Kirkstall

Kirkstall is based just outside Leeds and is a busy area. It is characterized by terraced housing and semi detached properties at affordable prices. In recent years it has acquired a busy shopping area with a large Morrison’s supermarket, Boots and other retail stores. It is also home to Leeds Rhinos and Leeds Tykes rugby club training academy. If you are feeling active there is a leisure centre that offers a swimming pool and gym.

Further down the Kirkstall Road towards Leeds there is a leisure complex. This hosts a large cinema complex, a Virgin Active gym, a bowling alley, the Evolution club, along with many different restaurants in and around the area.

Its most famous landmark is Kirkstall Abbey, which is situated close to the River Aire. It is now a Historical ruin. It also has a river and a network of paths surrounding the abbey, which gives local residents a green haven amongst all the houses.

In and around Kirkstall there are plenty of local pubs, restaurants and takeaways and there are regular buses into Leeds city centre.