subject: Head North For A Break And Leave The Burden Of Your Belongings Behind [print this page] Between them, Manchester and Leeds attracted nearly four million weekend visitors in 2008, and as word increasingly gets around about the many delights in store there, theres a real buzz around the north of Englands two biggest cities. Whether its for shopping, sport, entertainment, food and drink, or just a wind-down weekend, both Leeds and Manchester are geared up to meeting all the demands of a sophisticated 21st century crowd.
And thanks to good facilities for Leeds left luggage, and left luggage Manchester, its easy to leave the city behind and discover the real beauty of northern England. Excellent, great value transport to and around these regional hubs makes them ideal bases for exploring the wild and wonderful countryside of the Pennines. From Manchester, you could cruise along the Ship Canal through the cradle of our industrial heritage, and Leeds is an ideal starting point for a tour of the market towns of North Yorkshire Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon are places of real character, enhanced by the fact that so little has changed over the years.
Both cities are also starting points for some of the most awe-inspiring train journeys this country has to offer. From Manchester, a regular service runs through the spectacular Peak District and offers chances to stop off at lovely villages along the way. Leeds, meanwhile, is at the southern end of the Settle and Carlisle railway. Again, there are excellent towns and villages to explore, like the beautiful market town of Skipton, Dent, the location of Englands highest railway station, and Ribblehead, which is close to one of the most spectacular viaducts on the whole of the UKs rail network.
While the trains covering these must-see routes are modern and offer the best possible way to see the spectacular countryside, their limited luggage space does mean that using Leeds left luggage facilities or leaving items in the care of left luggage Manchester affords much more freedom to step off the train for a while and really get to the heart of the north of England, and experience it at its relaxing and charming best. So heading away from the big metropolis for a weekend or short break really does offer the chance to get to the heart of what makes Britain great and to prove once and for all that its not so grim up north!
