Millennium Square

Leeds finally has its own version of Trafalgar Square. It hit the headlines thanks to Nelson Mandela, who came to Leeds to open the city landmark in 2001. Flanked by the Civic Hall, the Civic Theatre and the Leeds General Infirmary the Millennium Square can hold up to 20,000 people. The Nelson Mandela Gardens opposite the Felon & Firkin, are a welcome splash of greenery, but if you want to get away from the traffic head for the top of the square where you can sit under the rowan trees and watch the world rush by.