Headingley Bear Pit
Headingley Bear Pit is a Grade II listed building in Headingley, Leeds, England. It was formerly part of Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens, which closed in 1858.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bear pit; remnant of Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- Also known as: “Bear Pit”, “Leeds Victorian Bear Pit”, and “The Old Bear Pit”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Headingley Stadium and Burley Park railway station.
Headingley Stadium
Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Linked by a two-sided stand housing common facilities, it comprises two separate grounds: Headingley Cricket Ground and Headingley Rugby Stadium. Headingley Stadium is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Headingley Bear Pit.
Burley Park railway station
Railway station
Photo: RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burley Park railway station in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is the first stop on the Harrogate line, 2.25 miles north-west of Leeds railway station towards Harrogate and York. Burley Park railway station is situated 1,200 feet south of Headingley Bear Pit.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Leeds
Church
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church is a Roman Catholic church in the parish of St Jeanne Jugan, Leeds. It was built by the Society of Jesus in the 1920s and it is situated on Cardigan Road in Burley, Leeds. Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Leeds is situated 790 feet south of Headingley Bear Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyde Park and Headingley.
Hyde Park
Suburb
Photo: Kenneth Yarham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hyde Park is an inner-city residential area of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the University of Leeds and Headingley. It sits in the Headingley and Hyde Park ward of Leeds City Council.
Headingley
Suburb
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC0.
North West Leeds is a large and diverse part of the city of Leeds, extending from Burley out as far as Guiseley and the city's airport. It is especially popular with students in areas such as Burley and Hyde Park where the accommodation is cheap and close to the university.
Burley
Suburb
Photo: RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burley is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 1 mile north-west of Leeds city centre, between the A65 Kirkstall Road at the south and Headingley at the north, in the Kirkstall ward.
Headingley Bear Pit
- Categories: bear pit, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.81517° or 53° 48′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.57581° or 1° 34′ 33″ westOperator
Leeds Civic TrustOpen location code
9C5WRC8F+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 21035840OpenStreetMap feature
historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q26547250
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