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
With interactive encounters and live performance, Compass Festival is set to animate the city of Leeds once again this November.
Free entry
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
British-French singer-songwriter Lauren Auder brings her second, post-industrial love album to YES Basement.
From £15.61
Former black midi bassist Cameron Picton fronts a project that’s equal parts lush chamber pop and feral, goading chaos.
From £18.00
Thomas moves off the screen and onto the tracks in this immersive, steam-powered family railway adventure.
From £15.95
Steam trains, jump scares and swamp monsters. This East Lancashire Railway experience ticks a lot of boxes this October Half Term.
From £15
A major new production of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s cult musical arrives at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre this autumn before heading down the M62 to Liverpool Playhouse for Christmas.
From £34.50
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.
Contemporary performance, verbatim theatre, dark comedy and a bold vision of Gaza - an eclectic mix for the start of autumn.
Returning legends, their noisy heirs and centuries-old music made new – all in our latest guide update.
Step into autumn safe in the knowledge that you have the North's very best mid-September guide to food and drink in Manchester and beyond.
Our latest exhibition picks include a lost recording of the Strangeways protest, Manchester's first sound art festival, and queer archives revisited.
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.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
