Best places: Historical landmarks in Leeds, United Kingdom

Atmospheric, well preserved 12th-century abbey ruins with a visitor centre & tree-filled parkland.

Grand residence filled with priceless art & antiques set on parkland with a working farm.

Yorkshire's industrial heritage in a building that was once the world's largest woolen mill.

😠 On paper, an eco-building like this looked great, but I wish I’d have researched the place a little more before signing the tenancy agreement; a complete oversight on my part. The apartments are not fit for purpose; after a month of living there, paint began to peel off walls/doors, and the bamboo...

👍👍 A wonderful bit of history in the heart of Headingley. A place where British 🐻 were once torn to pieces by 🐕 an otherwise generally tortured. Leading to their extinction in the UK and making travel all that much safer; I mean just imagine waiting for a bus in a bear infested area! The building is...

👍👍 Great bit of history in between all the new modern buildings. Important to keep the heritage and this was a steam powered wagon hoist that used to sit between 2 viaducts to lower them into the goods yards below. Keeping history alive :)

👍 It’s fair to say that ‘castle’ is a bit overblown, ‘folly’ or ‘gatehouse’ is more accurate. Still looks good, despite some clearly modern repairs albeit a bit odd to flank a massive stairwell. As a fun part of a walk around the park, go for it, as a destination for kids to play and explore … the w...

👍👍 This historic Jacobean manor house is currently being restored by The Landmark Trust and will eventually be reopened for holiday lets. For now they are running "hard hat tours" to allow a peak behind the scenes of this unique project as well as giving courses on the work being undertaken such as sto...