Rainy-day ideas
Leeds when it rains
22 indoor places from our Leeds guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
City Centre (11)
- Henry Moore InstituteSculpture gallery
- Holy Trinity ChurchChurch
- Leeds Art GalleryArt gallery
- Leeds CathedralCathedral
- Leeds Central LibraryLibrary
- Leeds City MuseumMuseum
- Leeds Grand TheatreTheater
- Leeds PlayhouseTheater
- Mill Hill ChapelChapel
- St John's ChurchChurch
- The Leeds LibraryLibrary
Headingley, Hyde Park and Kirkstall (8)
- Abbey House MuseumMuseum
- Brotherton LibraryLibrary
- Hyde Park Picture HouseMovie theater
- Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley MillsMuseum
- M&S Company ArchiveMuseum
- St Michael and All Angels ChurchChurch
- Stanley & Audrey Burton GalleryArt gallery
- Yorkshire Cricket MuseumMuseum
Waterfront and Leeds Dock (3)
- Leeds Discovery CentreMuseum store
- Leeds MinsterChurch
- Royal Armouries MuseumMuseum
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 11 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
City Centre (5)
- BriggateStreet
- City SquareSquare
- Leeds War MemorialMemorial
- Millennium SquareSquare
- Park SquareSquare
Headingley, Hyde Park and Kirkstall (3)
- Beckett ParkPark
- St George's FieldsGarden
- Woodhouse MoorPark
Waterfront and Leeds Dock (3)
- Granary WharfCanal basin
- Leeds BridgeBridge
- Leeds DockWaterfront
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.