Priced at £4,250,000 - this is the most expensive property in Leeds that's gone on the market this year.
Located in Barwick-in-Elmet in East Leeds, this home is estimated to be just twelve minutes from the city centre.
This seven bedroom, eight bathroom town house has some seriously exciting features for the new owners to play around with.
Renovated from a traditional 17th century home, the listing is 'regarded as one of the finest examples of Queen Anne architecture in the area'. Spanning across 7063 square feet over four floors, this truly is fine country living.
The basement serves as a wine vault whilst the ground floor hosts impressive reception hall with grand staircase; principal reception rooms and even has with Rako controlled viewing glass so you can see the wine vault below.
The kitchen on this floor has been recently with new features handmade in Italy with Dekton Island.
Upstairs you'll find the master suite. Described as 'jaw dropping' on the listing, the suite is complete with an expansive dressing room and Italian fittings in the ensuite. The floor also houses a second laundry room, three more bedrooms, two with en-suites and the family bathroom.
Finally the top floor offers a workspace with three additional bedrooms with Marmarino polished plaster feature walls, en-suites and dressing rooms.
The leisure wing was created six years ago and boasts a 10 swimming pool (complete with counter-flow for training); a gym and luxury spa room with steam feature, there's six massage showers over the seated areas with Sonos sound systems and underfloor heating.
Overall, there's 27 Sonos zones to blast music throughout the property, as well as Rako lighting systems and seven different access points for superfast broadband throughout.
The gardens offer sanctuary and privacy with a new driveway leading from the electric gate, courtyard and extensive patio; well kept striped lawns, landscaped borders, outdoor gym and mature trees.
The Old Refectory is looking for offers over £4,250,000 and according to Rightmove is the most expensive home on the market in the city at present that's been listed in 2023. The only property more expensive than this is the £6,500,000 listing on Scarcroft Lane in Thorner, which has been on the market for over 12 months.
Now this home certainly won't be in many people's budgets, given it's the most expensive property in the city, but it certainly does make a great nosey around.
Food critic Camilla Long visited Leeds for her latest review for The Times with her sights set on Horsforth's finest - Bavette Bistro.
Ever since opening back in 2024, Bavette Bistro nestled in the leafy suburb of Horsforth has made waves across the country for its sheer brilliance.
It's pretty much received five star reviews across the board and been handed awards from left, right and centre. And rightly so.
The Good Food Guide crowned Bavette the best local restaurant of 2024, and Michelin handed them a well deserved Bib Gourmand - so it's safe to say it's not just us who think it's really something special.
So it was only a matter of time until The Times popped in for a review, and this one is truly glowing.
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The review labels Bavette as "warm, unmannered and unpretentious" as well as "authentically French".
Long describes the food as "gorgeous, confident, surprising" with a menu that "isn’t too long" and "filled with sturdy, noble dishes, whiffing mightily of the sea and the soil."
It continues: "All of it made with generosity and cheer, served fast by nimble waiters, with a long, if slightly eccentric, wine list. To bang out French dishes with this much fiddly detail and to do it to a full room is not easy. Yet all four courses came in under two hours, for about £75 a head, which in London terms is nothing.
"It’s not that this place was perfect, it’s that it was decidedly not perfect. A bit too much chat about the menus; the oeufs in the meurette not quite runny enough. But the point is: it didn’t matter. All of it came charmingly together. It felt relaxed, just right."
The review is then wrapped up with a pleasing five stars, the cherry on top of the cake.
It's a review only restaurants can dream of, and we can't think of a more deserving team - congratulations Bavette.
A new female-founded business has opened in Leeds and it’s a trinket-lover’s paradise
Clementine Hall
Lisa Angel has just opened inside the Victoria Gate and it’s an Aladdin’s Cave full of jewellery, prints, gifts and everything in between.
The best part? It’s a female-founded brand that has chosen our wonderful city for their first Yorkshire site. We absolutely don't blame them.
Founded in 2004 by Lisa hand making jewellery which she sold at craft fairs local to her Norfolk home, the business has gone from strength to strength every since.
The brand is now a recognised part of the British high street landscape, boasting seven other stores across Norfolk, Suffolk, and the Midlands.
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Shoppers can expect beautifully handcrafted jewellery, unique trinkets and wonderful staff who are open to have a natter.
It's the perfect shop for when you don't exactly know what to buy that someone special, just pop in here and you'll be hit with a wave of inspiration immediately.
We could've genuinely spent a good hour in there and come out with a much lighter wallet.
Lisa herself spoke about the opening: “As an independent retailer, we are thrilled to launch in a destination with such a reputation as Victoria Leeds.
"We believe retail should remain grounded in inspiration and discovery, and we look forward to bringing just that to the vibrant city of Leeds, in our first store in the north.”
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Managing Director James Moody said: “We're incredibly excited to be opening our first northern showcase store in such a prestigious location.
"Victoria Leeds represents exactly the kind of vibrant retail destination where we can bring the full Lisa Angel experience to new customers. This is a significant milestone for us as we continue to grow our retail presence."
Sophie Smith -
26th June 2023 
