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Leeds hotels

Overview                    Prepare                    Get Around                    Highlights

Hotels in Leeds offer both the business and the leisure traveller a great base for work and play in Yorkshire's capital city.  Situated on the river Aire, the city actually lies in West Yorkshire and is within easy reach of many of the UKs most scenic areas such as the Yorkshire Dales, the Pennines and the Peak District and sits at the centre of a transport network across the North of England. 

Leeds itself is an excellent shopping centre and is home to some great museums...

Leeds itself is an excellent shopping centre and is home to some great museums including the Royal Armouries.  In recent years it has undergone a renaissance with vast amounts of rebuilding within the city centre areas making it a modern and vibrant city with much to offer. Leeds hotels vary from simple guest houses all the way up to 5* and are well served by conference and convention facilities.  All the major chain brands are well represented as well as many of the budget brands that offer value for money accommodation.

Image of Leeds

Leeds hotels are spread through the city itself and the outlying areas although the city centre itself is home to most of the top end hotels.  Whether you want to take a room in the luxury of 42 The Calls, the Marriott or the Radisson SAS there is much to choose from.

Cheap hotels in Leeds are best found by using a comparison service to search out the offers, although weekends and the summer months are the best time to find offers when it is quieter with business travellers.

Overview

Overview

Renovated Victorian mills and red-brick workers' terraced houses sit comfortably alongside high-rise developments in the centre of Leeds. But the university city is now better known for Yorkshire's best shopping and varied nightlife than its industrial past.

See

The centre of Leeds is dominated by Leeds Town Hall, an imposing symbol of the city's Victorian past and home to a breeding pair of kestrels. Around the train station, Leeds' modern high-rise developments reach skywards in contrast to another Victorian landmark, the Corn Exchange.
Spend

Designer boutiques cluster in the Victoria Quarter, a magnificent covered parade decorated with marble, stained glass and lavish mosaic work. The Light, a modern shopping centre at the top of the Headrow, offers a selection of shops, restaurants and a cinema. The pedestrianised city centre makes it easy to search out all your favourite high-street names plus the odd surprise like Harvey Nichols.
Get Out

Leeds is located right on the edge of Yorkshire's famous dales but if you want to stay in town, head to one of the city's parks. The spacious Roundhay Park is the biggest, with a lakeside picnic area and castle ruins. Further up the Otley Road, The Hollies is a semi-rural forested park, a welcome alternative to the hustle and bustle of the centre.
Culture

Slap bang in the middle of town is the Grand Theatre. The city's other major cultural highlight is the modern West Yorkshire Playhouse with two stages and a CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) award-winning bar. Music lovers are spoilt for choice - The Cockpit and The Wardrobe being long-lasting live music favourites.
Eat & Drink

The Exchange Quarter, located in attractive Victorian buildings and railway arches, is a lively area for street-side al fresco dining. The Calls boasts a number of trendy waterside cafés and restaurants, while the large Asian communities of Leeds and nearby Bradford provide lots of places to find a top-notch curry.
New Perspective

Chinatown on Lady Lane might be small but it is a great place to see an alternative side of Leeds.

Prepare

Prepare

Take your glamorous clothes for a night out, a pair of welly boots for a trip to the Dales and leave space in your suitcase for some choice purchases.

Leeds Year

Winter visitors to Leeds can enjoy the International Film Festival (Nov) and Christkindelmarkt (Dec), but it is during summer that the city really takes centre stage. Colourful community celebrations like the Leeds Carnival and massive Leeds Festival all take place in August.
Public Holidays

New Year's Day (1 Jan), Good Friday (Mar/Apr), Easter Monday (Mar/Apr), Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday (May), Summer Bank Holiday (Aug), Christmas Day (25 Dec), Boxing Day (26 Dec).
Weather

Summer in Leeds is warm with temperatures in July and August averaging about 16°C. The months between November and February are the coldest and there is a chance of rain throughout the year, although it is rarely heavy or prolonged.
Electricity

240V AC, 50 Hz, three-pin plugs are standard.
Dialling Code

+44 (national), (0) 113 + seven-figure number (Leeds).
Money

Pound sterling (£) is the currency.
GMT

GMT precisely (+1 in British summertime).
Leeds Tourist Info

Leeds Marketing website

Fit In

While the inimitable Yorkshire flat cap is still common in rural areas, Leeds has long since moved on. Asymmetrical haircuts and expensive designerwear are much more common sights in the centre of the city these days.

Highlights

Highlights

The Victorian city centre houses museums and galleries, but explore the surrounding area to get the most from a visit to Leeds.

Leeds city centre contains both the Leeds City Art Gallery, with its collection of fine art, and the waterfront Royal Armouries museum housing Britain's national collection of arms and armour. Stop off at the Leeds City Museum to see African displays and a 3000-year-old Egyptian mummy.

A little further from the city centre is the multi-award-winning Thackray Museum. Housed in a Grade II-listed former workhouse, the museum tells the story of medicine and its development. Visitors can also step into a Victorian slum street and get hands-on in the child-friendly Life Zone. Tropical World in Roundhay Park houses a collection of animals including meerkats. Outside the city limits, the Grade I-listed Harewood House and Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield are easily accessible.
Sightseeing Tips

Having trouble deciding what to do in Leeds? E-mail tourinfo@leeds.gov.uk for help in putting together an itinerary developed specifically for you.

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