Life
It's a new kind of place to live, work and play
It's a new kind of place to live, work and play
This unique environment offers a fresh perspective on work-life balance; a place to you can feel part of and make your own.
Make your home in an exciting new part of Leeds that’s growing every day. Make the most of both worlds, staying close to the city, yet within a stone’s throw of the Dales and Yorkshire’s finest countryside.
Kirkstall Forge Life
Kirkstall Forge Life
Kirkstall is fast becoming a Leeds location where big things happen. From the famous Kirkstall Festival to a wide range of events around the historic Kirkstall Abbey, it’s a place where you, your family and friends can feel at home.
Kirkstall Forge promotes a healthy lifestyle, encouraging residents and those who work here to take advantage of the natural woodlands, fitness classes and reduced car usage and using our bike & scooter rental service. The masterplan has been designed to build a genuinely social and integrated Kirkstall Forge community.
Our Life Team is the proactive on-site management team that are here to help you with meeting room bookings, dry cleaning, scooter hire and so much more. The Kirkstall Forge Life team arrange events and activities to help build a strong and welcoming community, these are advertised on the online Kirkstall Forge Life portal.
Some of the events and amenities provided by the Life Team in 2023 include:
Bike hire
Scooter hire
Umbrellas
Meeting Rooms
Bike Spa
Deckchairs & Beanbags
Hatha Yoga
Dry Cleaning
Garden Games (Table Tennis, Jenga & Swingball)
Massage
On-site beauty treatments
Language Classes
Craft Classes
Christmas Stalls
John Lewis Personal Styling
Kirkstall Forge Football Tournament
Green Sustainability Group
Looking after your every taste
Looking after your every taste
Kirkstall Forge will also be home to the kind of independent shops, cafés and bars that Leeds has become famous for.
This will put everyone who lives and works at Kirkstall Forge within easy reach of the coolest new locations in the city, ideal for relaxing after work, meeting friends and business meetings.
If you have a retail business and would like to get involved, please contact us using the link below.
Travel
Travel
The location is just six minutes from Leeds city centre and 15 minutes from Bradford by mainline train, coupled with new pedestrian and cycle links that connect Kirkstall Forge to the surrounding area and the city centre and ensures that sustainable and active travel are part and parcel of everyday life.
Location
Location
There’s plenty of places to visit nearby, including The Kirkstall Bridge Inn (Leeds CAMRA pub of the year), Headingley cricket and rugby grounds, Kirkstall Bridge retail park and miles of river and canal paths to explore by bike or on foot.
Discover the best of bustling Leeds and the unspoiled countryside on your doorstep.