Alwoodley
Alwoodley is a suburb and civil parish on the outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Alwoodley is a suburb and civil parish on the outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of central Leeds and is one of the most affluent areas of the county. Alwoodley lies in the LS17 postcode area which was reported to contain the most expensive housing area in Yorkshire and the Humber by The Times.
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Worth seeing in and around Alwoodley
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roundhay Park
Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a large urban park situated on the north-east edge of the city, bordered by the suburb of Roundhay to the west, Oakwood to the south and the A6120 outer ring road to the north. It covers more than 700 acres of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are owned by decree of Charles Frederick Thackray and the Nicholson family by the People of the City of Leeds, it is not owned by Leeds City Council but they manage it for the citizens of Leeds.
3.3 km · park in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Andrew, Roundhay
St Andrew's Roundhay is in Shaftesbury Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is an active United Reformed Church.
2.6 km · church building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Church of St John the Baptist
The Grade I listed, mainly Norman Church of Saint John the Baptist in Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England has been described by Nicholas Pevsner as 'one of the best and most complete Norman churches in Yorkshire'. It is most notable for its magnificent south doorway with surrounding carvings, and highly carved Norman chancel arch.
3.3 km · church in Leeds, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Gledhow Hall
Gledhow Hall is an English country house in Gledhow, Leeds, West Yorkshire, rebuilt for Jeremiah Dixon in 1764, by the Yorkshire architect John Carr. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.5 km · Grade II* listed building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Matthew
St Matthew's Church is a Church of England church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, England, described by Nikolaus Pevsner as a "noble and spacious building" with a "bold, sturdy tower". The church has been Grade II* listed since 1963.
3.2 km · church in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Eccup Reservoir
Eccup Reservoir is a reservoir in Alwoodley, a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, near the village of Eccup. It was first constructed in 1843, and expanded to its present size in 1897.
1.2 km · reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Tropical World
Tropical World is a butterfly house and animal attraction located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a licensed zoo with membership of BIAZA and also features the largest collection of tropical plants outside Kew Gardens.
2.8 km · butterfly house and animal attraction in England · Wikipedia - 08Golden Acre Park
Golden Acre Park is a public park in Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, administered by Leeds City Council. It is on the A660 Otley Road and covers an area of 179 acres.
4 km · park in Leeds, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Alwoodley
- Airports
- Leeds Bradford (LBA), 8 km · Manchester (MAN), 75 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 105 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Alwoodley62 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · £7–10
- Liverpool → Alwoodley107 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £11–15
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Alwoodley106 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £11–15
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No local-transport research exists yet for Alwoodley
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Alwoodley. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries sail overnight from Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Kingston upon Hull.
- Get inHull is an hour by train or car from Leeds, and the ferry port is 3 miles east of Hull city centre: buses run from there to the railway station.
- Go nextLeeds is a major transport hub, so many outlying attractions can be done as day trips.
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Next door to Alwoodley
Alwoodley is 7 km from Leeds, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Shadwellvillage and civil parish in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England3.3 km
- Adelvillage in Leeds, West Yorkshire3.6 km
- Moortownsuburb in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK1.7 km
- Wikehamlet in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK3.2 km
- Eccupvillage in West Yorkshire, England, UK2.8 km
- Miles Hillhousing estate and suburb in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK3.8 km