Gotts Park

Bordering Armley park, Gotts Park is two miles west of Leeds city centre and is around 74 acres of grass, woodland, and a rolling golf course. It is located alongside Stanningley Road in Armley, a short drive from Leeds city centre.

It’s the perfect place for a relaxing day out. Gotts park gives local residents and visitors amazing views over Kirkstall Valley.

You can enjoy a picturesque walk through the woodland and canal side trails or have a picnic on the open grass areas. There is also a privately run golf course on site.

Fancy a Run?

If you are looking for some intense training, consider walking across the path to Armley park and have a go on the ‘Killer Steps’. These are 161 Victorian steps, at a length of 0.08km. That may sound short but they can provide a real sweat! Great for working out your bum and core.

Although only a distance of 0.08km, these steps can provide a real sweat! This 161 step challenge pushes you to feel the burn. Usually a place where run groups visited on a Saturday, but during the week – a peaceful escape from the world.

The best postcode to get to Armley Steps is LS12 2QX.

Other Activities

Within a couple of minutes drive you will also find the Leeds Industrial Museum , The Climbing Lab and Armley Leisure Centre. Cardigan Fields is also a short drive away and has a cinema, bowling, Laser Zone, a trampoline park and a wide range of food outlets.

The area was originally owned by a merchant, Thomas Woolrich, and the grounds were sold to him by Thomas White in the late C18. Benjamin Gott, who the park is named after, was a prosperous cloth manufacturer. He bought the land in 1803 and lived there until his death in 1840.

During Benjamin Gotts life, Humphry Repton was consulted in 1810 and produced a Red Book, ‘Armley House near Leeds in Yorkshire’. Some of the proposals made in this book were carried out. The land stayed in private ownership until 1928 when it was acquired by Leeds City Council. It is now a golf course and public park. Gotts Park Mansion (now the gold club and cafe), formerly known as Armley House, is a Grade II listed country house.

For a more detailed history, historicengland.org.uk is a great place to go.

There are toilet facilities available within the Gotts Park Mansion.   Within around 10 minutes walk from the park you will find a Tesco Express and a Wilko’s along Stanningley Rd or just a bit further up you have shops such as Savers and Poundland on Town St.

Along Kirkstall Road, just a short drive away from the park there is also a large Morrisons store, an Asda supermarket and Cardigan Fields. There is also Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Centre located on Bridge Road if you are looking to further indulge in some retail therapy.

There are bins situated near the car park to dispose of any waste.

Some of the highest rated pubs nearby include the Kirkstall Bridge Inn and The West End House, both being dog friendly and have an outdoor beer garden. The Cardigan Arms is also very popular offering a relaxing atmosphere in a historic Victorian pub. The Travellers Rest is also close to the park and has many great reviews.

There are some great finds if you are looking for restaurants within the area. Around Stanningley Road you have Sambuca Armley serving a selection of Italian dishes.

Closer to Kirkstall Road you have Smak specialising in Polish cuisine, Manjit’s Kitchen serving vegetarian Indian food and Viva Cuba with a selection of authentic Cuban tapas dishes.

Zeppelin Street Food Leeds and POCO are also two popular takeaways if you fancy picking up some tasty treats to take home after your visit.

Gotts Park has a free car park located just off Armley Ridge Road (LS12 2QX). As well as there there is free parking available along Redcote lane, the other size of the canal. Postcode for Redcote Lane is LS4 2AL.

Train

Bramley Train Station – (1.7 miles) 4 min drive and around a 33 min walk from here. You can also get the bus 72, X11 and X14 for part of the journey.

Bus

The closest bus stops to Gotts Park are Gotts Park Avenue and Gotts Park View going along Armley Ridge Road and just a few minutes walk from the park (Bus route 14).