Hive offer up some of the better healthy lunch options in Leeds, with salads and soups dominating the menu. No limp lettuce or dreary minestrone here, however, think Indian spiced cauliflower soup and Vietnamese pulled chicken salad.
Leeds is a city best explored on foot. With a local guide leading the way, this 90-minute walking tour offers an engaging introduction to a city.
From £12.00
‘Plant Dreaming’ gathers the work of seven contemporary artists and their thoughts on plant knowledge and ecopolitics, at Leeds Art Gallery.
Free entry
A bold, joyful punk-musical one-person show about making a queer family on your own terms.
From £16.50
Set in Gaza, one-woman show A Grain of Sand insists on one simple principle: that children’s voices matter, and that listening to them is a political act.
From £17.00
Please Do Not Touch, a powerful and emotional one-man show at Leeds Playhouse. Tackling contested artefacts, justice and free speech.
From £15.00
Journey from the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica to the cold, grey streets of 1940s London in Small Island.
From £16.50
Northern Monk, one of Leeds’ best breweries, is kicking off the weekend with a brewery tour to kick start your Saturday afternoon.
From £20.00
Take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds, with a heritage Pub and brewery tour.
From £35.00
Phranakhon Thai Tapas is a revolutionised Thai dining restaurant with a combination of European indulgence and authentic Thai tastes.
Hilton Doubletree is a upscale chain hotel with great, floor-to-ceiling views over the Leeds skyline.
Mercure Leeds Centre is a stylish 59-bedroom hotel offering a comfortable night sleep. The décor is inspired by Leeds’ rich tailoring heritage.
Bar and beer garden Water Lane Boathouse is the brainchild of the owners behind Belgrave Music Hall, Headrow House and Super Friendz.
Wellington Place is a brand new business park in Leeds, with multi-use spaces and a varied programme of events from street food to art shows.
The Met Hotel is an elegant hotel perfect for visiting businessmen and women who enjoy the finer things in life.
The Cross Keys is a modern gastropub with an open fire and fine range of local ales.
The upcoming Leeds-based Green Room is a plant-based eating space during the day that turns into a bar in the evening.
A chic, modern boutique hotel in the heart of Leeds, offering every amenity in stylish surroundings.
The Midnight Bell is an old-fashioned boozer in Holbeck’s Urban Village, Water Lane, with a hugely popular beer garden and seasonal dishes.
Quebecs Hotel is a stately, 19th century hotel in walking distance of the Leeds’ Grand Theatre and Opera House.
Hear ye, hear ye. Take some eating-out tips from our wintertime guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Theatre across the North West splits between festive escape and sharp, urgent work exploring politics, power and resistance.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
Manchester’s starting the new year with a run of gigs from some of the country’s best underground exports.
This season, exhibitions across the North West feel attuned to the world beneath the world – the forces and stories shaping how we see, feel and imagine.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
