Leeds City Tour: Explore History & Hidden Gems

Discover Leeds’ history and hidden gems on a daily 1.5-hour walking tour with a local expert. Explore iconic sites and modern life.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Leeds Town Hall - Meet your passionate, local guide outside Leeds Town Hall. You’ll receive an introduction to the tour and will gain an understanding of our city’s history! (exterior visit only)
  • Leeds Art Gallery - Discover the past and present of this iconic building and it’s link with the Henry Moor Institute (exterior visit only)
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What's Included
  • A passionate, local guide
Additional Information

Get your bearings and discover Leeds through a local’s eyes, with a local, expert guide every day at 10:30am. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the city as you travel back through the centuries to discover how our city has developed to the cultural paradise you see today.
On this 1.5 hour tour, you’ll not only see and learn about our history,…

Location
Leeds Art Gallery
The Headrow
Meet us outside Leeds Art Gallery in Victoria Square on The Headrow.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kandinsky14
Feb 6, 2026
Interesting & fun tour - Really interesting tour of Leeds. Very clever city ! Heard all about the Industrial Revolution & growth of Leeds . Sarah are guide made a grey miserable day into a fun experience lots of little tips & funny stories.
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Andrewcambridgeuk
Feb 2, 2026
Leeds for ever! - Des gave us a very warm welcome on a cold day and brought the whole city to life for the 8 of us. He was very interesting and enthusiastic about his city and happy to give recommendations of further places to see. I strongly recommend booking this tour early in your visit to orientate and liven up your visit.
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Nickl170
Dec 7, 2025
Great tour - This is a very informative tour delivered in an informal and entertaining manner. My tour guide, Sarah, was very friendly and very professional at her job.
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Charmain
Nov 29, 2025
Highly recommended - We highly recommend a tour with Des. He was friendly, knowledgeable, sharing fascinating information which was well delivered. We throughly enjoyed every minute. It was one of the best tours I have been on. It set us up to get our bearings for the rest of our stay in Leeds.
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Dunwhich
Nov 28, 2025
Brightened up a November day - I lived in Leeds a long time ago and this tour was an eye opener . I learnt so much about the architecture and the history . I have done several walking tours around cities both here and abroad . Our guide Sarah was the best so far . She was knowledgable, witty and full of passion about the city . The pace was just right and a 90 minute walking tour on a cold day was perfect . Thank you Sarah
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Dave_s
Nov 26, 2025
Wonderful Leeds guide - Sarah was was knowledgeable and engaging. She showed us some things we would never have found on our own
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Julie_h
Nov 13, 2025
Leeds city walking history tour. - This walking tour with our excellent guide Sarah, was so good. She really brought the history of Leeds to life. So much knowledge. My friends and I loved it. Really recommend this tour to anyone visiting Leeds city Center
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Sidetracked5
Oct 22, 2025
Great tour, good fun and learnt lots - We really enjoyed this tour. Well put together and tells the story of the development of Leeds really well. Tour guide was great and very engaging.
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Melanie_c
Oct 1, 2025
Great tour also for locals - This is a great tour that I recommend for everyone visiting Leeds, but also local people. Although I am living in Yorkshire, I learned so much on this tour. Sarah is an excellent guide - so knowledgeable and engaging.
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Genia
Oct 17, 2025
A must to do in Leeds - It was a fab tour with Sarah who was very knowledgable, funny & very caring. Great walk for people with all abilities fabs
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).