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Voted UK’s favourite city in Condé Nast’s Reader’s Traveller Awards 2003, Leeds is a thriving city famed for its excellent shopping, vibrant nightlife, universities and sports venues.
Located 200 miles from both London and Edinburgh, Leeds is a thriving financial and business hub and is the largest centre for business, finance and legal services after London with with over 30 national and international banks based in the city.
Getting There & Around
Leeds is one of the most cosmopolitan and innovative cities in the UK with excellent road, rail and air links which makes the city of Leeds is a perfect destination to bring together delegates from all over the UK and the world.
Leeds-Bradford International Airport (airport code: LBA) is located 10 miles northwest of the city centre.
Leeds Railway Station located in the heart of the city centre is one of the biggest train stations in the country with regular services to destinations all over the UK.
Meetings & Events
Leed’s impressive range of over 300 meeting and conference venues offers solutions for smaller meetings through to large events for up to 2,000 delegates.
Some of the best conference venues can be found in Leed’s impressive range of modern city centre hotels and venues such as the £350 million waterfront development, home to New Dock Hall and the Royal Armouries Museum along with the Leeds Metropolitan University with it’s spectacular 43,000-square-foot of events space.
With over 150,000 meeting rooms to choose from Leeds offers stunning and inspiring spaces to meet your meeting or events requirements.
Hotels
Leeds has a fantastic range of over 60+ quality hotels with approximately 6,500 bedrooms to suit all budget and tastes.
Dining
Restaurants in Leeds are recognised as some the finest in the country and have firmly put Leeds on the culinary map with a number of high quality independent and big name chain restaurants, stylish pubs, bars and a very lively nightlife.
Shopping
Leeds is already one of the country’s top shopping destinations dubbed the ‘Knightsbridge of the North’ with over 1000 city centre shops, but it is set to transform the retail it’s retail offering by the £350 million Trinity Leeds, opening in 2013, and the £600 million Eastgate Quarters development.
Leed’s Shopping Centres includes the Victoria Quarter, Thornton’s Arcade and Queen’s Arcade, Corn Exchange and Granary Wharf.