Number nine on the Otley Run has some great boozy options for non pub crawl weekends.
Anyone who has popped their head into the Hyde Park pub, will know its a student paradise. There's pool tables aplenty, cheap drinks that come with a discount if you're in education and nobody bats an eyelid if you rock up in fancy dress.
If you've ever taken on Leeds' famous Otley Run, you'll recognise this stop as one of most atmospheric with Indie classic tunes and disco lights that bring the small pub to life for the weekend. Now, there's another reason to visit the popular watering hole, and you don't need any fancy dress outfits.
Instead of downing fourteen pints at different pubs, Hyde Park is offering you the chance to reserve a table (no squeezing yourself between bar stools) and sit down for two whole hours before the Otley runners come flying through the door, whilst treating yourself to unlimited pints, gins and drinks galore.
Expect a full array of alcoholic options like Prosecco, Gordon's pink gin fizz, draught pints of Amstel and Peroni and soft drinks as well as sweet-tasting cocktails like Passionfruit Bellinis, Aperol Spritz, as well as Virgin Mojitos and Espresso Martinis.
For just £5 extra, you can upgrade your bottomless options to a wider range of beers (essentially any craft beers on tap) as well as selected gin and tonics, served as 25ml single servings. Hyde Park hint that there's more to their fiver upgrade stating on their website that you can ask a bartender for the full range of options.
The food options are just as exciting with a choice of either a: brekkie, burger or pizza on offer.
On the breakfast menu, there's your classic full English breakfast, as well as a vegetarian alternative as well as avo on toast, French toast sticks with raspberry coulis and the breakfast stack: a toasted bread bun layered with cheesy beans, crispy bacon, a poached free-range egg and Hollandaise sauce.
Over on the burger menu, there's cheese and bacon on either chicken or beef patties, as well as a vegan Moving Mountains B12 burger for those tempted to opt for a plant-based option.
The pizza menu is loaded with meat, so expect the likes of spicy pepperoni, slow-cooked hickory-smoked BBQ beef burnt ends, streaky bacon and chicken as your toppings of choice.
All this comes to just £25 per person and we can't think of a better way to kick off the weekend without the hangover of the Otley Run. Just make sure you don't sleep in, this one's only available until 1pm on the weekends.
The finale of The Celebrity Traitors is hitting our TV screens this Friday, and there’s a big screening party happening in Leeds especially for it.
Don't panic guys, it's happening.
Fancy sitting down to watch one of the cultural events of the year on a big screen with dozens of others who are just as invested in the show as you are? Well, now you can.
And that’s because Headrow House, one of the city’s most beloved event space, rooftop and bar, will be hosting a finale watching party - and we’re all invited.
Taking place this Friday 30 October, fans of The Traitors are invited to watch the finale at 8pm.
The best part? Entry is completely free and they'll even be streaming the semi-final ahead of the final at 6pm, so you can indulge in a double bill of the country's most beloved show.
We honestly couldn't think of a better way to spend a Friday evening and we're already searching our wardrobes for an item of clothing that remotely resembles a cloak.
Announcing the very exciting news to Instagram, Headrow House said: "celebrity traitors final this friday! we’ll be showing the semi-final for anyone who missed it before tuning in for the live final. free entry, get down early for a seat and bring your claudia wigs x"
So to give this series of The Celebrity Traitors a proper send off, get yourself to Headrow House from 6pm and enjoy a few beverages with like minded fans whilst screaming at the screen as Claudia makes her way into the frame.
Whilst we're on the topic, has anyone got an incredibly glossy black fringed wig we could borrow?
Leeds’ biggest food festival confirms 2027 dates for its best one yet
Clementine Hall
Organisers of The North Leeds Food Festival have confirmed the dates for their eleventh annual celebration.
Following an absolute belter of a milestone tenth anniversary, the beloved North Leeds Food Festival is gearing up to return to Roundhay Park.
The festival, which is the biggest food festival in Leeds, will take place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May 2027.
And it's set to be the best one yet, as plans are already underway to build on a decade of celebrations, introducing an expanded entertainment programme, brand-new attractions and partnerships with hundreds of independent businesses from across Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region.
Image: Supplied / Jack Biggins Photography
The ethos of the festival remains the same and lies in a celebration of international influence and community spirit expressed through street food, artisan markets, live entertainment, music, performing arts and charity.
Visitors can expect an expanded street food village, two independent bars, and an even bigger programme of events including live music, cooking demonstrations and family-friendly activities.
Image: Supplied / Jack Biggins Photography
Festival Director, Michael Johnston, said: “We’ve come a long way since our first event at Roundhay Park back in 2016. Celebrating our tenth anniversary this spring was incredibly special, and we owe it to the wonderful support we’ve received from the local community year after year.
"It’s not something we’ll ever take for granted. In testament to that, we want to keep building on what we’ve achieved together over the last ten years and continue to find new ways to elevate the experience for everyone who joins us.”
Image: Supplied / Jack Biggins Photography
Assistant Festival Manager, Izaak Shuttleworth, added: “We want there to be something exciting for every person who walks through our doors, whether they’re joining us for the first time or returning each year."
"Attendee feedback plays a huge role in how we develop the festival, and we’re working closely with new entertainers and independent businesses to bring some fresh ideas to life. We’re looking to create our most varied and interactive programme to date, so there’ll be plenty to look forward to next spring.”
Sophie Smith -
27th January 2022 
