Possibly the most well-known pub crawl in the UK, the Otley Run is a right of passage for all students, with 18-year-olds donning costumes and shotting Jägerbombs at a terrifying pace. Good luck trying to complete it.Possibly the most well-known pub crawl in the UK, the Otley Run is a right of passage for all students, with 18-year-olds donning costumes and shotting Jägerbombs at a terrifying pace. Good luck trying to complete it.
Possibly the most well-known pub crawl in the UK, the Otley Run is a right of passage for all students, with 18-year-olds donning costumes and shotting Jägerbombs at a terrifying pace. Good luck trying to complete it.

9 things only Leeds students will know and love – from the dreaded Otley Run to a late-night McDonald's on Briggate

Abi Whistance
By Abi Whistance
Published 5th Feb 2023, 11:45 BST
Updated 5th Feb 2023, 15:53 BST
Being a student in Leeds isn’t quite as easy as it looks.

From learning how to navigate McDonald’s on Briggate at 3am to picking a side of the Headingley/Hyde Park student divide, there are plenty of quirks to getting your degree in the city. Here are nine things only students in Leeds will know and love.

This is more of an aspiration than a reality, with many of us resorting to Sainsbury's on Brudenell Road instead of the bus journey. But hey, there's always next week for gourmet groceries.

7. Groceries from Kirkgate Market

This is more of an aspiration than a reality, with many of us resorting to Sainsbury's on Brudenell Road instead of the bus journey. But hey, there's always next week for gourmet groceries. Photo: Simon Hulme

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Trying to find someone who isn't a student between September and July is like finding a needle in a haystack. With a whopping four universities across the city, it's no wonder why.

8. Students outnumber regular folk between September and July

Trying to find someone who isn't a student between September and July is like finding a needle in a haystack. With a whopping four universities across the city, it's no wonder why. Photo: SWNS

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Nearly all students in Leeds have ventured into Fruity at least once in their academic career. God forbid you carry on going past first year though- we won't tell if you don't.

9. Fruity is for freshers

Nearly all students in Leeds have ventured into Fruity at least once in their academic career. God forbid you carry on going past first year though- we won't tell if you don't. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe

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