Location and Directions from Road Rail and Air Terminals

Directions for Driving

From the M1 South
(e.g. Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Birmingham, Coventry, London)

At junction 43 the motorway splits. Take the right hand lanes and follow M621 Leeds Centre. Exit M621 at junction 3 and follow signs for city centre and universities. Pass under the railway bridges keeping in outside lane and enter City Square. Take exit signposted ’University’ into Quebec Street (the main Post Office on your right). Turn right at next traffic lights into East Parade. Travel up East Parade in the left hand lane, straight across The Headrow into Calverley Street (Town Hall will be on your left) past the Leeds General Infirmary (on your left) and Millenium Square on the right (opposite the infirmary). Turn right immediately after the Civic Hall (on your right). Turn left at the next traffic lights into Woodhouse Lane. Pass the main entrance to the University of Leeds (NOT Leeds Metropolitan University) on your left after a few hundred yards, near the Parkinson Tower. Continue following Woodhouse Lane as it sweeps right across the face of the Parkinson Building and then left around the side of it, passing the Eldon pub on your right. Turn Left into Clarendon Road. at the lights just before the Library pub. The Leeds Innovation Centre is about 150 yards down Clarendon Road on the right hand side. Turn right into Moorland road (passing the Leeds Business School) until you see the Innovation Centre entrance signed on the third gateway.

From the M62 Eastbound
(e.g. Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow)

Exit M62 at junction 27 to the M621. Exit the M621 at junction 2 (signposted Harrogate, York and Skipton) and after a few hundred yards approach major roundabout. Take third exit to city centre and join inner ring road. Take exit signposted Skipton A660, which will bring you to Woodhouse Lane. Pass the main entrance to the University of Leeds (NOT Leeds Metropolitan University) on your left after a few hundred yards, near the Parkinson Tower. Continue following Woodhouse Lane as it sweeps right across the face of the Parkinson Building and then left around the side of it, passing the Eldon pub on your right. Turn Left into Clarendon Road. at the lights just before the Library pub. The Leeds Innovation Centre is about 150 yards down Clarendon Road on the right hand side. Turn right into Moorland road (passing the Leeds Business School) until you see the Innovation Centre entrance signed on the third gateway.

From the M62 Westbound
(e.g. York, Hull, Lincoln)

Exit M62 at junction 29 to join M1 northbound. (continue from - From the South (M1))

From A1 Southbound
(e.g. York, Durham, Newcastle, Edinburgh)

Leave A1 (at exit to Ferrybridge Services) to join M62 westbound. Exit M62 at junction 29 to join M1 northbound. (continue from - From the South (M1))

From A1 Northbound
(e.g. Doncaster, Newark, Grantham, Peterborough, Cambridge, London)

Leave A1 taking A64 towards Leeds and join inner ring road (dual carriageway). Take exit signposted Skipton A660, which will bring you to Woodhouse Lane. Pass the main entrance to the University of Leeds (NOT Leeds Metropolitan University) on your left after a few hundred yards, near the Parkinson Tower. Continue following Woodhouse Lane as it sweeps right across the face of the Parkinson Building and then left around the side of it, passing the Eldon pub on your right. Turn Left into Clarendon Road. at the lights just before the Library pub. The Leeds Innovation Centre is about 150 yards down Clarendon Road on the right hand side. Turn right into Moorland road (passing the Leeds Business School) until you see the Innovation Centre entrance signed on the third gateway.

Air Travel

From Leeds-Bradford Airport
(Direct flights from Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Belfast, Bristol, Brussels, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London Gatwick & Heathrow, Paris CDG, Isle of Man & Jersey)

There is a regular bus service from Leeds-Bradford airport to the City Centre. A taxi from the airport to the University will cost between GBP 10 and GBP 15.

From Manchester Airport
(Flights from most major world cities)

There is a train service from the Manchester airport railway station to Leeds railways station. Trains run once each hour and takes about 75 minutes. The train is called the "Transpennine Express", although it is not very fast.

From Leeds City Railway Station
(Direct trains from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff)

Taxis

There is a taxi rank directly outside the main entrance of the railway station. Ask for the "Leeds Innovation Centre, at the top of Clarendon Road". The fare should be around £3 or £4.

Buses

When you leave the railway station you will find yourself in City Square. Across the square to your left is the main Post Office. The street which runs to the right of the Post Office as you look at it is Infirmary Street, where there are many bus stands. All buses from stand B (except limited stop buses whose numbers are prefixed by X) go to the main entrance of the University and stop close to the junction between Clarendon Road and Woodhouse Lane (ask the driver for the Library Pub).

Parking

GBdirect do not have parking facilities, though there is sometimes on-street parking available within a few hundred yards. The safest option is the multi-storey car park on Woodhouse Lane, but be aware that it is about ten or fifteen minutes' walk away.

Visitors who experience disabilities which require them to park within a short distance of our Leeds office should contact us as soon as possible so that we may make appropriate arrangements.

Accommodation

We are comparatively new to the area and are not, therefore, yet in a position to recommend particular guest houses, lodgings, or hotels in Leeds.

You may find suitable accommodation from our geographical search engine.

Alternatively, here are some hotels within walking distance of our offices. They are ordered roughly nearest to farthest, though the farthest is in the heart of the city centre and may be more convenient for dining out and nightlife. I reiterate that we haven't stayed at any of them ourselves.

• Glengarth Hotel
  162 Woodsley Road,
  Leeds, West Yorkshire
  LS2 9LZ
  Tel: +44 (0)113 245 7940
  Fax: +44 (0)113 216 8033
• Fairbairn House
  71 Clarendon Road,
  Leeds, West Yorkshire
  LS2 9PL
  Tel: +44 (0)113 233 6633
  Fax: +44 (0)113 246 0899
• The Moorlea Hotel
  146 Woodsley Road,
  Leeds, West Yorkshire
  LS2 9LZ
  Tel: +44 (0)113 243 2653
  Fax: +44 (0)113 246 5393
• Manxdene Private Hotel
  154 Woodsley Road
  Leeds
  LS2 9LZ
  Tel: +44 (0)113 243 2586
• Cliff Lawn Hotel
  Cliff Road
  Leeds, West Yorkshire
  LS6 2ET
  Tel: +44 (0)113 278 5442
• Holiday Inn
  Cavendish Street, Leeds, LS3 1LY
  Tel: +44 (0)113 242 6200
  Fax: +44 (0)113 242 6300
• Travel Inn
  Citygate, Wellington Street, Leeds
  LS3 1LW
  Tel: +44 (0)113 242 8104
  Fax: +44 (0)113 242 8105
• Radisson SAS Hotel
  Forsyth Court 117 The Headrow
  LS1 5JX Leeds
  United Kingdom
  Tel: +44 (0)113 380 1633
  Email: Info.Leeds@RadissonSAS.com