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Tourist Spot Attractions In Leeds

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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England, the principal settlement in the administrative district known as the City of Leeds. The Leeds urban subdivision defined in the last census constitutes 112 square kilometres of the 552 square kilometres of the City of Leeds, which also includes a number of towns and rural areas around Leeds. Leeds was a small manorial borough in the 13th century, and in the 17th and 18th centuries it became a major centre for the production and trading of wool, and in the Industrial Revolution a major mill town; wool was still the dominant industry, but flax, engineering, iron foundries, printing, and other industries were als...
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  • 3. First Direct Arena Leeds
    The First Direct Arena is a 13,500 capacity entertainment focused arena located in the Arena Quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the first in the United Kingdom to have a fan-shaped orientation.The arena officially opened its doors on 4 September 2013 with Sir Elton John, playing to an audience of 12,000. Bruce Springsteen had, however, held the first concert on 24 July 2013, with an audience of 13,000. The arena's opening season in 2013 later included acts including Kaiser Chiefs, Rod Stewart, Status Quo and Depeche Mode.The building has been nominated as one of England's greatest landmarks, and won best new venue in the world in 2014.
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  • 4. Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Leeds
    Meanwood is a suburb and former village in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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  • 5. Leeds Dock Leeds
    Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England, the principal settlement in the administrative district known as the City of Leeds. The Leeds urban subdivision defined in the last census constitutes 112 square kilometres of the 552 square kilometres of the City of Leeds, which also includes a number of towns and rural areas around Leeds. Leeds was a small manorial borough in the 13th century, and in the 17th and 18th centuries it became a major centre for the production and trading of wool, and in the Industrial Revolution a major mill town; wool was still the dominant industry, but flax, engineering, iron foundries, printing, and other industries were also important. From being a market town in the valley of the River Aire in the 16th century, Leeds expanded and absorbed the surrounding villa...
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  • 6. Lotherton Hall Leeds
    Lotherton Hall is a country house near Aberford, West Yorkshire, England. It lies a short distance from the A1 motorway, 200 miles equidistant between London and Edinburgh. The building has been home to a number of prominent families, including the Nevilles , the de Hothams, and finally the Gascoignes in 1825. Richard Trench Gascoigne took up ownership of the house following the death of his aunt Elizabeth, wife of Lord Ashtown, in 1893. It became the main residence of the Gascoigne family after the death of Richard's father Frederick at Parlington Hall in 1905. Between 1914 and 1918, the Hall was used as a V.A.D. hospital. There is a twelfth century Norman chapel in the grounds which was in use until 1830 and renovated between 1913 and 1917 and was also used as part of the V.A.D. hospital...
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  • 7. Abbey House Museum Leeds
    Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is housed in the gatehouse of the ruined Kirkstall Abbey, and is a Grade II* listed building. The house is 3 miles north west of Leeds city centre on the A65 road.The museum opened in July 1927. The ground floor of the museum is set out as an area of Victorian streets, illustrating a range of shops and services and including original shop fittings etc. Upstairs galleries feature the history of Kirkstall Abbey, Childhood, and Leeds Social History, as well as temporary exhibitions.The Paranormal TV show Most Haunted visited the Abbey House Museum on the first episode of Series 19. The crew experienced apparent paranormal incidents which include knocking and the piano playing by itself.
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  • 8. Thwaite Mills Leeds
    Thwaite Mills is an industrial museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a fully restored working water-powered mill built in 1823-25, harnessing the power of the River Aire, and claims to be one of the best last remaining examples of a water-powered mill in Britain. It is administered by Leeds City Council. The mill, the manager's house, and three associated buildings are all grade II listed buildings.
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  • 9. The Turk's Head Leeds
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state‍—‌the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilom...
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  • 11. Guiseley Well Guiseley
    Guiseley is a small town in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-western suburb of Leeds. At the 2001 census, Guiseley together with Rawdon had a population of over 21,000, increasing to 22,347 at the 2011 Census. The A65, which passes through the town, is the main shopping street. Guiseley railway station has regular train services into Leeds, Bradford and Ilkley on the Wharfedale Line. Guiseley is also served by the stations of Menston to the north and Baildon to the south.
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  • 12. Leeds Cathedral Leeds
    Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England, the principal settlement in the administrative district known as the City of Leeds. The Leeds urban subdivision defined in the last census constitutes 112 square kilometres of the 552 square kilometres of the City of Leeds, which also includes a number of towns and rural areas around Leeds. Leeds was a small manorial borough in the 13th century, and in the 17th and 18th centuries it became a major centre for the production and trading of wool, and in the Industrial Revolution a major mill town; wool was still the dominant industry, but flax, engineering, iron foundries, printing, and other industries were also important. From being a market town in the valley of the River Aire in the 16th century, Leeds expanded and absorbed the surrounding villa...
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  • 13. Leeds Waterfront Leeds
    The architecture of Leeds, a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, encompasses a wide range of architectural styles and notable buildings. As with most northern industrial centres, much of Leeds' prominent architecture is of the Victorian era. However, the City of Leeds also contains buildings from as early as the Middle Ages such as Kirkstall Abbey, one of Britain's best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries, as well as examples of 20th century industrial architecture, particularly in the districts of Hunslet and Holbeck. Most of the current buildings in Leeds are the product of the Industrial Revolution and post war regeneration in the 20th century, as many new buildings were provided in the city's commuter towns and villages to house the increasing suburban populat...
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  • 14. Woodhouse Moor Leeds
    Apperley Bridge is a village in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England in the Idle and Thackley Ward. Apperley Bridge is north-east of Bradford on the boundary with the City of Leeds bounded in the east by Carr Beck and to the south by Greengates. The village straddles the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire. It takes its name from the old bridge over the river on Apperley Lane. Parts of Rawdon in Leeds of similar character are included in the BD10 Apperley Bridge postal district.
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