Fabulous shopping, the finest food, the best nightlife and relax in
luxury at exclusive hotels on Weekend Breaks in Leeds. Leeds has transformed
itself from a northern industrial city to one of the most vibrant and
successful cities in England, with thriving finance, business service
and retail sectors. Rapid industrial growth during the nineteenth century
transformed a successful town into a thriving city. Leeds Town Hall,
one of the finest civic buildings in Britain, the Grand Theatre, St
Paul's House, elegant arcades and numerous other examples of Victorian,
Edwardian and Georgian architecture are monuments to the city's sustained
prosperity.
Much of the City's heritage has recently been lovingly restored and
preserved as witnessed by the attractive renovations of the Corn Exchange,
Victoria Quarter, County Arcade and Leeds Market Buildings. Alongside
the restoration and preservation of the Leeds’ heritage exciting
and flourishing new developments such as pedestrian precincts, the Playhouse
Theatre and superb new office accommodation have been built. In conjunction
with the new developments, the Leeds Waterfront has exploded into life
with a mixture of business and housing supported by shops, restaurants
and hotels; all of which epitomise the City's growing status as a European
centre.
The City supports exciting theatre and dance, great opera and music,
prize-winning galleries and museums. If its a shopping break your after
there are over 1,000 shops, a compact and pedestrianised centre, designer
names, unique retailers, Harvey Nichols and a great indoor and outdoor
market. Sample the unique world of Decleor at the House of Fraser Leeds.
Sporting activities in Leeds really pull in the crowds and the City
is famous for football, cricket, rugby, swimming, the Leeds Marathon
and national and international cycling events. The Leeds district embraces
thriving communities such as Headingley, Horsforth and Holbeck, plus
the market towns of Otley and Wetherby, the villages of Harewood and
Aberford and the townships of Pudsey and Morley. Combine the city, townships
and the villages and add the spectacular countryside of the Yorkshire
Moors and Dales to give a centre for weekend breaks with infinite variety
and attractions including: Royal Armouries Museum,
Thackray
Museum, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds City Art Gallery, West Yorkshire
Playhouse, Grand Theatre and Opera House,
City
Varieties Music Hall, Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds Industrial Museum at
Armley Mills,
Emmerdale
Visitor Centre, Harewood House, and the Abbey House Museum.
