Canal Mills

Brandon Street, Leeds, LS12 2EB

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Canal Mills is an 18th century textile mill in the heart of Leeds, which re-opened in 2012 as a creative art, food and music events space with a maximum capacity of 1,400 people.

The venue was brought back to its former glory after a refurbishment project; the walls have been sand blasted to expose the beautiful red/gold Victorian brick work and you can now see the venue’s heritage throughout the space with high ceilings, exposed beams and brickwork, making it a truly charismatic & flexible venue, capable of hosting a wide range of events.

There are fewer spaces in the north as diverse and distinctive as Canal Mills; as you enter the building there is a cloak room on the left hand side with a private area for drinks receptions and registration for delegates if you are having a conference or event.

The venue hire includes certain staging with a hi-tech sound system and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout.

This blank canvas enables you to create an array of different events under one roof.

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Our large outside area which includes wooden decking and seating, can accommodate a marquee or up to 7 – 10 street food vendors depending on your particular requirements and event brief. With such a large multi-purpose space, Canal Mills can cater for a diverse range of events including:

Product Launches & Press Events
Seminars & Conferencing
Awards Lunches & Dinners
Private Events & Parties
Christmas Parties
Drinks & Canapés Receptions
Street Food vendors & delicious buffets
BBQ’s
Fashion Shows
Team building events and corporate away days
Location shoots

Conferencing layout options:

With flexibility of the main event space we can accommodate from up to 300 people theatre style, 175 people cabaret style with 7 guests per table.

Dining layout options:

25 x 6ft round tables of 10-12 people per table, 250 – 300 people
8 groups of long trestle tables with 12 each side, 192 people
25 x square tables of 12 people per table, 300 people
All of the above is depending on AV, staging and dance floor requirements

Room Information

Canal Mills has one room, which holds up to 1400 guests standing or 350 seated.

Whole Venue175-350 seated200-1400 standing

Travel Information

Nearest Train Station
Leeds (about 0.8 miles away)

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Getting to Canal Mills by public transport

In Leeds, Canal Mills is about 0.8 miles from Leeds (train).

Getting to Canal Mills by car

For sat nav, use the postcode LS12 2EB.

Getting to Canal Mills by air

The nearest major airports are Leeds Bradford (about 6.1 miles away) and Manchester (about 42 miles away). Distances are in a straight line, so the road journey will be longer.

Canal Mills in Leeds for conferences, food events and live music

An 18th century textile mill in Leeds, Canal Mills re-opened in 2012 as a creative art, food and music events space with a maximum capacity of 1,400 people.

Victorian brick and exposed beams

Refurbishment sand blasted the walls to expose the red and gold Victorian brickwork, and the high ceilings and exposed beams carry the heritage of the mill through the whole space. The result is charismatic and flexible.

Arrival, registration, staging and sound

Delegates arriving for a conference day in the city find a cloak room on the left as they enter, with a private area for drinks receptions and registration. Hire includes certain staging, a hi-tech sound system and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout, so presentations with staging to hand and speaker-led sessions are well supported from the first hour.

One open slate, many events

The space is an open slate, so a food festival, a gig, a party, a corporate evening or an awards night can each take shape under one roof. Seated numbers run from 175 to 350 and standing numbers reach 1,400, which gives functions of any size a flexible base to work from.

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