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Places worth the detour in Leeds

11 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Leeds, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (9). Best known: Kirkstall Abbey. 10 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Archaeological9 Nature2
Within 20 km
11
Oldest
Nostell Priory 1101
Little known
10 of 11
Most from
12th century

All 11, ranked 11

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

Within reach of Leeds

York · 35 km9 Sheffield · 47 km17 Manchester · 58 km25 Kingston upon Hull · 80 km8 Nottingham · 97 km9 Derby · 97 km11 Liverpool · 105 km16 Newcastle upon Tyne · 131 km33

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Questions about this page

What is worth seeing near Leeds?

11 places within 20 km: 9 archaeological & historic sites and 2 nature & landscapes. The best known is Kirkstall Abbey.

Is there anything near Leeds that most visitors miss?

10 of these 11 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.

What is the oldest thing near Leeds?

Nostell Priory, dated to 1101.

How is the 20 km radius measured?

As the crow flies from the centre of Leeds, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.

Where does this information come from?

Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.