Local Area

Victoria Leeds is the city’s premium shopping destination bringing together Victoria Quarter and Victoria Gate.

Housed in Grade II Listed arcades, Victoria Quarter is home to designer fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Vivienne Westwood and Harvey Nichol’s. Victoria Gate is the city’s newest retail addition housing a collection of luxury fashion and lifestyle brands alongside two rooftop bars, a super-casino and a five-storey John Lewis.

If you’re heading to Leeds for a shopping spree, there’s only one place to start.

Spanning three floors and over one million square feet, Trinity Leeds houses over 120 brands under its iconic glass domed roof including big brand names such as Victoria Secrets, Topshop and Apple.

Elland Road has been home to Leeds United Football Club since the club’s foundation in 1919.

Clayton Hotel is a firm favourite with Leeds United fans and has a long history of welcoming supporters from all over the country and overseas – along with a couple of familiar faces along the way!

Unique to the sporting world, with cricket and rugby grounds sitting back to back, Emerald Headingley is home to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie.

Located in the heart of Headingley, the stadium is within minutes’ walk to the lively bars and pubs of Otley Road.

Since its opening in 1878, The Grand Theatre & Opera House has seen many of Britain’s greatest thespians tread its boards. Today, The Grand has an exciting line-up of West End musicals, fantastic drama and is home to both Opera North and Northern Ballet Theatre.

Leeds is a city for music-lovers and if it’s big-name acts you are after, first direct Arena is the best place to start.

Unique in its ‘super-theatre’ design, first direct has played host to some of the biggest names in live music, comedy, entertainment and sport since it’s opening in 2013 including Sir Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Le Tour De France Grand Depart and The MOBO Awards.

Leeds is one of the UK’s most popular student cities: home to five universities and over 60,000 students! Heading to Leeds for an open day, visiting friends or attending a graduation; Clayton Hotel provides the perfect base for a trip to Leeds.

Leeds much-loved Christkindelmarkt will return to Millennium Square in 2024 with a mix of festive chalet stalls, traditional entertainment and tasty treats.

Looking to discover the great outdoors? Double the size of London’s Hyde Park, Roundhay Park is one of Europe’s biggest inner-city green spaces with over 700 acres of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens to be explored.

The oldest museum in the UK, Royal Armouries houses the national collection of arms and armour, originally located at the Tower of London.

A must-visit for families – Royal Armouries has a daily programme of live interpretations, talks and an action-packed annual events programme including themed-weekends and jousting tournaments!

Step into the drama at the former ITV Studios as you are taken on a guided journey into the world of Emmerdale!

Discover the behind-the-scenes secrets as The Emmerdale Studio Experience showcases the entire ‘lights-camera-action’ process of creating an episode of Yorkshire’s favourite soap! You will see authentic costumes and props and step onto exact set reconstructions! You even have the chance to pull a pint in The Woolpack!