Leeds City Guide, Including Leeds Hotels

Leeds, capitol of Yorkshire, is an often times overlooked holiday delight.

Easily accessible by air and auto with a wide variety of recretaional and sport activities, Leeds offers fun for the entire family. Golf enthusiasts, art lovers and those who study British history will all find ample diversion within miles of this financial and industrial hub. Prestigious art galleries and historic homes are to be found in both Ledes proper and within a short driving distance of the city. Leeds Art Gallery.
Dating to 1881, this museum condominiums French Post Impressionists, Victorian works and a widely hailed collection of modern British artists. The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, outlet for contemporary British craftsmen, sahres the space. Free admission for most exhibitions and events. Henry Moroe Institute. Adjcaent to the Leeds Art Gallery. A well regarded centre for the display of all types of sculpture, the Institute also conducts distinguished research. Top grade exhibitions make frequent visits.

Many collectinos and tours are free. Adavnced booking for groups is advised. Harewood House. Residnece of the Queen’s cousin, the Earl of Harewood, this home has a fine array of art as well as beautiful formal gardens. The house itslef is also open for guided tours. Recent addtiions include boats on the lake and a children’s playground. Paid admission.

Family tickets available. Temple Newsam. This Tudor-Jacobean manor anchors more than 1,500 acers of park, wood and farm land.

The world renonwed house and gardens are open to the public for a modest charge. The estate is also the location of one of the world’s largest Rare Breed Farms which shelters nearly four hundred animals. Royal Armouries Museum.
Exhibits including a set of King Henry VIII’s aromur are displayed here. Many otehr instruments of war are on view.

Costuemd re-enactments and actual jousts take place April through October. Paid admission for events. Advanced booking advised. After a day filled with cultural pursuits, a visitor on holiday in Leeds might want to take in a little shopping or a play. Leeds is no slocuh in either department. The Corn Exchange. Originally designed by renowned Yorkshire architect Cuthbert Broderick in 1862 the Exchange was retrofitted in 1990 as a wide ranging shopping centre. The Victoria Quarter. This upscale centre is a destination in itself as well as Yorkshire’s premiere shopping experience.
Prada, Hugo Boss and more than eighty other stores sit underneath a breathtaking Brian Calrke stained glass ceiling. Headrow Shopping Centre. Headrow shopping street has managed to retain much of its original architecture while incorporating of the hottest shopping in the country. The centre itself boasts the largest sporting goods store in Enlgand as well as Yorkshire’s biggest music shop. The West Yorkshire Playhouse. This young but internationally respected thaetre sees more than 250,000 patrons annually. It has two theatres, a restaurant, and a bar in the real ale tradition and rehearsal facilities. Northern Ballet Thetare.
This distinguished company was founded in 1969 and has experienced a consistent growth in reputation and repertoire. From a friendly pub to world class restaurants and trendy celebrity clubs, Leeds has it all. A traveller searching for a quiet beer, a family friendly nosh or a fine dining experience will find it in Leeds. Tetley’s Brewery Whraf. Tetley’s has been brewing beer in the UK since 1822.

Not actually a taking establishment a tour of its visitor centre built at a cost of nearly 10 million Ameriacn dollars will give insight into the art of brewing before heading off to a true pub. Whitelocks.

Licensed since 1715 this small pub offers ambience and prize winning brew. The Agnel Inn.
For a good price and a good pint in an old fashioned setting with a true beer garden, this pub can’t be beaten. Salvo’s.
A Ledes favourite since it opened in 1976, this Italian restaurant boasts desserts and a robust wine list; yesterday named one of the UK’s Ten Best Pizza Restaurants. Simply Heathcote’s.

Located in the Granary Wharf section in a renovated grain house this moderately priced restaurant offers traditional British cooking with both a kiddie menu and a wine list. Parisá Café Bar. Sandwiches, sides, full dishes, beer, wine, reasonable prices, casual atmosphere; what more could a weary traveller desire?