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Vacation in Leeds
Leeds
Introduction
Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds
in West Yorkshire in the north of England. The River Aire runs
through the city. In 1974 the former county borough of Leeds was
merged with the towns of Wetherby, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, and
other surrounding areas to form a metropolitan borough - the
city status of the county borough being conferred on the new
metropolitan borough.
History
Leeds was an agricultural market town in the middle ages, and
received its first charter in 1207. In the Tudor period Leeds
was mainly a merchant town manufacturing woollen cloths and
trading with Europe via the Humber estuary. At one point nearly
half of England's total export passed through Leeds. The
introduction of the Leeds and Leeds Canal in 1816 and the
railway in 1848 catalysed the city's industrial growth.
Places of interest
Despite its longtime reputation as a grimy northern industrial
city, Leeds will surprise anyone with the beauty and diversity
of its City Centre. Some places to visit except the museums and
art galleries: * Quarry Hill Cultural Quarter * Millennium
Square * Leeds Arena * Harewood / Eastgate shopping quarters
(commence Late 2006/Early 2007) * Trinity Shopping Quarter
(commence 2006) * South Leeds Sport Centre
Museums and Art Galleries
Leeds has a large number of museums, being the home of the Royal
Armouries Museum (opened in 1996), the Leeds City Museum which
is dedicated to the history of Yorkshire, the Thackray's Medical
Museum and the Leeds City Art Gallery. Leeds also boasts the
Grand Theatre, the City Varieties music hall and the West
Yorkshire Playhouse.
Shopping
While many cities can boast innumerable shopping centres and
high street stores Leeds trademark is sophistication. It has
become the shopping Mecca of the North - Gucci, Prada, D&G grace
Harvey Nic's rails. Excepts these, street shops like - Karen
Millen, Jigsaw, Kookai, Lambretta, Vivienne Westwood, Joseph,
Ted Baker and Mexx jostle, are waiting there to feast the
shopping spree in Leeds. The heart of Leeds is The Headrow, the
city's main thoroughfare. Along its length one can find some of
the city's main attractions; the City Museum, City Art Gallery
and The Henry Moore Institute which has the finest collection of
20th Century paintings outside of the Tate. Off The Headrow is
Briggate with its ornate shopping centres. The Grand Theatre and
Opera House are located here also. Major shows visit regularly
so it's worth checking out. Over all the City Center hosts a
shopping center that fulfills every need of shopping.
Food & Drink
The city of Leeds offers an extensive choice of places to eat,
drink and relax. Award winning restaurants, Victorian pubs,
fashionable wine bars and venues offering every type of ethnic
cuisine ensure that all tastes. Leeds has a very large student
population and boasts a large number of bars and nightclubs, as
well as venues for live bands such as the Cockpit, The New
Roscoe, and Joseph's Well, which combine to generate a vibrant
nightlife. For American style restaurants TGI Fridays,
Wellington Street, Frankie and Benny's, Cardigan Fields,
Kirkstall, Hard Rock Café are few to name. Babylon, 10 York
Place,
Browns, The Headrow, The Calls Grill are some of European
style restaurants. From Chinese, French to Italian all type of
food is available in Leeds. Listed are some famous among them:
Cafe Rouge, Canton Flavour, Lucky Dragon, Little Tokyo, Cactus
Lounge etc.
Education Leeds has two universities, the University of Leeds,
and Leeds Metropolitan University as well as various higher
education colleges, including Trinity & All Saints' College
accredited by the University of Leeds, giving it one of the
largest student populations in the country. The main campuses of
both universities are near the city centre, as is that of the
similarly revered College of Art. Leeds Grammar School, situated
on the outskirts of the city at Alwoodley Gates and dating back
to 1552, is the principal public school for boys. Leeds Girls'
High School is an independent, selective school for girls,
located in Headingley and consistently ranked highly in
education tables. Sports
The town has a strong sporting heritage, with the Yorkshire
County Cricket Club, Leeds Rhinos (the Rugby League team) and
Leeds Tykes (the Rugby Union team) playing at Headingley
Stadium, and Leeds United F.C. playing at Elland Road.
Tours and Sightseeing
An organized tour in Leeds consists of local sightseeing
including museums and playhouses, shopping and Leeds Castle.
Hotels and accommodations
The dedicated team at SleepUK can assist and advise on all your
Leeds hotel requirements. Online and offline access to Leeds'
accommodation network ensures travelers will be offered the best
possible deal at the time of your visit whether you require
luxury hotels in Leeds or budget hotels in Leeds.
Hotels in all categories are opening in Leeds all the time,
reflecting the city's renewed prosperity and popularity as a
short-break destination.
Whether you are visiting Leeds on vacation or just on business
trip, you may need to find accommodation in Leeds and stay
overnight in a B&B or a budget or luxury hotel.
Leeds has lots of budget and luxury hotels. They are very much
convenient, friendly and comfortable. Among them - Ascot Grange
Hotel Malmaison Hotel Leeds Express by Holiday Inn Leeds City
Centre The Butlers Hotel Haley's Hotel and Restaurant Weetwood
Hall Conference Centre & Hotel 42 The Calls Harewood Arms
Quebecs, The Leeds Boutique Hotel Golden Lion Hotel Comfort Inn
Leeds Merrion Hotel Harman Suites 1 & 2, Self-Catering
Apartments, Nea Ramada Leeds Parkway Hotel Village Hotel &
Leisure Club Leeds are few to name about.
Transport
It has in the past been served well by its canal, and today by
its rail network at Leeds station, from where Metro Trains
operate to all parts of West Yorkshire and other operators to
the rest of the country. Leeds Station is the busiest in the UK,
outside London. With two motorway (the A1 (M), M1 and M62)
intersecting at Leeds, it is the principal northern hub of the
motorway network. Leeds Bradford International Airport is
located to the north-west of the city and has scheduled flights
to destinations within the U.K and Europe.
About the author:
Maria is with Sleep UK - providers of discounted hotels to make
your stay in the UK as comfortable as possible.
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