The huge range of shopping.
best thing
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worst thing
also take the X84 bus from Leeds City
Centre. Ilkley is a great escape from the
hustle and bustle of the city – not only is
it surrounded by world famous moorland,
it’s also home to the Cow and Calf rocks
that form part of this well-loved historic
landscape. I’ll head into the hills for a
refreshing, high impact walk or go down
to the bottom of town and take a walk
through the park along the river. When
I’m ready for a nice warming cup of tea
and a real slice of Yorkshire, Betty’s
tearooms welcome you and serves you
from their cake trolley. You can pick up
some souvenirs from the bakery or send
some tea biscuits home to your family, so
they know you’re thinking of them!
WORST THING ABOUT
YOUR CITY
The worst thing about Leeds is that it can
get quite chilly – it is high up and quite
exposed so it’s a bit of a shock if you’re
coming from the south. You can avoid
the winter freeze by wrapping up warm
with winter woollies and purchasing a
good coat so you’ll manage the trip to
university each morning without getting
too red-faced. I stocked up last year on
Primark jumpers and have enough now
to last me a lifetime! It also rains a lot in
Leeds (like most places in England!),
so make sure you purchase a goodquality umbrella.
BEST THING ABOUT
YOUR CITY
The weather – it rains a lot!
The best thing about Leeds is
undoubtedly the shopping! There’s a huge
range of shops – high street, designer
and smaller boutiques – where you can
get anything from a top brand designer
dress to charity shop vintage chic. The
new Leeds Trinity Shopping centre
is constantly growing and changing,
with shops like Victoria’s Secret and
Abercrombie and Fitch springing up
beside the largest Topshop outside of
Oxford Street (31,000 square feet of
bliss!). Trinity also has a number of
80
quirky and brilliant restaurants, like
Giraffe and the Handmade Burger
Company. There are also a number
of covered lanes in Leeds, like the
County Arcade and Victoria Quarter,
as well as the Leeds Market where
Marks and Spencer’s originated!
The market is great for cheap fruit
and veg, and specialist items at a
good price.
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