Reasons to Visit - The Town of Leek - Atmosphere & Culture (Arts, Antiques, Architecture)

Leek is a unspoilt Town with so much Culture and Atmosphere to offer. The wide range on offer in the Town means you can build a unique stay with some of your favourite things to see and do. The People are so friendly and that really helps to make the experience and add a little magic to the atmosphere.

Here we have listed some examples of what is available in the Town. Please note the list is not exhaustive and correct at the time of writing, but shows the range of experiences there are to be had in the lovely Town of Leek.

Pubs & Bars

Cafes & Restaurants

Takeaways

Beyond the Pale – Cocktails

Sparrow Park – Craft Beers and Gins

Brewce’s - Craft Ale

Benks - Pool Bar

Rewind Decades Bar – Retro Club and Dancing

The Roebuck
The Blue Mug
The Reform Inn
The Green Dragon
The Mulberry Leaves
The Cock Inn and many more

Leek Bar & Grill (Mediterranean)
Primo Piano (Italian)
Vhennai or Spice Merchant (Indian)
Flo's Diner (Treats and Eats)
Thai Siam (Thai)
The Street Grill (Intimate Culinary Experience)
The Flintlock at Cheddleton (Fine Dining)
Duck & Goose (Gourmet Bistro)
The Roebuck & Red Lion (Pub Meals)

Mill Street Kitchen – Pub style takeaway food
Alberto’s Kitchen – Italian Café and takeaway
Pronto – Deli and Sandwiches
Monty Chip Shop – Closest Chip Shop
Sea and Earth Chip Shop – Traditional and Vegan Fish and Chips
Mr Vongs – Chinese
Wrights – Pies and Pasties
Angkar Wat – Cambodian & Vegetarian
Abbies – Pizzas, Burgers and Kebabs
Spout Brew House – Vegan options available

Arts

Antiques

Architecture

The Foxlowe Art Centre
Fox and Crow Art Gallery
Nicholson Art Gallery and Museum
The Gallery Art Shop
Tittesworth Visitor Centre Art
Totally Locally Leek Sunday Supplement Market
Leek Makers Market

Leek Antique Centre
Affordable Antiques
Leek Antique Saturday Market
P&J Antiques
Odeon Antiques
Leatherbarrow and Lovatt
Era of leek
Old Barn Antiques
Kitty's Emporium
Old Whyte Interiors
Antiques Within
Period Features and many many more

The Nicholson War Memorial, so close to our Townhouse.

Some of the buildings from William Sugden and Sons:

The House opposite Stonesthrow Townhouse on Bath Street
The Congregational Church with its 130 ft spire, (now Trinity Church), built in the Victorian Gothic Revival style (1863)
Myatt’s Mill in Earl Street (1864)
Mill Street Methodist Chapel and Ragged School (1870),
The Cottage Hospital, in memory of silk manufacturer James Allsop (1871),
West Street School (extended in 1881),
The District Bank, which exhibits a strong Richard Norman Shaw influence (1882)
The Leonard Street Police Station in Scottish baronial architecture (1891).
Many buildings around the Town are also built in a Mock Tudor Style