Stopover guide

Located amid the beauty of the Yorkshire countryside, Leeds and Bradford both boast a huge amount of history and quality shopping options in their pedestrianised city centres. To add to their northern character, Leeds has a bustling waterfront, while Bradford is known as the curry capital of Britain, owing to its large Indian community.

Attractions:

The City Art Gallery in Leeds boasts an impressive and important collection of 20th century British art that dates from the late 19th century.
Leeds has a lot to offer with regards to shopping and dining, and the Corn Exchange contains many fine shops and trendy cafés hidden behind its striking Victorian façade.
Another unmissable landmark in Leeds is the Victorian Quarter, which has been brilliantly restored and contains many shops.
Just south of the city centre, the Leeds-Liverpool Canal is an impressive feat of engineering, particularly the Five Rise Locks.
One of Bradford’s finest attractions is the Wool Exchange, which has some of Bradford’s best shopping.
The National Museum of Film, Photography and Television is a star attraction in Bradford, where six floors of quality interactive displays are sure to entice.

Eating and Shopping: the Corn Exchange is without doubt Leeds’ best shopping area and it is located within one of the UK’s most attractive Victorian buildings. The Victorian Quarter and the Edwardian Kirkgate Market in Leeds are also not to be missed, while Bradford also has many pedestrianised shopping streets in the city centre including Broadway, Darley street and Kirkgate.

There is a huge choice of places to eat at in both cities, with trendy cafés, fine restaurants and some of the country’s most colourful curry houses. As far as the nightlife goes, you will be spoilt for choice, as there are literally hundreds of quality pubs and bars in both city centres as well as a plethora of pumping clubs and life music venues.

Day trips & tours: if you have a car, there is a multitude of attractions worth seeking out near to both Leeds and Bradford including many fine old houses and gardens. Seventeenth-century Bramham Park is probably the best known manor house in the area, owing to its opulent interior and lovely gardens.

The nearby Haworth area was the birthplace of four of the Brontë children and is now a popular tourist attraction, while Thornton village and the Walkleys Canalside Mill are two other quality attractions near Leeds and Bradford. In addition, the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park is just to the north of the two cities and an easy drive from either. Walking, horseback riding and many other leisure opportunities present themselves in this fantastic part of the north of England

Leeds Tourist Information Centre

Gateway Yorkshire
Regional Travel and Tourism Centre
The Arcade
Leeds City Station
LS1 1PL
Tel: +44 113 242 5242
Fax: +44 113 246 8246
Email: tourinfo@leeds.gov.uk

Bradford Tourist Information Centre

Bradford Tourist Information Centre
City Hall
Centenary Square
Bradford
BD1 1HY
Tel: +44 127 443 3678
Fax: +44 127 473 9067
Email: tourist.information@bradford.gov.uk