Park and ride sites play host to Leeds Light Night attractions
Families looking forward to an enchanting evening in Leeds can begin their journey with Leeds City Park & Ride , as illuminating attractions are set to adorn two of the city’s Park and Ride sites and also Leeds City Bus Station.
14 October 2024
Light Night, which takes place on October 24 and 25, has become one of the of the most eagerly-anticipated events in the city’s calendar, and sees dozens of attractions across Leeds to celebrate the district’s unique culture and heritage.
This year, Leeds’s park and ride sites are also getting in on the act, with later-running services for those travelling into the city centre, as well as some sly attractions!
Stourton’s park and ride site will feature the NocturnFox – a giant light-filled inflatable fox, watching over the car park and adorned with geometric patterns.
A spikier offering will then greet those arriving at Leeds Bus Station, where the NocturnHog – a huge, light-filled hedgehog – will be taking up residence. The NocturnOwls - two huge mother and child owl statues - will be in City Square.
Elland Road’s park and ride will also get in on the act, with the Heofon Light Maze – an immersive installation conjuring overlapping light patterns and constantly-changing colours, created from acrylic panels in place of hedges.
Any adult using the park and ride services from the two sites after 3pm can also benefit from £1.50 return tickets, while up to three children under-19 travel for free with every fare-paying adult.
Buses will run every 20 minutes to and from both Stourton and Elland Road to Leeds city centre. The last bus to Elland Road will run from Boar Lane at 10.50pm, while the last to Stourton also sets off at 10.50pm.
Deputy chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee Cllr Peter Carlill said: “Light Night is one of the biggest events in Leeds’s calendar, and this year is going to be no different, with exciting exhibits planned across the city.
“We are delighted to be able to do our bit and make sure families can travel into the city centre without having to find somewhere to park and knowing they can stay later and get the bus back.
“Our affordable Park and Ride scheme is just one of the ways we are helping to create a better-connected West Yorkshire.”
For more information on Park & Ride services, visit iparkandride.com.
For more information about Leeds Light Night, visit lightnightleeds.co.uk.