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Leeds lets its buildings do the talking. But scratch the modest Yorkshire surface, and you'll find a city built almost by outsiders: a penniless refugee who turned one market stall into Marks & Spencer, a French inventor who filmed cinema's first moving images here, and a mummified Egyptian priest who made a single sound in a local museum after 3,000 years of silence.
This app-led, self-guided walking tour of Leeds takes you past grand Victorian arcades, a music hall where Chaplin and Houdini once performed, and the ale house at the heart of the region's oldest pub rivalry. Pause whenever you like and pick up where you left off, with no fixed start time and no group to keep pace with.
This Leeds audio tour works fully offline once downloaded, in whichever language you prefer. Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, and every booking includes a full refund guarantee.
Best for travelers who'd rather uncover a city's odd, human stories than tick off a checklist.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
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Itinerary
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1
Spot the four stone lions locals swear come alive if the clock ever strikes thirteen.
12 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Leeds Art Gallery
Uncover the bronze made from melted-down cogs, gears, and broken childhood toys.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Leeds Civic Hall
Trace the golden owls back to a 17th-century alderman's family crest.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Leeds City Museum
Listen for the single sound a 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest made after researchers rebuilt his voice.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
Search for the stained glass window hiding a king's secret prison visit.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
City Varieties Music Hall (Pass by)
Step onto the stage where Chaplin and Houdini performed before a pea-shooting Yorkshire crowd.
Admission ticket free -
6The Ivanhoe Clock
Watch wooden knights strike the hour, though the novel's own hero is missing.
8 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7City Square
Question why a prince who never visited Leeds got the city's grandest statue.
8 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Mill Hill Chapel
Meet the minister who invented fizzy water while living next to a brewery.
8 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Briggate
Follow a Victorian circus poster's journey from this street onto a Beatles record.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10
Slip into Leeds's oldest surviving pub interior, then judge its centuries-old rivalry for the title.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11
Walk beneath the largest stained glass roof in Britain, built over an open street.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Leeds Kirkgate Market
Stand where a penniless refugee's market stall grew into Marks and Spencer.
12 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13Leeds Corn Exchange
Look up at a dome shaped like an upturned ship, built for trading grain.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
14
Find the iron mooring rings from a waterfront once fouled by fifty dead animals a day.
8 minutes • Admission ticket free -
15Leeds Bridge
Cross the bridge where the first moving pictures were filmed, just before their inventor vanished forever.
12 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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