25 km
- [Skipton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/skipton/): 30 places · 33 km
- [Ripon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ripon/): 51 places · 34 km
- [York](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/york/): 90 places · 36 km
- [Todmorden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/todmorden/): 39 places · 37 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Leeds?

The best known: [Wakefield Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wakefield-cathedral/), [Leeds Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/leeds-cathedral/), [Yorkshire Sculpture Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/yorkshire-sculpture-park/), [Kirkstall Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kirkstall-abbey-ruins/), [Knaresborough Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/knaresborough-castle/). In all, 113 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Leeds?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 49 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 11.

### How do you get to Leeds?

The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 71 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.832%2C-1.582) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Leeds as the destination and these 113 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).