Leeds/North Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
North Leeds is the northern portion of the city of Leeds, roughly starting at Scott Hall Road, extending as far north as Alwoodley and Shadwell. This part of Leeds is one of the wealthiest parts of the city with many leafy, affluent districts and suburbs, as well as trendy areas such as Chapel Allerton. Chapel Allerton and Roundhay have their own guides, but this guide includes the following major districts (as well as several smaller areas):
- Moortown - centre of Leeds' Jewish community
- Alwoodley - extensive and very wealthy suburb on the northern fringe of the city
- Shadwell - pretty old village that has now become a suburb
- Adel - attractive, leafy suburb with a rural feel and many beautiful houses
- Moor Allerton
- Gledhow - mainly residential area with extensive woodlands
- Oakwood (see also Roundhay)
- Chapeltown - centre of the city's Afro-Caribbean population with a dangerous reputation and some beautiful buildings
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