Leeds Leeds Leeds

Hi guys

It's sort of a running joke at the moment about a day trip to Leeds in our house.  When I wanted to go out for the day a few weeks ago to Leeds the boy wouldn't let me. His exact words if I remember correctly were 'there is nothing in Leeds why do you want to bother going there'. Now I've never been to Leeds and really wanted to go. I don't actually know why but once I've decided on something there ins't much that will change my mind.

So off we set and even though we made one slight unexpected detour we made in one piece in reasonable time. Now one thing about Leeds and about any city centre is the the parking is expensive and I think we picked the most expensive car park. We parked in The Light which is pretty much in the heart of the city and cost £8.50 for over 6 hours. There is a park and ride some where but as we got a little bit lost we just parked at the first one we came across. It was really nice in The Light centre with a nice looking pub and few places to eat and even a cinema but we didn't really spent any time there as the weather was nice and we wanted to be outside.

On Route

Now when in Leeds where to begin for me it was straight to the Victorian Quarter and the Cross Arcade and to the Mulberry shop. No matter where I am if I pass a Mulberry shop I have to stop and have a look. I'm sure the boy now knows more about Mulberry Handbags then most women. And guess what I've picked my next Mulberry Purchase the lovely Bayswater Tote in black but ill need to be saving the pennies before hand.

Cross Arcade 

I really think we rely on the internet to much but god I'm glad of it as all I needed to do was Google nice places to eat in Leeds and this little lovely popped up. The Town Hall Tavern which is with a hint in the name straight across the road from the town hall. Here's their website if you want to have a nosey The Town Hall Tavern 

Town Hall

The Town Hall Tavern

Light Cuppa

Town Hall Portion

The décor was very nice I loved the tea pot and tea cup lights about the tables but it still had a very old traditional put feel and I found myself looking longingly at the turquoise brick tiles and the Smeg fridge to match.

I choose the Lancashire Sausage with mash and onion rings and the boy had traditional fish and chips and oh it was good. I really enjoyed this and if your out and about in Leeds and fancy an amazing pub lunch then I would recommend it. It is a good ten minuets walk from the main shops but its defiantly worth it and is a nice place for a sneaky afternoon drink. I think it cost about £20 (as I didn't pay) for the two of us and a couple of soft drinks each.

One of the biggest and by the looks of it the most popular shops in Leeds is the Harvey Nichols. It seems smaller then the Manchester one but I really enjoyed having a good nosey around doing some dream shopping. If you are going into Leeds during the week they have a nice restaurant on the top floor that has a nicely priced set menu for lunch. The beauty hall was literately manic I've never seen the Manchester one this busy even if it was sale time. 

Harvey Nic's

Harvey Nic's

As you may know I have a massive sweet tooth and my portion for lunch was to big to have a dessert so later on when we where walking though the Thorntons Arcade I just had to stop to have a lovely little cupcake. I cant remember the name of the shop but the package said Cupcakes by Charley, I however seem to be able to remember the different types of cupcake.

Thorntons Arcade

Cupcake Heaven

Can I Have More Please

Oreo Cupcake

The cupcakes are £1.90 each but were perfect, I choose the Oreo cupcake but I remember there being a Crunchie one and a Terry's Chocolate Orange one to. I now wish id bought all three could do with a cupcake round about now.

If you follow me on twitter you may have already seen the picture I added the other day of the bracelet I made. Well here's where I got some of the bits from, Yum Yum Beads who also have a website site and you can find it here. Now don't panic ill be doing a separate post on my bracelet making and a how to guide. 

Yum Yum Beads

Yum Yum Beads

I was so good with my spending it felt very wrong  to leave with nothing so before we headed off home we had to nip back to the Cross Arcade and a little mooch in the Vivienne Westwood shop. 

And oh look I made a little purchase of some earrings that I've been coveting for a while.

Leeds Must

Tell Me About It Stud

Vivienna Westwood Treats

I know these are probably old news for some people but I love them. I do already own the 'Original' sliver orb ear rings but they are to big for my midget ear lobes and I really need to sell them on but still haven't got round to doing it.

Thanks for reading and I hope this inspire you to have a little mooch to Leeds as I had a very good day and the weather was nice to so that just make it even better.