Here is some useful information about amenities, eateries and emergency services local to Headingley.
Supermarkets
Spar, 199 Otley Road, Leeds LS16 5LA (turn right after walking down Churchwood Avenue)
24-hour shop on the same grounds as the BP St Chad’s Service Station
Sainsbury’s (12-16 Arndale Centre, Otley Road, Leeds LS6 2UE) (medium-sized)
Open Mon-Sat 7am to 11pm, Sun 11am to 5pm
The nearest large supermarket is an Asda (Holt Park Shopping Centre, Holt Park Approach, Leeds LS16 7RY)
Open Mon-Sat 7am to 10pm, Sun 10am to 4pm (quieter hours Mon to Thurs 2pm to 3pm)
The 1 bus terminates outside here.
Nearby restaurants and takeaways
Giorgios (Italian) – 70-72 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 4BA (open 7 days a week 12-10pm)
Tel 0113 2783030
Menus and booking at giorgiosheadingley.co.uk
Can also order via Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat
Rajput Kebab House, 3-4 St Chad's Parade, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JH (Indian, kebabs) – open Thursday and Friday 5pm to 2.30am, Saturday 5pm to 3.30am – order from Just Eat
Spice Fusion, 275 Otley Rd, Weetwood, Leeds LS16 5LN (Indian) – open Thursday and Friday 4.45pm to 10.35pm, Saturday 4.45pm to 11pm – order from Uber Eats, Just Ear and Deliveroo
There is also a variety of restaurants in Headingley, including:
The Cat’s Pyjamas (Indian street food – 53 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3AB, tel 0113 2742618, open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 5pm to 10pm) – menu and reservation at catspjs.co.uk – order online via their website
Kuala Lumpur Cafe (Malaysian – 2-4 Bennett Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3HN, tel 0113 8242084, open Thurs 5pm to 10pm, Friday 5pm to 11pm, Saturday 12pm to 11pm) – menu and reservation at www.klcafeleeds.co.uk – order from Just Eat and Deliveroo
JIno’s Thai Cafe (38 North Ln, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3HU, tel 0113 2788088, open Thursday 12pm to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 4pm and 5pm to 10pm) – menu at jinosthaicafe.co.uk, call to book
Other takeaways and restaurants in the centre of Headingley include Pizza Express and KFC.
Nearby cafes
Fika North Coffee (94 Otley Rd, Headingley, Far, Leeds LS6 4BA – tel 0113 8243489) – open Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 10pm (serves alcohol as well as tea and coffee)
www.fikanorth.co.uk
Loaf (90-92 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 4BA – tel 0113 2302012) open Thursday and Friday 9am to 4pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm
The Rabbit Hole Headingley (80 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 4BA) – open Thursday and Friday 8.30am to 2pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm
There are also cafes in the centre of Headingley, including Costa and Caffe Nero.
Pubs
Woodies (104 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JG)
The Three Horseshoes (98 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JG)
New Inn (68 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 4BA)
Woodies is the first pub in the Otley Run, basically where groups of people go to all the pubs on Otley Road/Headingley Lane/Woodhouse Lane heading towards the city centre. This mostly happens on a Saturday, and people do this in fancy dress. Please note you may well see some culturally appropriative or otherwise offensive costumes.
Emergency services
The nearest Accident and Emergency department is at Leeds General Infirmary in the city centre (Ground Floor, Jubilee Wing – LS2 9DA)
Urgent Treatment Centres
These are open daily from 8am to 11pm) can be accessed by calling NHS 111. However, getting to either of them will require a car or taxi.
Addresses:
Wharfedale Urgent Treatment Centre, Wharfedale Hospital, Newall Carr Road, Otley, LS21 2LY (8.7 miles from the venue)
St George’s Urgent Treatment Centre, St George’s Centre, St George’s Road,
Middleton, Leeds LS10 4UZ (9.2 miles from the venue)
There is a late(ish)-night pharmacy in Headingley (The Pharmacy Group, St Michaels Court, 1 Shire Oak Street, Leeds LS6 2AF – 0113 2305588), open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 7pm and Saturday from 9am to 6pm. There is also a Boots pharmacy at Leeds General Infirmary (postcode LS1 3EX – tel 0113 2457177) which is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 9pm and weekends 9am to 5pm.
For an emergency dentist, call NHS 111 to find the nearest out-of-hour services.
Nearest places of worship
St Chad’s Anglican Church, Otley Road, Far Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT
Phone: 0113 2744322 (parish office – open Thurs and Fri 9am to 12pm)
Email: office@stchads.co.uk
Web site: stchads.co.uk
St Urban’s Catholic Church, Grove Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 2AQ
Phone: 0113 225 9751
Email: office.stjeannejugan@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Web site: www.jeannejuganleeds.org.uk
Wat Buddharam Buddhist Temple, 45 Cliff Rd, Woodhouse, Leeds LS6 2ET
Phone: 07935 469995
Email: thaitempleleeds@gmail.com
Web site: www.watbuddharamleeds.com (in Thai and English)
Central Leeds (Carlton Hill) Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9DX
Phone: 0113 2422208
Web site: www.leedsquakers.org.uk/home-page/home
Makkah Jamia Masjid, 36 Thornville Road, Leeds LS6 1JY
Phone: 07813 797213
Email: mail@makkahmosque.co.uk
Web site: makkahmosque.co.uk
Leeds Hindu Mandir/Murugan Temple, 36 Alexandra Road, Leeds LS6 1RF
Online contact form at www.leedsmurugantemple.org.uk/?i=1
The Sikh Temple, 192 Chapeltown Rd, Leeds LS7 4HZ
Phone: 0113 262 9073
Etz Chaim Synagogue, 411 Harrogate Road, Moortown, Leeds LS17 7BY
Phone: 0113 2662214 (office – open Thurs 9am to 5.20pm, Fri 9am to 1.30pm, Sun 9am to 1pm)
Email: admin@etzchaim.co.uk
Web site: www.etzchaim.co.uk