People who tend to think that the best shopping is to be found in London are wide off the mark as there are plenty of good shops and designer outlets in the North of the country, in cities such as Leeds. Prices are often cheaper in the north, too, so it is worth hopping on a train, booking a hotel in Leeds and seeing what this city has to offer in the way of shops and department stores.
You can find all the big names there where you can get your fix of designer luxury such as Harvey Nichols and many of the top designers also have shops there including the well-known and daring designer Vivienne Westwood.
There are also many covered arcades and shopping centres such as the Corn Exchange and the Queens Arcade where you can buy anything from clothes and shoes from both high street names and up and coming talent to gifts and foodstuffs.
Many of the shops and shopping centres are housed not in modern and soulless buildings but rather in stunning and historic buildings with original Victorian architecture, making your shopping trip an even more pleasurable experience.
There is also a wide choice of bars and restaurants to be found around the city, where you can examine your purchases and enjoy a chilled glass of wine after a hard day's shop.