The Old Woollen
Creative Tourist
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.
What's on near The Old Woollen
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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
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Saltaire Living Advent Calendar
The Saltaire Living Advent Calendar has been a staple of the village since 2006, with community buildings and houses lighting up their windows with intricate illuminations.
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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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
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Leeds Kirkgate Market Heritage Tours
Every month Leeds Markets offer a FREE Heritage Tour with Rob Kilner, Workers Lunchtime.
free entry
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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 entry
Adam Rowe – What’s Wrong With Me? at King’s Hall
Star of Live At The Apollo; Adam Rowe’s new stand up tour is coming to Bradford’s King’s Hall!
from £22.00
Pixies at The Piece Hall
Legendary American rock band Pixies are bringing their unmistakable and era-defining sound to The Piece Hall.
from £47.50Where to go near The Old Woollen
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
Truman Books
Truman Books is an independent bookshop and cafe in Farsley, West Leeds.
The Constitutional
A club for working persons, presenting the finest comedy, theatre, spoken-word, music, quizzes and craft ales.
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.
Leeds
Pudsey Market
Pudsey Market is a traditional style market in Pudsey, just outside the centre of Leeds.
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.
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.
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
Cona Restaurant
Stylish and modern Halal steak restaurant that specialises in high-quality cuts of beef.
Bradford
Bradford Playhouse
Bradford Playhouse is a beautiful Art Deco theatre with a vintage bar situated in the heart of Little Germany, Bradford’s cultural quarter.
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