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The Region Around Leeds

Leeds is situated in the county of West Yorkshire. Three National Parks are within one hour's drive and provide some of the finest walking, caving and pot-holing country in the World. To the north lie the Yorkshire Dales; to the west is Ilkley Moor and Brontë country. To the south is the Peak District and to the east the Vale of York and the varied coastline of high chalk cliffs and the low-lying sands of the Humber estuary.

- The Yorkshire Dales

The region is also fortunate to possess many places of historical interest. Kirkstall Abbey and Temple Newsam lie within the city boundaries: Fountains, Bolton and Rievaulx Abbeys are among a number of eccelesiastical buildings near Leeds while Castle Howard, Nostell Priory and Harewood House are some of the stately homes close to the city.

- Countryside like this surrounds the city.


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