Looking to catch a shuttle bus to Leeds Festival 2024? Follow Benjamin Jackson's video guide as he avoids the road works and traffic and shows you how to get from Leeds Train Station to Sovereign Square, and how to get tickets before arriving to the city.
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00:00This is Leeds Train Station, and for many of you on bank holiday weekend Friday, your
00:11second to last port of call before Leeds Festival at Bramham Park.
00:16And this is me, Benjamin Jackson, remote worker, someone who seldom gets exercise, can't be
00:22honest with you sir.
00:23But on this occasion, not only am I going to get some cardio, but also give you a bit
00:27of a walking guide on how to get to the Leeds Festival shuttle services at Sovereign Square.
00:35A few things firstly though, pay more attention to the road than I do.
00:40I mean Leeds around this area is quite densely populated with foot traffic, with road traffic
00:46and of course, roadworks.
00:48It is the summer holidays after all, so the taxi driver told me.
01:07That guy gets it!
01:08That guy totally gets it!
01:11Had it not been for the roadworks, in previous years a set of stairs would be accessible
01:15across the road from the main entrance of Leeds Train Station, but as the rebuild of
01:20the area continues, gone is that shortcut, much to my life's dismay.
01:44This wouldn't be Leeds Festival without roadworks, let's be honest.
02:14Road code, right, road code.
02:18There are a couple of familiar landmarks though, walking this way to Sovereign Square, those
02:22halcyon days underneath the railway bridge at the cockpit with memories of huge tour
02:27buses parked precariously on the roadside.
02:32Ah, this also happens to be one of the few places on the walk to where the shuttles to
02:38Leeds Festival pick up for some last minute items, though there will be a co-op on the
02:43blue campsite, so don't panic, don't panic.
02:48Now to make things even more simple for yourself, why don't you take the opportunity before
02:54arriving at Leeds Train Station to download the First Bus app.
02:58It's through this app that you can pick up a multitude of options how you want to get
03:02to Bramham Park, be it a one-way ticket, a day return, they also have a multi-pass across
03:08the duration of Leeds Festival that allows you three return trips to and from Bramham
03:13Park.
03:15Prepare for queues though, I mean if you're early enough you might be able to enjoy some
03:19of the deckchairs in the grass area at Sovereign Square, or if you're very early maybe a cross
03:25over the River Eyre on one of the footbridges around the Embankment area.
03:30Hey look, we're here.
03:36Well I say we're here, Sovereign Square is just around the corner, but let's be honest
03:42with ourselves for a moment okay, the queue is probably going to end up around here, not
03:46here, not here, well you wish it was going to be here, but that's how to get from Leeds
03:52Train Station to Sovereign Square, so until Bank Holiday, have a good one.
04:00Yeah, yeah the pitfalls of remote working right, and there you know, I need more exercise.