Leeds Waterfront Festival returns next weekend, Saturday 29 and 30 June. This annual event has grown year on year. Attracting nearly 25,00- visitors last year, and with four sites this year, it has become the biggest waterfront festival in the north. This year it looks set to make a bigger splash than ever with a […]
Traditional Yorkshire flat caps created using a Leeds museum’s vintage looms could be in line for a top national arts award. The classic White Rose county headgear is part of the Armley Weave range, which uses cloth produced on the historic equipment at Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills, once home to the largest woollen mill […]
The city’s coolest residents were chilling by the pool today as they made some friends and showed off their spectacular new home. The excitable colony of 17 Humboldt penguins gave a noisy welcome to Lotherton Wildlife World’s very first visitors as the attraction officially opened to the public. The Aberford estate’s incredible Costal Zone features a […]
The coolest attraction in Leeds returns this week as Millennium Square welcomes back the popular Ice Cube outdoor skating rink. Now in its 16th year, the Ice Cube will be open today, Friday, January 22 until Sunday, February 21 2016 and is organised by Leeds City Council with support from media partners Capital […]
A fantastic week of everything from music and history, science and nature, to arts and crafts will help keep the family busy at Leeds Museums and Galleries this half term. Lotherton Hall will be celebrating all things feathered during their Love Birds week, which runs from Saturday, Feb 14 until Sunday, Feb 21 every […]
A very popular Leeds’ visitor attraction has welcomed back one of its most loved residents. After adorning the aquarium wall as a fun, colourful design for over 23 years, Olly the Octopus will once again be delighting both young and old visitors to the Arnold and Marjorie Ziff Tropical World after taking up residence at […]
Visitors to one of Leeds’ most popular visitor attractions are being advised that they will not be able to see the meerkats for a short while, after a number of the gang attempted a Great Escape type breakout from their enclosure! Work is now being undertaken by members of staff to secure the meerkat area […]
I’ve always had a vivid imagination which has helped me to be successful in my chosen careers – but the moment I drove through Carlton Tower’s 18th century gates it went into overdrive. Driving down the winding road through the estate’s vast expanse of parkland, dotted with centuries old oak trees, the dying rays of […]
This fun-packed day, offers a rare opportunity to explore the secrets of the hidden and private gardens of this charming village. They come in all shapes and sizes and the village’s elevated position allows for spectacular views over to the Dales (west) and White Horse (east). Marton cum Grafton’s Open Gardens is a wonderful day […]
Wentbridge House Hotel in Pontefract is launching the ‘Wentbridge Walk’, offering visitors the chance to explore the stunning scenery and diverse wildlife that West Yorkshire has to offer including the opportunity to see the magnesium limestone meadows – a rare sight in Britain, a colony of dark green fritillary butterflies and extraordinary species of birds […]