Leeds Regions Guide - attractions

Armley Mills Industrial Museum
The Armley Mills Industrial Museum was a working cloth mill until 1969 when the City Council turned it into an award-winning industrial museum. Exhibits trace the history of textiles, clothing and locomotive manufacture in Yorkshire. Particularly interesting is a section devoted to the 1920s silent movie projectors, operating water wheels and the huge spinning mules that were in use in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Telephone: (0)1132 637 861
Website: www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills
Transport: Bus 5 from Leeds Railway Station
Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 1pm to 5pm

Thackray Museum
There is surely no more interesting day out than a visit to the Thackray Museum, which tells the story of medical advances through the ages. A recreated Victorian street, complete with sights, sounds and smells, highlights the lives, ailments and treatment of a bygone era in vivid clarity, and visitors can also step inside the human body in an interactive gallery. The museum was the vision of Paul Thackray, a former director of a medical supplies company, and since its opening in 1997 has become one of Britain's best museums.
Telephone: (0)113 244 4343
Website: www.thackraymuseum.org
Transport: Bus 11 from Vicar Lane travels to St James's Hospital, which is alongside the museum. Bus 41 and 50 from The Headrow and the St Peter's Street coach station also serve the museum
Opening times: Daily 10am to 5pm. Last entry 3pm. Closed 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st December and 1st January

Leeds Art Gallery
In the heart of the city, the Leeds Art Gallery offers a feast for art lovers, its collections covering everything from traditional prints, watercolours, paintings and sculpture as well as weird and wonderful contemporary works. The gallery is renowned for having the best collection of British art outside of London. Adjoining the Gallery is the Henry Moore Institute with the acclaimed sculpture study centre, and programme of sculpture exhibitions.
Telephone: (0)113 247 8256
Website: www.leeds.gov.uk/artgallery
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Opening times: Monday and Tuesday 10am to 8pm; Wednesday 12pm to 8pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 1pm to 5pm. Closed on bank holidays

Royal Armouries Museum
This fun, living museum contains five themed galleries (covering War, Tournaments, Self-Defence, Hunting and Arms & Armour of the Orient), filled with interactive displays, dramatic interpretations, action scenarios and some exciting exhibits. This is more a cross between a theme park and a museum, bringing history alive in many unique ways, from watching gunmakers ply their craft to demonstrations of falconry and horsemanship.
Telephone: (0)8700 344 344
Website: www.royalarmouries.org
Transport: Can be easily reached on foot from the main station or anywhere in the city centre
Opening times: Daily 10am to 5pm except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day