13 Best Places to Go Shopping in Leeds

Trinity is known as the premier shopping destination in Leeds, boasting a wide range of over 120 high fashion boutiques, chain stores, restaurants, and a 4-screen arthouse movie theater. Complementing your shopping experience is the award-winning architecture of the place, with its glazed roof and unusual layout that makes each visit unique and exciting.

Once you’ve had your fill of shopping, enjoy a breathtaking dining experience at the rooftop terrace or grab a drink at the cocktail bars in the basement. You can also hop over to the Trinity Kitchen, the first indoor street food venue in the country, where you can enjoy the best street food from all over the world.

The White Rose Shopping Center is the place to go to when you want to get away from the bustle of the city but still want to get your shopping in. Have your pick of main street fashion from a choice of over 100 boutiques, grab a meal at any of their family-favourite restaurants, or catch the latest movies at the 11-screen Cineworld.

If you’re bringing your kids with you, there’s a free canopied play area outdoors called The Village, where they can swing, climb, slide, and play on the see-saw.

Albion Place is a pop-up market that hosts a vibrant display of handmade goods every Saturday. Located in Leeds City Center, you can find around 20 stalls featuring the handiwork of local artists and craftsmen.

Have your pick of paintings and photographs to bring with you as souvenirs from Leeds or shop for fashion items and jewelry to add to your wardrobe. There’s also an array of foodstuff to snack on as you shop. And if you’re quite lucky, you might even find bespoke grooming products such as beard wax and the like.

One of the city’s renowned Victorian shopping arcades, the Grand Arcade in the Northern Quarter boasts an illustrious history that stretches way back to 1897. Despite its transformation into a lively retail space, it still retains much of its old-school charm while housing independent stores and local businesses. Take a break from shopping and admire the grand Victorian architecture of the place, with its glass roof, arched windows, and animated clock.

If you’d like to enjoy a cup of afternoon tea, drop by the vintage tearoom, Just Grand! The shop features period furniture, music, and clothing for a complete traditional British experience.

The Light is home to many local, national, and international brands as well as a 14-screen multiplex movie theater. There are also many fine restaurants and bars to keep you fed as you spend the day indulging in retail therapy.

For those who want to squeeze in a workout, there’s the Nuffield Health where you can sweat it out in the gym or swim a few laps in their indoor pool. Alternately, you can have your playtime at the Junkyard Golf and Escape Hunt.

Found just across from the Corn Exchange in Call Lane, the Blue Rinse is a vintage clothing shop that offers a wide range of retro clothing and reworked items. Find that weathered leather jacket and vintage sports gear you’ve been looking for, or complete your hipster outfit by perusing the store's collection of shirts, trousers, coats, dresses, and skirts.

Be sure to check out the second floor for bag and belt accessories you can only find in the  Blue Rinse. Also, keep an eye out for its kilo sale to get all the clothing you want at a bargain.

The Kirkgate Market has been housed in a charming historical building in Leeds City Center since 1857. It now spills out across the square behind it so that it spans a huge total area. Conveniently right next to the bus station and a short walk from the train station, it’s an especially good place to find a lunchtime snack.

The market contains around 200 stalls, with fashion, jewelry, hardware and haberdashery vendors alongside the fresh local produce and snack bars. It’s as diverse as the city itself, with a Chinese supermarket alongside curry and kebab stalls and old English butchers.

The historical grandeur of Leeds is nowhere better demonstrated than in its grand shopping arcades. There are several around the city, but the best is Victoria Quarter. A palace of luxury shopping, it's home to big-name outlets like Harvey Nichols, Vivienne Westwood and Louis Vuitton.

Even if you’re only window-shopping, Victoria Quarter is worth a visit. Its dramatic wrought-iron and marble structure is home to some first-rate restaurants and cafés. To complete the cosmopolitan atmosphere, the Victoria Gate Casino is just a short walk away.

Leeds Corn Exchange is another beautiful example of Victorian-era construction and was almost certainly one of the most ostentatious farmers’ markets of its time. It is one of very few exchanges in the UK which is still primarily a place for shopping, but the goods on sale now include fashion, homeware and musical instruments.

The Corn Exchange is renowned as an ‘alternate’ place, featuring mostly independent stores and very few big brands. Keep an eye out, in particular, for Humpit. It’s a dedicated hummus restaurant and is widely regarded as one of the top places to eat in all of Leeds.