About this Event
Starting at the iconic entrance of the University of Leeds, this two-and-a half-hour tour is run by It's The Beer Talking, and led by beer writer Simon Jenkins and event organiser and former Tetley Brewery PR officer Nicky Massen.
Our route begins on the Parkinson Steps, beneath the famous Portland stone tower of the University of Leeds. This tour will reveal some remarkable campus stories: controversial artworks, the astonishing Brotherton Library, the original Victorian buildings of the red-brick university - and the ambitious architectural plans which once threatened to smother the whole site in brutalist concrete.
You'll learn about a surprising link to the Beatles - and how the Great Paris Exhibition of 1867 played a pivotal role in the establishment of the University.
We visit two favourite student pubs along the way, to sample some of the best beers our city has to offer and learn something about how brewing and drinking have played their part in Leeds life for centuries.
And the walk finishes at University Square, where you can join in the festivities at Making Leeds Medieval, the spectacular culmination of this year's International Medieval Congress.
Tickets, priced £15, are strictly limited, so please book online, but we will accept payment on the day, if places are still available. The cost does not include beer - participants are free to choose their drinks at each of our pub stops.
A LSO - if you can't make this date or time, but would still like to have one of our tours, please get in touch and we'll do our very best to accommodate you:
Call Nicky Massen: 07876 055354 or email: [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Parkinson Steps, University of Leeds, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, United Kingdom
GBP 15.00
