Leeds is a vibrant cosmopolitan city extending 15 miles east to west and 13 miles north to south. It is the third largest city in the UK with over 715, 000 residents The City of Leeds has been voted the UK's favourite city, the Yorkshire city left London trailing. Also the Lonely Planet guide recently dubbed Leeds the "Knightsbridge of the North"

Shopping

Leeds has 5 covered shopping arcades- Grand, Queens, Thorntons , Victoria Quarter and Market . These beautiful gems from days gone by have been loving preserved and make for a day out just to look at the architecture. However, they also house a treasure-trove of shopping opportunities. Leeds has it's own Harvey Nichole's as well as all the other designer label stores!

Also, there is the Corn Exchange that offers a variety of alternative shopping. Then there is the Granary Wharf , Leeds shopping Plaza, Merrion Centre, St. Johns Centre and Headrow Centre. They sell everything from hip-hop trendy clothes to the more "posh" threads of high society. One can get jewellery of every kind that are top quality and range in prices from the affordable to the "WHAT?"

Days Out

Leeds has numerous museums and art galleries including the Royal Armouries (Free), Thackray Museum , Temple Newsam House, Oblong (free), Leeds City Art Gallery (free), Abbey House Museum . Leeds is a surrounded by parks and wildlife with two thirds of the city designated greenbelt. Of course Leeds is just a bus ride away from the Yorkshire Dales which widely recognized as one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of the UK .

Nights Out

Leeds has more than 30 nightclubs and hundreds of pubs and restaurants catering for every taste and price bracket.

Links

www.myleeds.net
www.aboutbritain.com/towns/leeds.asp