days out in and around leeds

[carrotcarrot]

i've been a student in leeds for a while now but i have a friend coming up and i realised i have nothing to do!
any suggestions on cheap trips in and around leeds...i mean cheap...under a tenner! i was looking at york but the trains are extortionate!
cheers

[Buenchico]

The National Media Museum is a fascinating place to explore. Admission is free and the bus fare to Bradford shouldn't be too expensive:
http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/

Chris

[Buenchico]

Further to my previous post, why not simply explore the area by bus or (possibly better) by train?.

A ticket for a day's unlimited travel in West Yorkshire will only cost you �6 (or �5 if you limit your travels to either just using buses or just using trains). Even better, I can see nothing in the ticket rules which prevents you and your friend travelling on a family ticket. That would give you both unlimited travel (as long as you stayed together) for just �8.50 in total:
http://www.wymetro.com/TicketsAndPasses/WestYo rkshireDayRover.htm

There's a rail map here. (The ticket is valid to all stations within the coloured zones):
http://www.wymetro.com/NR/rdonlyres/6C36F2BD-0 290-45A3-B281-B05D91BB4BE3/0/WestYorkshiresRai lNetwork.jpg

If you were going to Bradford for the Media Museum, it might make sense to combine it with a trip to Halifax, to see the Piece Hall. (It's a beautiful historic building which has been preserved as a shopping centre populated by lots of quirky independent traders):
http://www.piecehall.info/

Chris

[mrs_overall]

As Zacsmaster says, The Royal Armouries museum is free.
Leeds City Museum and Art Gallery on The Headrow is also free.
Almost next door in The City Lights is a Chinese restaurant called Maxi's where the food is superb. They do an all you can eat buffet. It's open from 5pm weekdays and costs �9.95 for adults but they do a student discount.
The Thackray Medical Museum (next to St James Hospital costs �4.90 for adults)