Leeds travel guide

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Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It was once a huge textile-manufacturing centre, but now this textile industry is almost dead. Leeds emerged as a major industrial centre at the time of industrial revolution. The city has plenty to offer ranging from popular nightspots to colorful festivals, great shopping to amazing collection of museums. Leeds is a place worth visiting with all around beauty, fine Victorian buildings, clean streets and arcades.

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Leeds has abundant to-do things in store for the tourists like : -

√ Visiting the National Media Museum.
√ Watching a show at Imax cinema.
√ Going to the splendid art gallery in Lister Park.
√ Becoming a part of the colorful, lively music festival in Leeds known as Carling Weekends.

Leeds houses major national and international theatre, dance, opera and music events in a variety of top-class venues, perfect for the culture-vultures.

Leeds has numerous attractions that will surely extend your stay here. Some of the very popular are:

• Armley Mills Industrial Museum : - exhibits the history of textiles, clothing and locomotive manufacture in Leeds. This museum was once a working cloth mill in 1969.
• Thackray Museum : - it displays the various advancements that medical science has made through the ages.
• Leeds Art Gallery : - is a paradise for art lovers.
• Abbey House Museum : - is located inside the Kirkstall Abbey is a place worth going.
• Bramham Park house : - a magnificent Queen Anne mansion is situated at Braham Park.
• Tropical World : - shows the view of typical dessert.
• Tropical World Bridge : - an awe inspiring sight can be viewed from the top of this bridge.

When the dusk arrives, Leeds gets its second wind and the action shifts at night to the hundreds of pubs, bars and restaurants. There is never a dull moment in Leeds and is popular for stag parties. Some of the hottest nights out spots are:

• Trash.
• Delaney’s Bar.
• Liquid Bar.

• The Glasshouse

Leeds has extended its palate as far as lip-smacking food is concerned. There are number of restaurants and hotels serving international as well as traditional Yorkshire delicacies.

The city is an ideal place for those who crave for comfort and delicious food.

For shopaholics Leeds is pure paradise, the major shopping areas are

√ Victoria Quarter.
√ Headrow Centre.
√ Leeds Shopping Plaza.

All the above places are packed with big brands, giving you the perfect shopping pleasure.

Leeds is just the right holiday destination for the sports lovers. There are various activities for people to enjoy like:

♦ Biking.
♦ Cycling.
♦ Golf.
♦ Sky diving.
♦ Go –kart.
♦ Scuba diving.

The local transport mainly in Leeds is the bus or a taxi. A large population also travels by train.

Leeds and Bradford International Airport has flights to and fro, for a wide range of UK and European cities. The increase in number of flights and improved check-in facilities has helped it in gaining popularity.