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Leeds - Guide for Gays, Lesbians and Queers

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Random Offers in Leeds

Blayds Bar

3-7 Blayds Yard, LS1 4AD Leeds
Closed, opens at 17
Bar/Cafe

Wharf Chambers

23-25 Wharf St, LS2 7EQ Leeds
Closed, opens at 17
Bar/Cafe

Tunnel

8 Heaton's Court, LS1 6LF Leeds
Closed, opens at 23
Party/Club

The New Penny

57-59 Call Lane, LS1 7BT Leeds
Closed, opens at 20
Bar/Cafe

The Viaduct Showbar

11 Briggate, LS1 6ER Leeds
Closed, opens at 13
Bar/Cafe

Queens Court

167-168 Lower Briggate, LS1 6LY Leeds
Closed, opens at 13
Bar/Cafe

Bar Fibre

168 Lower Briggate, LS1 6LY Leeds
Closed, opens at 12
Bar/Cafe

About the LGBT Scene in Leeds

Leeds' queer scene centres on the so-called Freedom Quarter around Lower Briggate and Call Lane, one of the most established gay strips in the north of England with a long tradition. Queen's Court counts as an institution of the scene, with a large outdoor area away from the main street and its popular annual courtyard parties in summer. Right next door sits the Viaduct Showbar, the go-to address for cabaret, live entertainment, and DJ sets, open seven days a week and correspondingly busy.

Mission is also firmly part of the scene: after a roughly one-million-pound refit, the club now sports a new look and rotating event nights covering different music styles, from electro to house, and different communities. Cafés in the surrounding area serve as relaxed daytime meeting points for coffee and chats, before the bars take over in the evening.

For wellness, there's Steam Complex, just outside the city centre, with free parking for over sixty cars and regular themed nights. Alternatively, BASE Leeds offers a dry sauna, steam room, and two spa pools, open around the clock and correspondingly popular with regulars.

All told, Leeds offers one of the densest and longest-standing gay scenes in the north of England, with short distances between bars, clubs, and wellness venues, most of it within walking distance of the Freedom Quarter and easy to combine in one night out.