'''West Yorkshire''' is a county in Yorkshire in England, in the United Kingdom. The city of Leeds dominates the West Yorkshire economy, tourism and infrastructure. Leeds has won a string of awards, including UK Visitor City of the Year, UK's Favourite City, Most Female Friendly City and Best Nightlife.

To the west of Leeds is Bradford (for the [http://www.nmfpt.co.uk National Media Museum] and Saltaire)

Cities and towns

Cities

  • Bradford
  • Leeds - West Yorkshire's biggest city, great base for exploring Yorkshire, shopping, dining and drinking
  • Wakefield
  • Towns

  • Bingley
  • Calderdale
  • Dewsbury
  • Halifax
  • Holmfirth - small but charming rural town
  • Huddersfield
  • Keighley
  • Kirklees
  • Pontefract
  • Shipley
  • Todmorden
  • Other destinations

  • Heptonstall
  • Otley
  • Saltaire
  • Understand

    '''West Yorkshire''' is one of traditional Yorkshire's four modern administrative counties along with East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. (Note that 'South Riding' is a fictional county, subject of a novel by Winifred Holtby before South Yorkshire was thought of!)

    Talk

    Get in

  • By air: [http://www.lbia.co.uk Leeds-Bradford International Airport].
  • By rail: [http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com National Express], [http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk Arriva Trains CrossCountry] or [http://www.tpexpress.co.uk First Transpennine Express].
  • By coach: [http://www.nationalexpress.com National Express].
  • By bus: [http://www.yorkshirecoastliner.co.uk Yorkshire Coastliner] for services between Leeds and the coast including Scarborough and Whitby.
  • Get around

    [http://www.wymetro.com West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive] provide rail and local bus information on their website, and offers the innovative "My Next Bus" service of real-time bus information online or by text message. This real-time information is also displayed in certain bus shelters.

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    Eat

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    Sleep

    Get out

  • Lake District National Park
  • Liverpool
  • London
  • Manchester
  • Yorkshire