Visiting Leeds's Freedom Quarter
The practical side of a trip to Leeds's Freedom Quarter: how to get there, where to park, how to stay safe at night, and the dates worth planning around.
Getting there
- Leeds: about 6 minutes' walk. About six minutes' walk to Hotel Indigo at the top of Lower Briggate
- Leeds City Bus Station is about a 10-minute walk from Boar Lane near the quarter.
Staying safe
- Angels of Freedom: Volunteers in the Freedom Quarter, most Fridays until 11pm, offering friendly support and advice to LGBT+ people.
- Night Safe Leeds: Council-led partnership whose on-street services link directly to the LeedsWatch CCTV control room.
- Ask for Angela: Ask staff at a participating venue for 'Angela' to get discreet help, a safe space or a taxi.
- Women's Night Safe Space: Open Friday and Saturday evenings until 3am for women who feel worried, unsafe or unwell, staffed by healthcare professionals and female security.
- WalkSafe app: Plan safer journeys, share your location and find Ask for Angela venues.
- Look out for Angels of Freedom volunteers on Lower Briggate on Friday evenings.
- Ask for Angela at participating venues if you feel unsafe or threatened.
- Incidents such as verbal abuse can be reported to the council or a reporting centre, and witnesses can report too.
Reporting hate crime
Call West Yorkshire Police on 999 in an emergency or 101 otherwise, or use the police online form or True Vision. Leeds City Council takes reports online or on 0113 222 4402 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm), and in person at community hubs, libraries and third-party reporting centres such as Citizens Advice Leeds. Stop Hate UK also runs reporting services for Leeds. You can also report online through True Vision. In an emergency call 999.
Leeds Pride
Leeds Pride is usually in July; in 2027 it is Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July 2027, around Parade from Leeds Town Hall on the Headrow; main stage on Lower Briggate. Supporter wristbands sold; a ticketed Saturday Freedom Party was added in 2026 Official Leeds Pride website.
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