Index of Posts

As invitations start hitting hall carpets up and down the land, I thought it would be worth letting people know what we have posted so far. Much more is coming, including detailed information about the Leicester reception, but so far we a good guide to travelling around Leeds on a Saturday by foot, rail, bus or car.

Our posts so far are:

• An introduction. If you don't know who we are then you may have been invited by mistake. Check the name on the card.
• Brief details of the wedding and receptions. Including where the wedding and receptions are being held and when they are being held.
• The walk from Leeds Town Hall to St George's Church. Almost everyone who does not know Leeds will have to take this amble through the civic quarter to find the church.
• Walking directions from the railway station to Leeds Town Hall. For the people coming by rail or anyone who finds thmselves lost outside the railway station.
• Parking directions (or a lack thereof). To prevent people getting stuck in the Loop.
• Driving directions to the small reception in Weetwood Hall. For people driving down one long road to the suburbs.
• Public transport to Weetwood Hall. For people who do not mind sharing a bus with 100 students or prefer to take a taxi.
• Our wedding list website. To buy us picnics in Sweden.

Keep checking back, as the information will grow until you know everything you want to about our wedding and receptions. Be sure to RSVP by e-mailing me or ringing the number on the invitation. 

Thank you for looking at this site. We're hoping this is a convenient way to let people know the information they need in a direct, detailed and slightly whimsy way. If people need specific information be sure to let us know by ringing, e-mailing or using the comments facility in this website. You do not have to tell us your marital status if you do not want to.

Bliss List is open!

Hello everyone,
Our Wedding List is now open! We will be adding more items to this very soon.

We have chosen Bliss List because it will allow us to buy items for our honeymoon. By purchasing presents from the list you will make sure we can have a really good time in Scandinavia. We are really looking forward to the honeymoon and celebrating our wedding with you.

If you choose to buy anything from the list then thank you ever so much.

Public Transportation to Weetwood Hall

Not everyone coming to the reception at Weetwood Hall will have the joy of navigating the Loop Road. Whilst we appreciate that this will be a matter of great sadness for them they may also like to get to the reception without walking their way to the outskirts of the city. (For the record; it is possible, I have done it, but it would muddy up your nice clothes and leave you horribly late for the wedding breakfast.)

My suggestion to everybody in this situation is to get a taxi. They are relatively cheap and reliable and you may be able to fill it up with other people going to the reception. You may want to book a private hire car to pick you up from the Church (when you know what time we expect to finish) and can use one of these companies:

City Cabs
0113 246 9999

Streamline / Telecabs
0113 244 3322 / 263 0404


Arrow Private Hire
0113 258 5888

GEO Cars
0113 255 99 99 / 0113 255 66 77

Parkways Private Hire
0113 274 4441

Premier Private Hire
0113 288 8855

SJK Private Hire
0113 250 5222
0113 250 1059

Star Private Hire
0113 249 0099

I have no idea bout Taxis in Leeds and so these are taken from the Leeds, Live it, Love it website.

If you want to take a hackney carriage the nearest ranks are on Great George Street (the same street at the Church) or on The Headrow, opposite the Town Hall. To get to the Headrow you just need to reverse the directions given in Walk this Way. and cross the road. There are other taxi ranks in this area. When you get in the taxi ask for Weetwood Hall and if you get a bemused look from the driver give them the postcode LS15 5PS. Leeds Taxis are either white with a black bonnet and hood or have full body advertising. They will always have a light on the roof.

If you are very cheap or just into buses (I'm looking at the best man on both fronts there) then you could, if you wanted, get the ample bus service. Clearly this is not an option if you have a hat the size of a dinner table but it is open to everyone else. The buses that go past Weetwood Hall are the numbers 1, 95 and 96. As these are the student lines they are very frequent. You can get them from stop J3 on Woodhouse Lane.

To get to Woodhouse Lane from the Church you need to come out of the Church, down the steps and turn left to pass the church on your left hand side. This is Great George Street and you need to follow it down to the fork. It is easier for you to take the rights hand side of the fork (which is still Great George Street) and continue on this street, past the back of the Town Hall, over two crossroads, beyond the turning your car-using compatriots had to take to turn into The Light and stopping on Woodhouse Lane. J3 is then the first stop you come to on your right hand side. The buses will be travelling away from town. You need to get off the bus at Lawswood School and cross the main road, Weetwood Hall is behind the big brick wall and you will have to walk along the drive, making sure you are not hit by passing reception-goers.

The final option is to see if anyone going to the small reception has any spaces that they would like to offer people in their cars. If people want to use the comments facility in this post, they can try to arrange lifts up to Weetwood Hall. In exchange for this a car driver may get someone used to Leeds to direct them to their car park and to the reception.

To get home/ to a hotel from the reception you will need to make sure you book a taxi or get a bus back into town. There is not a nearby taxi rank but the buses do go until very late at night. Much later than I will be awake, anyway.

Bliss List

Our wedding list will be available on www.blisslist.co.uk. This is not yet available but you can leave your e-mail address and you will be notified when we open the list.

We have chosen Bliss List because it will allow us to buy items for our honeymoon. By purchasing presents from the list you will make sure we can have a really good time in Scandinavia. We are really looking forward to the honeymoon and celebrating our wedding with you.

If you choose to buy anything from the list (when it is open) then thank you ever so much.

Driving to Weetwood Hall

So, you have just seen us get married and need to know what to do next? A strange thought, but by the time you need this post my days of being a bachelor of another parish will be over.

As we've hopefully made clear in your invitations, our two receptions are not being held on the same day, or even in the same city. There is a very (very) small reception being held on the day of the wedding in Weetwood Hall. For everyone else who made it to the wedding thank you, feel free to enjoy our fair city and we will hopefully see you at our larger reception in Leicester. If you want the name of some good lunchtime restaurants in Leeds let us know and we'll get back to you.

For the Weetwood Hall goers without personal transportation, we will be updating the blog with taxi numbers, bus stops, hovercraft hire, etc. later.

SatNav junkies with a car should punch in LS16 5PS and feel smug all the way to the door. Everyone else should know that, by luck, Weetwood Hall is pretty easy to get to as long as you get on the right road and stay on it. Getting on the right road is the hardest and earliest thing you have to do. It means having to contend with the dreaded Loop road again.

If you have succesfully parked at The Light then you need to come out of the exit (by turning left) and turn right at the next corner. You will then have to turn right and will be back on the Loop. Get yourself in the left hand lane approaching the next junction (J6) and turn left towards Headingley, following this sign:



You will now be on Woodhouse Lane.

Anyone who didn't manage to park at The Light will have to travel all the way around the Loop until they come back to junction 6 and turn left into Woodhouse Lane. You will at least get a tour of Leeds City Centre from the subjective viewpoint of an angry motorist.

Once you are onWoodhouse Lane, stay on it! Even when it changes it's name to Headingley Lane and Otley Road, even when it seems to turn at right angles. You will go past both Universities, Woodhouse Moor, Headingley and Beckett Park. After Headingley the traffic should stop being such a problem. From the University onwards this road is the A660. You need to stay on it until you see a large new(ish) PFI School on your left hand side. This is Lawnswood School and immediately after this there is a roundabout with the A6120. There will also be a road sign directing you to exactly where you need to go; you need to go around the roundabout and double back on yourself, turning left immediately afterwards. You will enter the grounds through a winding road and will be directed towards the visitors car park.

After parking you will need to find your way to the main building (follow signs to reception) and you should notice members of our party by the black door on the right hand side of the courtyard. There is another reception happenning on the day so make sure you are with the right party (or join them if they look like more fun). You will be passed some sort of beverage and will be allowed to start celebrating in style.

Weetwood Hall do offer their own map of how to get there, but I don't suggest looking at it unless you are an emeritus professor of topology and are up for a challenge.

Seeing the Light- City Centre Car Parking

Leeds City Centre on a Saturday? Parking? Oh dear. I have to guide you as best as I can, but the general advice is to park where you can and get yourself to the Town Hall to follow the instructions to the Church in Walk this Way.

That said, people coming to the reception at Weetwood Hall and anyone else who wants to be as near as possible to the Church should try to park at The Light. The Light is not the cheapest car park in the world, but it is near to the Town Hall and therefore St George's. People reading this blog in it is entirety will know that it appears as a waypoint for people walking from the Station. It is also a fantastic place for people to park if they then need to drive themselves and others to Weetwood Hall.

So, to get there. When approaching Leeds City Centre from any direction you will eventually join the Loop Road. This is a one-way funnel of traffic meant to make people's lives simpler. You can decide whether that is true for yourself or not.

On the Loop you will come past the Central (rail) Station, through City Square and intersect the financial district. Keep following the Loop signs. You will come out of a road infront of the Town Hall and pass down the right hand side. After this there is a right turn and you will pass St Anne's (Catholic) Cathedral. Immediately after this there is a little right hand turn signposted as The Light:



This is -as the picture shows- at Jongleurs comedy club. If you have missed it you may want to look for another car park; you will have to transverse the Loop again if you want another shot. There's no point shouting or crying, the St John's Centre Car Park is 200m down the road. To find your way to The Town Hall from wherever you park follow the signs. As a really obvious rule, the quicker you can park after passing the Town Hall the nearer to the Church you will be.

Kudos if you have made it to The Light and got parked. When you are leaving the Car Park you want to make your way into The Light itself at the Courtyard Level. As you arrive you will need to turn left to stay in the building and you will be presented with a view of restaurants in The Light and the road beyond:



The road through the large, arched glass doorway is the Headrow. And if you turn right out of the door you will see the Town Hall. Amble along past the Art Gallery and Library and find yourself infront of the Town Hall. Whoopee!

You now need to follow the directions as shown in Walk this Way.

P.S. The Light has created a map of how to get there that is pracitcally this rambly post in pictoral form. Also, for people with SatNav the Light's postcode is LS1 8TL. However, SatNav may not guide you into the correct entrance for the Light, make sure you check you are not breaking any traffic restrictions.