Leeds Heritage Pub Tour

Leeds has a rich pub and brewing heritage and this journey takes guests on a 300+ year travel through time.

​The orginial Leeds Heritage Pub Tour begins with a visit to The Tetley and the story of Tetley Brewery, one of Britain's largest in its prime.

​This is followed by a trip to the Adelphi, a late Victorian-built pub with wonderful original architecture and an opportunity to see how a Leeds-based brewery operated in the 1950s.

​The tour then heads on to the Lamb & Flag, where guests can join in an activity followed by hearing the history of the building, with links to the Yorkshire Witch!

​The White Swan is stop four, where guests learn about the pub's association with the neighbouring Leeds City Varieties, and how brewing has evolved in the area over the centuries.

​To conclude, the tour finishes at Whitelock's Ale House, opened in 1715, where guests can hear the stories, warts and all, that have made the pub what it is today

​The walks between each venue are also packed with information and fun stories about locations passed on the way, including a Ghost Pub Crawl.

​Drinks are included in your ticket. At each of the five stops, enjoy a half a pint of traditionally brewed ale or alternatively alcohol-free, soft drinks, draught lager, or draught cider. I will check with you at the start of the tour for your preference. For the wellbeing of tour guests and myself, I do not offer upgrades to pints, or higher abv drinks such as wines and spirits.

Tour guide Mike Hampshire is the current Secretary for the British Guild of Beer Writers, a former CAMRA Branch Chair, has helped run a micro brewery, operated a pub and is a Beer Festival Organiser.

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