The Wool Metropolis of the North.
Follow the rise of Victorian Leeds: Queen Victoria’s Town Hall, the birthplace of Marks & Spencer and 18th-century cloth halls.
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Before you set off
- Starting point
- Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow
- Terrain
- Paved city streets and covered market concourses
- Accessibility
- Paved city shopping streets, public squares and market halls; level throughout.
- Good to know
- Suggested 9+ · Northern heritage
Free · outdoor public route
Staying safe on the trail
- Keep your head up: Stay aware of your surroundings, traffic, and pedestrians while walking. Step into a safe, stationary pavement spot before checking your screen.
- Roads and waterways: Use designated pedestrian crossings and keep children supervised near roads, canal towpaths, and tramlines.
- Weather & terrain: Check local daylight hours and weather before setting out. Wear sensible footwear suited to cobbles, stone pavements, and inclines.
- Respect the space: Stay on public rights of way. Never climb walls, scale statues, or trespass onto private land to solve a puzzle.
Your adventure, under wraps.
Solve each mystery to unloc the next destination. Only your start and finish are shown before you set off.
- Start · Leeds Town Hall, The HeadrowPaved civic square with wide steps and ramped approaches from Oxford Place.
- 2 secret stopsRevealed one at a time as you solve.
- Finish · City Square & The Black PrinceOpen paved pedestrian civic square; 100% step-free.