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Headingley is a suburb of North West Leeds. World famous for its Cricket and Rugby stadium, it is also especially popular with students of both Leeds Universities. Headingley has a host of restaurants, bars and shops and is well worth visiting to see the famous stadium, eat a lovely meal then go relax in one of the beer gardens or bars nearby. Far Headingley, a mile or so further out of town is villagey Far Headingley, home to Cottage Road Cinema and a small range of shops and pubs. At the other end is Hyde Park Corner which has a funky, bohemian vibe and several retro/vintage shops, boutiques and cafés.

[edit] Get in

Jump on a train or bus from Leeds, there is a bus every few minutes and Headingley has its own train station, though it is some way out of the centre. The journey takes less than 10 minutes either way, though in rush hour buses can take up to an hour. The train may be a safer bet - the station is a short walk from Headingly centre but the train journey is very short (Well under 10mins) and tickets are often not checked on the line (Although a single from Burley Park should be purchased if required at Leeds to get through the barriers, this is the cheapest possible ticket).

[edit] Get around

Walkable everywhere in the centre as it is only a suburb - unless it's pouring with rain then buses/taxis are available along the main street (only if going from one end to the other is it really worth it).

[edit][add listing] See

World famous Headingley Carnegie Stadium is a must for Cricket and Rugby fans. Quite unique in serving both sports - a 'siamese' stadium. The annual test match is a highlight of Leeds' sporting calendar.

Though there is little else in terms of 'sights' in the area, the old townhouses and little shops of Far Headingley are very pretty (especially Cottage Road), as are the leafy streets and Victorian terraces and villas to the north of Headingley Lane. There is an old Victorian 'folly' in Queenswood (behind Leeds Metropolitan University) which is worth a look.

[edit][add listing] Do

Go watch a Rugby or Cricket match - if there's one on it's a must! Go for a nice meal or go for a few drinks (see below) Also, have a walk up to the beautiful Victorian Headingley campus of Leeds Metropolitan University or into the extensive gardens of the 'Hollies' arboretrum (about 15 mins walk from the centre of Headingley).

After that, do the Headingly Mile, also known as the Otley Run (see below)

[edit][add listing] Buy

Headingley has plenty of small shops, including the Gift Shop at the stadium, as well as a range of boutiques and charity shops.

Ginger Ink and Hangeroom are the best fashion boutiques in the area and cater for all ages. The shops are cool, the clothes are great and the staff are fantastic. They also have a website Ginger Ink

• The original and largest branch of stylish jewellery store Azendi is in the centre of Headingley
• A second branch of Organic Fair Trade clothing shop Arkadash has opened on North Lane

There is now a monthly farmer's market in the Rose Garden on North Lane.

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Bryan's - famous traditional fish and chip restaurant
• Enjay's Creperie - high quality crepes, drinks and food
• Sala Thai - locally famous Thai restaurant
• Dynasty - an old favourite for solid chinese fare
• Citrus is another local favourite with inexpensive prices and a vibrant atmosphere
• Caliente Café is a great little non-smoking Mexican restaurant
• Dare Café is a stylish, urbane and inexpensive café-restaurant-bar in the heart of Headingley with a range of decent food.

[edit][add listing] Drink

Headingley is notorious not just city-wide but internationally for being a huge centre of (student) drinking. This of course is not all fun, with lots of the problems associated with the drinking culture negatively affecting the area. However, it does mean that there is a wide variety of drinking establishments (of varying quality) to keep everyone happy in the area. The people (Students) are very friendly in Headingly when out (Esspecially after a few drinks) and many will help a fellow out for little reason. This could be as little as lending a light, or lobbing their passport over the fence to allow an under-age drinker in. This kind of practise makes the Studnets from Leeds voted Best Students Ever by the New York Times.

• Headingley is home to the famous Otley Run bar crawl (AKA The Headingly Mile), it is very easy to spot people doing this as most of them are dressed up! Dressing up in Headingly is a requirement. It has been known for government officials to patrol the streets, enforcing the dress-code bylaw removing any non-humerous items of clothing from a person, until their appearance becomes humerous (Due to embaressment or otherwise).

• Beer golf is less common but during freshers week and other times during the year it appears more. This is when groups of studnets (And anyone else up for a laugh, often friendly fellows from Horsforth & Lawnswood) decend upon a pub, choose a draught beer and drink it dry before moving on to the next pub. A more Hard-Code version of this is attempting to drink the whole pub dry of all drinks on tap.

• The Original Oak (known as The Oak) has one of the largest beer gardens (brilliant but overcrowded in summer) in the world and is know for its great (more traditional) atmosphere. It can get rammed at weekends but is always good fun, drawing a younger crowd upstairs and a more mature crowd at the downstairs bar.

• Other major Headingley pubs include the Skyrack, Headingley Taps, and at Far Headingley The Three Horseshoes, (AKA The Shoes) Woodies and the New Inn.

• Arcadia with its huge range of delectable drinks attracts an older, quieter crowd.

• Luvjuice on North Lane is not a bar per se (not licensed) but the smoothies are just so good it deserves a mention.

• Dare Café has a small atmospheric basement bar.

• At Hyde Park Corner (a couple of miles from the middle of Headingley towards central Leeds), The Hyde Park is a big, fun, student pub

• The Box is one of Headingley's biggest bars, full of young people on the weekend (and most of the week to be honest), it is a fairly standard, soulless affair. The Arc and Trio (both on North Lane) are similar establishments, albeit with slightly more class. Upstairs at The Arc there is a great cocktail bar.

[edit] Soft Drinks

Soft-Drinks are almost unheard of in Headingly. There is a co-op in Burley park that is rumoured to have once sold a carton of orange juice some time during the 1920's.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

The stadium has its own new hotel, which is reasonably priced and has views across the cricket pitch - Headingley Lodge Hotel. Leeds has many hotels within easy reach of Headingley, but there are also a number of b&bs of varying quality along Cardigan Road (by the Cricket Ground) and the larger, award-winning Haley's Hotel and Restaurant on Shire Oak Road.

[edit] Get out

Back on the bus, in the taxi or on the train to Leeds city centre. It is a nice walk on a sunny day back into Leeds. Just follow the main road and road signs. You will walk through Hyde Park. Whilst it's wise to be cautious, as in any large city, this area's reputation for muggings is massively overstated so don't allow it to overshadow your enjoyment of a very pretty green space so close to the city centre.

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