Best places: Tourist attractions in Leeds, United Kingdom

Spacious nature area with gardens, walking trails & lakes, plus 2 playgrounds & sports fields.

Modern building for displays including Henry VIII's armour, war histories and experimental weaponry.

Preserved nature area with a mix of woodlands & open space, plus dog-friendly trails & valley views.

👍👍 Absolutely beautiful scenery, lovely to walk round (choose your route carefully, the long route is a lot further than it looks!) Plenty of parking for £4 all day, or if it's busy you can park on the road outside. Friendly staff in the little cafe which is reasonable. Lots of birds to see, depending...

Large out-of-town park with ornamental gardens, a wildflower meadow, cafe kiosk and wildfowl lake.

👍👍 An absolutely outstanding little garden, run by Perennial Gardens, a charity which helps people in need who work or worked in horticulture. Although it is just one acre, there is so much to see. Small separate gardens within the one acre, water features, wrought iron work, woodwork. Spent 2 hours lo...

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.

Huge green area of woods and grassland, plus walking trails and a golf course, playground and cafe.

Walking trails among wetlands & woods, popular for spotting birds like kingfishers & spoonbills.

Grand, neo-Gothic cathedral with sculptures, stained glass & a massive pipe organ.

👍👍 My favorite park for many years. I love coming back here.

Stately home from 1698 styled as a Florentine villa, with landscaped gardens, hosting major events.

👍👍 Fantastic parkland near Far Headingley. Small, free car park, tennis courts, formal gardens and woodlands which are said have inspired J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of The Rings, when he worked at Leeds University

Family-friendly site opening a window onto 19th-century life in Leeds with shops, houses and an inn.

18th-century stately home with Robert Adam-designed interiors, priceless art and landscaped garden.

🫤 The ponds are located at the northern end of Tarnfield park , just off the main footpath around the Tarn itself. There is a sign which indicates a good diversity of Flora and Fauna ,however I get the impression it’s a bit of a neglected area.The footpath leading in next to the sign is ok and wheelc...

Wetland riverside nature reserve with rich bird life in multiple habitats, plus visitor centre.

👍👍 I did a beginner paddle board session here today at Leeds Dock Paddle Boarding. Looks like most of the communication and bookings happen on their Facebook page if you want to try it out. I parked up at the Citipark close by (have toilets at street level) and made my way to the Dock/water. They ar...