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TRINITY LEEDS
FASHION, FOOD AND FUN AWAITS YOU IN THE HEART OF LEEDS!
A Taste Of Trinity
Packed with permanent vendors and regularly changing street-food vans, Trinity Kitchen is a foodie’s dream. Bring your mates and choose from a host of world foods! Or head to our spectacular roof space, where you’ll find refined dining and city views at The Alchemist, Angelica, The Botanist and more.
SHOPPING, SUSSED
Trinity Leeds brings some of the best names to the city centre. Discover fashion brands for men and women including Mango, H&M, Urban Outfitters, and River Island, alongside must-visit destinations including LEGO, Decathlon and SpaceNK. You’ll find firm family favourites M&S, Next and Primark here, too!
City Centre Adventure
With a beautiful Everyman Cinema nestled among the shops and restaurants, you can design your whole day and night out here at Trinity Leeds with shopping, food and a film. Little ones will love discovering the wonderful world of mathematics at MathsCity, too – with over 20 interactive exhibits.
knowledgeable folk at West Yorkshire Cameras. The architecturally stunning space is the ideal setting for afternoon tea. Lucky for you, Just Grand! Vintage Tearoom is on hand, ready to fulfil all your sweet-toothed needs.
Leeds Corn Exchange is a historic retail hub and, quite simply, an absolute stunner. Designed by revered architect, Cuthbert Brodrick, and opened in 1863, it’s yet another wonderful example of Victorian architecture in Leeds. While many of the city’s shopping arcades invite you into their cosy confines, the Corn Exchange’s sweeping beauty is in a league of its own. Around 30 independent design, fashion and specialist retailers line the gently curved walls of the Corn Exchange. The focus is all on one-of-a-kind buys with real character.
VINTAGE & ALTERNATIVE THREADS
Alongside a gaggle of contemporary fashion and lifestyle brands, you’ll find vintage and alternative threads at Chinese Laundry, locally-inspired gifts from The Great Yorkshire Shop and a kaleidoscopic choice of knitting wools at Bellwether Yarns. Music lovers can have a good old browse through the vinyl at Released Records.
Jewellery, art and books also get a good look-in. Stop by and leave with something special or simply admire the Grade 1-listed surroundings from your comfy resting place at OWT. This café whips up light yet indulgent dishes with ingredients fresh from Kirkgate Market.
Historic Kirkgate Market shouldn’t be missed for those seeking an authentic Leeds-and-proud shopping experience. Founded in 1857, this covered warren of stalls and stands remains one of the largest indoor markets in Europe.
Over 150 top-notch traders can be found within its 75,000 square feet. Many of Leeds’ best restaurants source their fruit, vegetables, meat and fish here. Aside from food, everything from Turkish rugs to second-hand emporiums exist within this retail oasis.
While the chance to stuff your bags is tempting, it’s the history and culture that form an integral part of Kirkgate Market’s experience. It’s here, in a small ‘Penny Bazaar’, that M&S first began life back in 1884.
Download the M&S Heritage Trail map from the Leeds City Council website and follow in the footsteps of this retail giant. The market keeps things even more
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We look forward welcoming you soon. interesting with an Asian Bazaar every Wednesday morning, a vintage market on the first Saturday of the month and a record fair on the second Saturday of the month.
To fill your boots while you fill your bags, stop by one of the 30 in-market cafés and street food traders. Some of the stalls may look unassuming, but this is where you’ll find some of the city’s tastiest finds. Dive into authentic Punjabi thali at Manjit’s Kitchen, make things vegan with plantbased burgers and hot dogs at Fat Annie’s and try the spiced Caribbean deliciousness courtesy of Jenny’s Jerk Chicken.
It’s possible to shop your way around Leeds without ever stepping foot in a chain store, if you so wish. For vintage and up-cycled clothes, buyers should head to Blue Rinse on Call Lane, Pop Boutique on Lands Lane and Best on New Market Street.
Located in the Queens Arcade, Accent Clothing is one of Leeds’ longest-running independents with casual designer-led threads for men and women. Slow-fashion specialists, Trad Collective, are based just out of the city centre in Headingley.
Leeds’ strapping music scene isn’t just confined to the clubs. Record stores like Jumbo Records, Released Records, The Vinyl Whistle and Crash Records offer endless racks of vinyl, CDs and passionate staff who know their stuff.
If books are more your bag, you’ve got the likes of The Bookish Type, Colours May Vary and Village Bookshop in the city centre. Over in the suburbs, The Little Bookshop in Chapel Allerton, Philip Howard Books in Roundhay and Truman Books in Pudsey are worthy diversions.
Quirky Independents
Or, opt for a totally different kind of browsing experience. The Chilli Shop in the Merrion Centre is knock-your-socksoff spicy (yes, tasters are available), OK Comics is jam-packed with well-known and unusual graphic novels, while Little Leeds Beer House is a one-stop-shop for craft brews.
Prefer a good bottle of plonk to take home with you? Latitude Wine & Liquor Merchant on Cherry Tree Walk offers knowledgeable staff and a great selection of wines.
When it comes to retail prowess, Leeds paves the way. Whopping great shopping centres rub shoulders with a vibrant independent scene, brimming with local Leeds brands. Hit the pavements and browse your heart out.