Having had our fill of Roundhay Park, we head in a northerly direction to the village of Shadwell, once served by Leeds City Tramway's buses, running as feeders to the trams.
Across country now to Bramhope (one can see the route map here) and its church in 2000.
The railway ran beneath Bramhope village by means of a tunnel. LNER 0-6-0 no. 1044 emerges into daylight in 1945.
Not far from Bramhope was Golden Acre Park.
There's time for tea in the Galleon cafeteria.
Golden Acre Park was once home to an extensive miniature railway.
Another church to visit - that of St John the Baptist at Adel.
Back into the North Leeds suburbs, at Moortown Corner in 1925.
Nearby Meanwood was served by Leeds trams.
A pub called East of Arcadia was situated in Meanwood, but it's now been renamed the Meanwood Tavern.
A mile or so away is Headingley, and the Arcadia Ale House.
Headingley has a castle! (Creative Commons License).
The horse drawn trams of Leeds once reached Headingley.
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Electric trams later took over. Car 205 is seen at Reservoir Hill.
Headingley railway station, still open to passengers, is on the Leeds to Harrogate line (Creative Commons License).
Kirkstall station, on the Midland Railway, was down in the Aire Valley.
Kirkstall station is long gone, but a new one has recently opened called Kirkstall Forge (Creative Commons License).
Nearby are the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey.
Leeds tram no. 320 is seen at Kirkstall Abbey.
An earlier tram is seen in the middle of Kirkstall.
A pub that's worth seeking out is the Kirkstall Bridge Inn, seen here as the Old Bridge Inn. It serves Kirkstall Brewery beers.
Not far away is another great pub, the West End House.
The buses of Leeds City Transport once served the area. AEC Regent III no. 466 is seen on a short working near Kirkstall Valley Primary School.
Modern buses still serve the Kirkstall area. Yorkshire Tiger 833 passes through in 2015.
That's where I'll leave it for now. Next time, more of the Aire Valley and its environs.
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