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Join Clifford Stead for an exciting walking tour that explores the history of Leeds Dock

Travel through time around Leeds Dock with local tour guide, Clifford Stead.

With the aid of archive photographs, this 1-hour walking tour will explore the spectacular transformation of an area that once had a “biologically dead” river at its heart and was surrounded by a twilight zone of tyre dumps and abandoned industrial mills in the 1970’s.

Fast forward to the present day, Leeds Dock and it’s neighbouring districts are now thriving business and leisure hubs, home to world-leading companies, stunning dockside developments and 80,000 people.

Attendees will also learn about historic events local to the area, including the world’s first railway and moving images as well as the abolition of the proposed Leeds Supertram.

This walking tour is approximately 3-miles in distance and is FREE to attend.

The walking tour starts at 12pm on Thursday 20 April on The Boulevard, in front of Department Leeds Dock, Please arrive 5-10 minutes early.

Sign up here

If you have any questions, please email info@leedsdock.com

In the event of very bad weather conditions, the walking tour will be cancelled and rescheduled for an alternative date.