31 December · 6pm till late
See the old year out in a stone-walled Morley pub. On 31 December the DJs start at 6pm and play funk, soul, disco, house, Motown and Northern soul right through midnight and on till late. Real ale on the bar, no TVs on the wall, and a five-minute walk back to most of Morley.
31 Dec
Thursday · New Year’s Eve · 6pm till late
Midnight in Morley doesn’t need a coach to Leeds and back. The Nelson Arms is on Victoria Road, five minutes from the town hall, and on 31 December the DJs take over the front room at 6pm. Funk to start the evening, disco and house as the room fills, and Northern soul for the ones who don’t want to go home.
Coming with a crowd? Tell us about your group before the night so we know to expect you.
How the night goes
New Year’s Eve is the one night of the year nobody wants to be watching a clock. Here is roughly how it runs at The Nelly.
Drinks are on the bar as usual — Yorkshire cask, the draught list and no screens anywhere in the building.
Why here, not the big venues
For most of Morley this is the nearest New Year’s Eve in town. No last train to catch, no coach booked for midnight, no surcharge for the privilege.
Funk, soul, disco, house, Motown and Northern soul, chosen by DJs who read the room rather than an algorithm on shuffle.
A stone-walled pub with a 600 m² beer garden and seats for 100+ outdoors. When the front room gets warm, there is somewhere to go.
Before the night
Festive timetables are shorter than usual and every pub in Morley is busy at the same time. Work out how you’re getting home before you set off, not at 1am.
Coming from Churwell, Gildersome, Tingley, Drighlington, Batley, Pudsey, Beeston or Leeds? The Nelly is on Victoria Road in the middle of Morley — see map and travel.
Yes. DJs play funk, soul, disco, house, Motown and Northern soul from 6pm till late on New Year’s Eve at The Nelson Arms, 84 Victoria Road, Morley, Leeds LS27 8LS. Check our Facebook page for the latest details.
Funk, soul, disco, house, Motown and Northern soul on our New Year’s Eve and Mad Friday nights, plus all-vinyl sets of Northern soul, Motown, funk, soul and nu-disco on the last Saturday of every month.
Doors and decks are both from 6pm on Thursday, 31 December 2026, and the DJs play right through till late — through midnight and on afterwards.
Morley railway station is about 0.7 miles away with trains to Leeds roughly every 30 minutes, and bus routes 51 and 52 stop on Victoria Road within two minutes of the front door. Festive timetables are shorter than usual, so plan the journey home before the night.
It is one of our biggest nights of the year. The pub is stone-walled with a large beer garden, so there is room to move, but come early if you want to settle in before the floor fills.
Also on: Mad Friday, vinyl DJ nights, the Wednesday quiz and everything on this month.
84 Victoria Road, Morley, Leeds LS27 8LS
No booking needed — walk in and order at the bar. Free on-site car park with around 12 spaces, plus free on-street parking on Victoria Road.
| Monday | 4pm–11pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 4pm–11pm |
| Wednesday | 4pm–11pm |
| Thursday | 4pm–11pm |
| Friday | 2pm–11:30pm |
| Saturday | 12pm–midnight |
| Sunday | 12pm–10:30pm |
| Bank holidays | 12pm–10:30pm |
