Location 📍Dewsbury Rd, Leeds LS11 8LU
Shall we explore all the reasons you should visit The White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds?
(PS – this isn’t an ad, it’s just a shopping centre I would return to with my little one. Mainly due to the facilities)
We specifically made the trip for The Cineworld £1 family films offer, and it is still on!
Let’s talk about the £1 Cineworld family films offer
When I initially wrote my summer holiday activities blog post, I mentioned that we had booked tickets for the £1 offer.
Here is my review of Cineworld at the White Rose Centre, Leeds:
The £1 family showings are 10.10am and when we went, the cinema was full of families. It was generally was a nice vibe.
Cineworld at the White Rose is made for families – from great toilet facilities to enough room and sofas for kids to run around outside the cinemas, if they get bored! The person checking us in had even switched cinemas so we had enough room – which was thoughtful.
We also loved their munch boxes, and the seats have enough leg room for my little one to fidget around! Which is a huge bonus!
Why did we make the trip to the cinema as part of our school holiday activities?
I’ve explained in my recent TikTok video that my little one struggles with sitting down to watch a full film at the cinema, and we are testing out a lot of options for accommodating how fidgety and bored she gets. Paying £1 per ticket is ideal for this. And she managed to stay for a full hour this time, with a few breaks outside on the sofas!
What film did we see?
We watched Wild Robot and it was really good – we are currently waiting to watch the hole film together as a family when it comes out on Disney.
Here are the bits I loved the most about visiting White Rose Centre, Leeds…
free parking – you can stay all day if you want to!
White Rose has many carparks and it is adequately signposted when you drive up as to which bit you want to park in. For the cinema, there was a choice of two carparks, so we were just round the corner from the main cinema complex and the terrace you see in my recent TikTok review video.
The toilets & baby changing facilities
The toilet facilities for your children and baby changing are second to none. The best rooms I’ve ever seen, catering to mums & babies (everywhere should be like that). But unfortunately, as mums, we know not everyone has toilet facilities. One thing that really used to irk me when we had a small baby was the lack of changing facilities in men’s toilets, or a disabled facility, which meant any parent could change the baby. Like, why should it ALWAYS have to be the mum, even on a day out shopping?
Anyway, this won’t be a worry on your day out at The White Rose centre.
Check out all my other day out reviews here.
Hiring the ride-on car
For your bigger kids with little legs, these ride-on cars are amazing and will save them from getting tired. And of course, we all want somewhere to put the shopping (something I missed when we reached the no pushchair stage with my little one).
We tried to hire a car for our cinema trip day out, but because we were playing on the amazing playground and fun fair, we couldn’t get one, as the few that were available had just been placed on charge. To avoid disappointment, I would advise going early to collect them if you’re staying all day.
In doing my research for this post, I have also just found out about sensory bags available from guest services.
Food outlets
Also, food-wise, you can spend as little or as much as you want. The playground has benches outside, so bring a picnic! My mama’s out there with a constant snack bag on hand, know what I’m talking about!
We had Frankie & Benny’s booked, but we just weren’t that hungry after popcorn, so I cancelled the booking and we opted for Wetherspoons instead!
There is also a huge food court inside the shopping centre, where you can order from multiple outlets to suit the whole family and sit down. We got some yummy iced coffees as a little treat and went for a toilet break before we left for the journey home.
The shops
I had to save the best until last – the shops. My absolute favourite is Flying Tiger. We love it.
Here is a full list of the shops if you are planning on visiting.
We plan on taking my little one to Build-A-Bear in the lead up to Christmas, and I absolutely cannot wait!
Summary
Have you visited The White Rose Centre in Leeds? Tell me all about your favourite shop in the comments below.
