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Yorkshire is famous for it's cricket and it's pies!

By: Sara Ghloto

Leeds is a fun city that's full of exciting cultural and historical sites, which are great fun to look around. over 100,000 people come to work in the city centre every single day and thousands more come to the city to shop, dine out or totally to enjoy the variety of attractions Leeds has on offer.

Leeds has a handful of pretty buildings, including the beautiful Corn Exchange , which was designed by cuthbert brodrick in 1864. This breathtaking structure is now an alternative shopping centre and it's grade I listed.

As well as its beautiful structures, Leeds also has a handful of breathtaking greenery and wonderful attractions and historic sites.

Regularly known as the ‘Knightsbridge of the North’, Leeds is a exciting location for shoppers! It boasts over 1,000 stores, which include Harvey Nicholls, Louis Vuitton and more, scattered around its fashionable high streets, state-of-the-art shopping malls, Victorian arcades, historical buildings and edwardian markets.

If the quick pace of Leeds' city life is too much for you, you'll be pleased to know that the city has some gorgeous park spaces, which include the award winning mandela gardens. These gorgeous gardens were built for 12 million pounds to commemorate the year 2000. The beautiful gardens were awarded a prize at the 2004 chelsea flower show.

If you would prefer to spend your time doing more artistic activities, you'll be pleased to know that Leeds has nine fantastic museums & art galleries. These include the armley mills industrial museum & the great leeds city art gallery, so you're positive to locate one to enjoy.

Leeds has got great nightlife, which begs to be experienced. Whether you would rather have a cosy drink in one of the city's quaint pubs or a glass of white wine at one of Leeds' elite wine bars, you will have a exciting night here.

After your drink, why don't you hit the nightclubs? Leeds has some great nightclubs that cater to any genre of music, so you will be spoilt for choice.

Leeds also has many live music venues, including the Cockpit. These venues cater mostly to alternative music & attracting touring & local bands.

Whether you're travelling by car or public transport, you'll locate getting to Leeds is easy. it's well served by Leeds Railway Station, also known as Leeds City, as well as having regular bus and coach services.

Although this is the end of our tourist guide to Leeds, we have not been able to cram in all of the exciting attractions that this city has to offer. To find out additional info about Leeds and the nearby areas, just contact your nearest tourist information centre.

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About the Author:
Sara Ghloto is a former recruitment consultant having helped place ads for escort vacancies and help source escort jobs in Manchester and escort jobs in Leeds.

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