Roundhay Park

Location

Roundhay Park is 3 miles north of Leeds city centre. The address is Mansion Lane, off Princes Avenue, LS8 2HH.

Get directions on Google Maps.

Parking

There are 4 car parks:

• at the south end of the park, off Wetherby Road
• at the end of Park Avenue by the Lakeside Cafe
• at the west side of the park by the old tram station, off Princes Avenue
• at the end of Mansion Lane by the Mansion House

On-street parking is also available on Mansion Lane.

Find more about parking locations and prices.

Buses

Visit West Yorkshire Metro to find bus information.

Opening hours

The cafe at Tropical World is open from 10am to 5pm (10am to 3:30pm in winter).

The land train starts at approximately 11am and runs every 15 minutes, weather permitting, on Saturdays, Sundays and during school holidays.

Attractions and facilities

View a map of the park (JPG, 490 KB).

The park contains:

• Tropical World, including cafe
• sculpture trail
• lakes and streams
• specialist gardens (open 9am to 3:30pm daily)
• playgrounds
• skate park
• Little Friends adventure trails by the Friends of Roundhay Park
• sports pitches, including football, rugby, cricket, tennis, grass cycling track
• public golf course
• land train
• shops at Tropical World and the Mansion
• education/meeting rooms in the Mansion
• the Lakeside Cafe (not run by the council)
• toilets
• visitor centre

Land train

The land train starts at approximately 11am and runs every 15 minutes, weather permitting, on Saturdays, Sundays and during school holidays. 

The train starts at Lakeside Cafe and runs up Carriage Drive and along Middle Walk to the park gates, and then does a return journey. Tickets are £1.50 for a single or £2.00 for a return, and the journey time is 8 minutes.

Fishing

Fishing is permitted on Waterloo Lake, except by the boating area. The boating area is to the front of the cafe (up to the maintained grass area and to where the path leaves the side of the lake on the opposite bank).

Fishing is not permitted along the dam and bywash areas as part of the 1975 Reservoirs Act. It is not permitted on the top lake because it is a protected wildlife habitat.

Please tidy up and take away your lines and hooks so the swans, ducks and geese don’t get tangled up in them.

Disabled access

There are 3 disabled parking bays on Mansion Lane and a large bay outside Tropical World which can take 5 cars.

Entrances to the park and all paths are wheelchair accessible. There are some inclines within the park.

Accessible toilets are available in Tropical World cafe, the Visitor Centre and the education rooms. There is also an accessible toilet at Lakeside Cafe.

A playground with accessible play equipment is located at the playground near the tram car park off Princes Avenue.

Events

Roundhay Park hosts a wide range of events including outdoor concerts and triathlons.

Volunteering

The Friends of Roundhay Park are a large group of supporters who aim to protect the natural beauty and improve the facilities and resources of the park.