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Leeds is a major city on the River Aire and the urban core of the city of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.

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Recently Leeds has received accolades in the field of tourism; including being voted by Conde Nast Traveller magazine Readers' Awards as the "UK's favourite city" and "Visitor city of the Year" by The Good Britain Guide. Leeds has excellent transport links with the rest of Yorkshire and the UK. Leeds Bradford International Airport has flights connecting to Europe, and the rest of the world via London Heathrow Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Leeds Bradford International Airport is part of the Star Alliance.

Museums and the arts

Leeds has a small number of museums, being the home of the Royal Armouries Museum (opened in 1996 when the collection was transferred from the Tower of London), the Leeds city Museum which is dedicated to the history of Yorkshire, the Thackray's Medical Museum and the Leeds city Art Gallery. Leeds also boasts the Grand Theatre (where Opera North is based), the city Varieties music hall (which has hosted performances by Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini) and the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
The Leeds Festival takes place every year in Bramham Park, having moved from Temple Newsam after pressure from some local residents. It features some of the biggest names in rock and indie music. The city is home to the Leeds International Piano Competition, held every three years since 1963, which has launched the careers of many major concert pianists. There is also the Leeds International Concert Season, the largest local authority music programme of any UK city outside London. The city also has an internationally recognised film festival; the Leeds International Film Festival is the largest film festival in England outside London and shows films from around the world. It incorporates the highly successful Leeds Children & Young People's Film Festival, which is organised and put together entirely by people under 18 years old.
Some of the first moving pictures in the world were taken in the city, by Louis Le Prince, of Leeds Bridge in 1888, and the first set of traffic lights in Yorkshire were installed on Park Row.

Stately homes and parks

Harewood House and the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, which date from the 12th century, are on the outskirts of the city. Other significant stateley homes that are located in proximity to Leeds include Bramham Park, Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall. To the north lies Roundhay Park with its well regarded Tropical World hothouse. Other parks in the Leeds area include Golden Acre Park which lies between Adel and Bramhope, Hall Park in Horsforth, Potternewton Park between Chapeltown and Harehills, East End Park in the location of the same name, Temple Newsam situated south of Halton Moor, Halton, Whitkirk and Colton, Cross Flatts Park in Beeston and Middleton Park in Middleton.





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			Websites for Leeds Leeds city Guide - The Essential Guide to Bars, Pubs, Clubs, Hotels and Restaurants in Leeds Leeds Hotels/Accommodations & Reservations Leeds Intl Airport We have no traveler comments for Leeds, England. Help us and your fellow travelers and be the first. Click here to log your comments. Thank you. Welcome to Leeds Leeds is a major city on the River Aire and the urban core of the city of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. Attractions Recently Leeds has received accolades in the field of tourism; including being voted by Conde Nast Traveller magazine Readers' Awards as the "UK's favourite city" and "Visitor city of the Year" by The Good Britain Guide. Leeds has excellent transport links with the rest of Yorkshire and the UK. Leeds Bradford International Airport has flights connecting to Europe, and the rest of the world via London Heathrow Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Leeds Bradford International Airport is part of the Star Alliance. Museums and the arts Leeds has a small number of museums, being the home of the Royal Armouries Museum (opened in 1996 when the collection was transferred from the Tower of London), the Leeds city Museum which is dedicated to the history of Yorkshire, the Thackray's Medical Museum and the Leeds city Art Gallery. Leeds also boasts the Grand Theatre (where Opera North is based), the city Varieties music hall (which has hosted performances by Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini) and the West Yorkshire Playhouse. The Leeds Festival takes place every year in Bramham Park, having moved from Temple Newsam after pressure from some local residents. It features some of the biggest names in rock and indie music. The city is home to the Leeds International Piano Competition, held every three years since 1963, which has launched the careers of many major concert pianists. There is also the Leeds International Concert Season, the largest local authority music programme of any UK city outside London. The city also has an internationally recognised film festival; the Leeds International Film Festival is the largest film festival in England outside London and shows films from around the world. It incorporates the highly successful Leeds Children & Young People's Film Festival, which is organised and put together entirely by people under 18 years old. Some of the first moving pictures in the world were taken in the city, by Louis Le Prince, of Leeds Bridge in 1888, and the first set of traffic lights in Yorkshire were installed on Park Row. Stately homes and parks Harewood House and the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, which date from the 12th century, are on the outskirts of the city. Other significant stateley homes that are located in proximity to Leeds include Bramham Park, Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall. To the north lies Roundhay Park with its well regarded Tropical World hothouse. Other parks in the Leeds area include Golden Acre Park which lies between Adel and Bramhope, Hall Park in Horsforth, Potternewton Park between Chapeltown and Harehills, East End Park in the location of the same name, Temple Newsam situated south of Halton Moor, Halton, Whitkirk and Colton, Cross Flatts Park in Beeston and Middleton Park in Middleton.