Headingley · Leeds
Bear Pit
A castle-like Victorian bear pit hidden on a Headingley street.
- ⏱ 20 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
The Bear Pit is all that's left of Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens, which closed in 1858. You can peer in from the street.
What you’ll do
- 1Find the turrets
- 2Peek through the gate
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Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0 · Text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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