Leeds | ||
country | England | |
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Residents | 789.194 (2019) | |
height | 10 m, 340 m | |
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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire.
background
getting there
By plane
To the northwest between Leeds and Bradford lies the 1 Leeds Bradford International Airport(IATA: LBA), which was used by around 4 million passengers before Corona. The airport is about that A658 With Bradford and via the branching off from it A65 associated with Leeds.
The predominant airline in Leeds is the low-cost airline Jet2.com, which is based here and offers flights to destinations all over Europe. From Western Europe there are connections to Amsterdam (KLM).
The Airport bus A1 runs to Leeds Bus Station every 20 to 30 minutes from 4:30 a.m. to midnight.
By bus
The 2 Bus station located on York Street.
By train
The station 3 Leeds City Station offers direct connections to London, Southampton, Birmingham, Sheffield, Bristol, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh, Manchester and Liverpool. These connections are served by the rail operators GNER, Midland Mainline, Virgin Trains and TransPennine Express. With 17 tracks and a passenger volume of 14-15 million passengers a year, Leeds is the largest English train station outside of London.
In the street
Leeds is east of the London to Newcastle upon Tyne trending M1 and is with this about that M621 connected. The one from the west M62 from Liverpool via Manchester south of the city passing direction Grimsby. This motorway is also about that M621 associated with Leeds.
By boat
mobility
A pleasant form of mobility is that introduced in January 2006 Free City Busthat as a kind Circle Line connects the train station with the bus stations, the office and shopping center, the General Infirmary, the universities and Park Lane College daily (except Sunday) between 6:30 am and 7:30 pm. This line can be used free of charge. There is also an excellent bus network.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 St. Anne's Cathedral
building
- 1 Civic Hall
- 1 Corn Exchange
Museums and galleries
- 2 Royal Armories Museum
- 3 Armley Mills (Leeds Industrial Museum)
- 4 Leeds City Museum
- 5 Leeds City Art Gallery
- 6 Henry Moore Institute
Shopping arcades
- 2 Victoria Quarter
Outside the city center
- 7 Kirkstall Abbey
- 8 Abbey House Museum
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.leeds.gov.uk/ - Leeds Official Website