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Leeds is a bustling, exciting city in the heart of Yorkshire, and while the city of York may be the historical capital of the White Rose County, Leeds can certainly claim to be Yorkshire’s commercial, cultural, retail and entertainment capital. Well served by the rail and motorway networks, Leeds is such an easy city to get to, and with the city’s regeneration and reinvention as a serious shopping and party city, it is fast becoming one of the UK’s top venues for city breaks.

Although there is speculation that Roman settlements existed in the area now covered by Leeds, the first record of habitation is in the Venerable Bede’s chronicle, in which he describes the Anglo Saxon settlement of Loidis, or Leodis as it is sometimes named. By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the tiny settlement on the banks of the River Aire was referred to as Ledes, and this subsequently changed to Leeds, as we know it today. By the 12 th Century, Leeds was starting to grow, from a handful of buildings around the church of St. Peter on Kirkgate to a small town with several corn mills and a thriving woollen trade. As with many of the towns and cities in Yorkshire and Lancashire, Leeds changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution, its already blossoming textile industry being transformed from a cottage industry to a mechanised powerhouse, making Leeds and its ‘Yorkshire Broadcloths’ an essential part of the country’s economy. Potteries, brickworks, breweries and sugar refineries were other important industries in Leeds, and the opening of the Leeds and Liverpool canal in 1816 spearheaded the growth of Leeds throughout the 19 th and into the 20 th Century. Much of the city centre as it is known today dates from the Victorian era, and is characterised by dramatic and grandiose architecture and broad streets.

As the industries in Leeds declined, shrewd and determined regeneration took over, transforming the city into the exciting and vibrant place it is today. With shopping galore; first-rate hotels; award-winning restaurants; a lively nightlife with some of the North of England’s top bars, pubs and nightclubs; and of course traditional Yorkshire hospitality, Leeds has become one of the UK’s coolest destinations.

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