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