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Royal Armouries Museum

Explore the national collection of arms and armour, from Henry VIII's armour to samurai swords, in the glass-towered museum at Leeds Dock.

The Royal Armouries' glass tower and grey museum building beside the water at Leeds Dock, with a narrowboat moored in front

Leeds Dock, on the River Aire

Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds LS10 1LT

Why it's a good date: It's free, much bigger than you'd expect and good for a wet afternoon. Walk there along the river from the city centre, and look out for the live demonstrations.

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Photo: Mark Stevenson, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)

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  • Kirkstall Abbey's ruined stone church and tall tower against a blue sky, above a green lawn

    Kirkstall Abbey

    Abbey Road, Kirkstall

    Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3EH
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    Wander the ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, one of the most complete in Britain, in parkland by the River Aire.

    Why it's a good date: Romantic in the old sense: towering arches, quiet cloisters and lawns for a picnic. You can walk there along the canal towpath from the city centre.

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    Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)

  • Waterloo Lake in Roundhay Park, still water stretching to wooded banks under a blue sky

    Roundhay Park

    Princess Avenue, Roundhay, north-east Leeds

    Roundhay Park, Mansion Lane, Leeds LS8 2HH

    Walk round Waterloo Lake in one of Europe's largest city parks, then warm up among the butterflies and meerkats at Tropical World.

    Why it's a good date: A long, easy walk with somewhere dry and warm at the end of it. The park is free; Tropical World has its own ticket.

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    Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)

  • The Hyde Park Picture House's red-brick front with its white columned entrance and a street lamp outside, on a sunny day

    Hyde Park Picture House

    Brudenell Road, Hyde Park

    73 Brudenell Road, Leeds LS6 1JD

    Watch a film at a cinema that has been showing them since 1914, believed to be the last in the world still lit by gas lamps.

    Why it's a good date: It's small and full of character, and shows a mix of new independent films and classics. It reopened in 2023 after a restoration that added a second screen.

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    Photo: Simon Cobb, CC0 (resized)

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