DESTINATION: Leeds

Leeds

Leeds has become one of the England’s hippest cities and a great place to do business as, over the last 10 years, it has established itself as the major financial and legal centre in the north of England.

So little surprise then that many new conference and meeting venues have appeared, creative incentive ideas have blossomed and old favourites for meetings and events have invested heavily in refurbishment programmes.

With a great combination of modern European energy and a warm Yorkshire welcome, it’s easy to see why Leeds has become a much sought after destination.

Corporate Events & Conferences


The compact city centre is truly accessible with over 40 conference hotels and more unusual venues and 3,500 bedrooms within walking distance of Leeds Train Station.

The Queens has commanded City Square for almost 100 years as one of the city’s most prestigious hotels and after completion of its £10million refurbishment it's easy to see why it was awarded the Yorkshire Tourist Board’s Award for Business Tourism.

The Radisson SAS is Yorkshire Business Hotel of the Year and 2009 will see the opening of the award winning City Inn just a few minutes walk from Leeds Train Station.

Non-residential venues include Saviles Hall at the Royal Armouries, the city’s largest capacity venue for up to 1,000 conference delegates, the majestic Leeds Town Hall and the striking new £50m Rose Bowl with state of the art facilities.


Incentives


Leeds has a rich cultural heritage with our own opera and ballet companies; Opera North and Northern Ballet, West Yorkshire Playhouse, the largest producing theatre in the UK outside of London and Stratford, the Leeds International Concert Season, the Leeds International Film Festival and the newly refurbished Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House so you'll see why no matter the time of year great evening incentive ideas for your delegates are not a problem.

The city also has a rich sporting heritage with Headingley home to our rugby union and league teams as well as Yorkshire County Cricket Club and this year a venue for the Ashes. We can also provide great corporate hospitality at Elland Road, home to Leeds United, thrilling horse racing at Wetherby and a taste of tradition at the Bramham Horse Trials.



Special offers


Leeds and West Yorkshire are currently featuring some great offers from venues across the region.


Check out the offers available from the Conference Leeds website





Getting Here & Around

Located 200 miles from both London and Edinburgh, Leeds is located in the middle of the UK at the junction of the M1 (north/south) and M62 (east/west) and is easy to reach from all over the UK by road.

With its own international airport just 8 miles from the city centre with direct flights from over 40 destinations and links from the key hub airports of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris CDG. Alternatively a direct train line between Manchester Airport and Leeds City Centre operates 24 hours per day.

Serviced by two trains an hour from Kings Cross, London, with a journey time of just over two hours, the train station is located in the heart of the city centre.

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