We are the Take a Hike Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Urban with green space.
City centre alleys and arcades, art and architecture, blue plaques, clocks, parks, canal, river and railway.
https://welcometoleeds.co.uk/article/the-blue-plaque-marking-leeds-history/
https://leedscivictrust.org.uk/the-north-bar-plaque-a-medieval-gateway-to-leeds/
https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/resources/maps-more/
The walk starts at the Scarborough Taps, which is where the Take A Hike monthly pub meet takes place. This building has a blue plaque.
We will wend our way back and forth through the centre of Leeds, taking time to read a selection of blue plaques. We will also stop to look at art work and buildings. Although we pass many cafes, pubs, etc, we will not be stopping at them as we need to continue with the walk. There are benches in various places, so we will take breaks as required.
Once we have seen four of the medieval gateway blue plaques we will head through the Dark Arches to the canal. As we walk along the canal path we have views of some of the distinctive buildings on the Leeds skyline.
We head along Globe Road past the Italianate Towers of Globe Works. We then head along Marshall Street to see the Egyptian architecture of Temple Works.
This walk will take at least four hours to complete. Please wear footwear that is suitable for walking and bear in mind pavements have a harder impact on your feet and legs. Please bring food and drink with you. As the walk is city centre based, you will be able to leave the walk at any time.
https://www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/restaurants/yorkshireandthehumber/thescarbroughhotelbishopsgatestreetleeds#/ The Scarborough Taps is a short walk from the train station. It is a longer walk from the bus station. There are pay and display car parks in Leeds. There is also free street parking on a Sunday in Holbeck in the area around Water Lane and Marshall Street.
The end of the walk is a short distance from Leeds train station and the Scarborough Taps (shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to walk there). Possibility of drinks after the walk: https://midnightbell.co.uk/ LS11 5QN "Welcome to The Midnight Bell. Located in Holbeck’s atmospheric Urban Village – reputedly the oldest set of industrial buildings in the world – we are Leeds Brewery’s flagship pub." https://thecrosskeysleeds.co.uk/ LS11 5WD "The Cross Keys is at the heart of some of the most important industrial buildings of the Victorian age. It was here in Leeds that the engineer Matthew Murray first made his name developing steam engines, textile machinery and the very first locomotives. Indeed, shortly after opening it is said that rival engineer and inventor of the modern steam engine James Watt hired a room within the pub from which he spent 3 months spying on Murray and stealing trade secrets from the workers who were drinking in the pub. " https://www.northernmonk.com/pages/leeds LS11 9YJ "Northern Monk Refectory LDS is located in The Old Flax Store, our Grade II listed mill in Holbeck, Leeds – the spiritual heart of the industrial revolution."
