Pudsey Market
Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor
Pudsey is a Victorian market town, and so this small but perfectly-formed market is charmingly traditional, featuring everything from secondhand books, fabrics and gloriously fresh local foodstuff.
What's on near Pudsey Market
More Song at The Record Cafe Bradford
Bradford’s number-one live lit night with invited guests and open mic, hosted by Tom Branfoot. January’s headliners come in the form of award-winning Kym Deyn, Ophira Gottlieb and Hamish Rush.
free entry
NYE Double Bill with Marilyn at Hyde Park Picture House
Ring in the New Year with Hollywood royalty at Hyde Park Picture House.
from £15.00
Until
Interactive Music Tours at Old Chapel Music CIC
Old Chapel Music studio in Holdback, Leeds is offering an interactive historical music tour that opens its doors and ears to the public.
free entry
The Coral: The Making of the Debut Album at City Varieties
Celebrating the 21st anniversary of their eponymous debut album, The Coral’s James Skelly and Nick Power will gift audiences with an intimate evening.
from £27.50
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Dear Evan Hansen at Leeds Grand Theatre
A new production of the multi award-winning musical is set to tour the UK from autumn 2024, venues include Leeds Grand Theatre, Liverpool Empire and Palace Theatre Manchester.
from £31.00
Until
Northern Ballet’s The Nutcracker at Leeds Grand Theatre
Sure to awaken childlike imagination in us all, experience the sweetest of treats this Christmas with Northern Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
from £20.00
Until
Leeds Kirkgate Market Heritage Tours
Every month Leeds Markets offer a FREE Heritage Tour with Rob Kilner, Workers Lunchtime.
free entry
Until
Contested Bodies at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Fracturing the discourses around gender, ‘Contested Bodies’ is a call to action – to transgress, subvert and disrupt imposed gender binaries.
free entryWhere to go near Pudsey Market
The Constitutional
A club for working persons, presenting the finest comedy, theatre, spoken-word, music, quizzes and craft ales.
Leeds
Sunny Bank Mills Gallery
Sunny Bank Mills Gallery is a light and airy art gallery inside a former cloth warehouse, in the heart of Farsley village.
Leeds
The Old Woollen
A 500-capacity venue in Farsley, presenting the finest music, comedy and performance. Run by Trouble at Mill Events and Sunny Bank Mills, twinned with Farsley Constitutional.
Leeds
Truman Books
Truman Books is an independent bookshop and cafe in Farsley, West Leeds.
Leeds
Innkeepers Lodge
at the Calverley Arms
at the Calverley Arms
A 19th century inn on the outskirts of Leeds, repurposed into a modern hotel with plenty of charm.
Bradford
Bab Tooma Syrian Restaurant
Bab Tooma serves authentic Middle Eastern and Syrian food. The restaurant is a local favourite for kebabs and grilled meats.
Bradford
Bradford Industrial Museum
Bradford’s Industrial Museum transports you back to the cities former incarnation, as a powerhouse of the north. See working machinery, the living spaces of mill owners and workers as well as contemporary responses to the archive.
Leeds
Kirkstall Abbey
Founded in 1152, Kirkstall Abbey on the bank of the River Aire is one of the most complete examples of a medieval Cistercian monastery in Britain.
Leeds
Abbey House Museum
If your children struggle to imagine life without tablets, iPhone games or a PlayStation, then a trip to Abbey House Museum should prove an eye-opening experience.
Bradford
Tapestry Arts
Tapestry Arts is a live-music venue and bar, arts complex and theatre all rolled into one.
Bradford
Bolling Hall
Tucked away in a quiet, leafy garden, Bolling Hall Museum is full-to-the-brim with the history of its residing families.
Leeds
Woodlands Hotel
Beautiful grade II listed building on the outskirts of Leeds. Well worth the trip for those wanting something special.
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