Stag Weekend or Hen Weekend in Leeds

Leeds is a brilliant venue for your Stag or Hen weekend - and Crocodile Events has a superb selection of events. Click on the events button to see the whole range - or click on the photographs to see our Hen and Stag events.

Leeds is another British city, like Manchester and Birmingham, which grew enourmously during the Industrial Revolution. However, the city of Leeds was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086, and was a large agricultural market town during the Middle Ages, going on to become a key trading city during the Tudor period. Because of its history as a major trade centre, it was well poised to take a major role in the Industrial Revolution, and indeed between the end of the eighteenth century and the mid-nineteenth Leeds grew from a respectable city of 30,000 to a major urban centre with a population of more than 150,000.

With the arrival of the 20th century, Leeds began to diversify its economic and cultural base with the creation of the local universities: University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University. After WWII, Leeds' manufacturing base began a long, steady decline, from a manufacturing base of over half the workforce to only 10% in 2003. During the 1980's the national government invested heavily in revitalising significant areas of the city, and today Leeds is one of the UK's major financial and technological centres.

Today, Leeds is a leader in cultural and business activity. At the hub of major rail networks and national motorways, and with its own international airport, Leeds brings huge numbers of visitors to the West Yorkshire region.

Recently named UK's Visitor City of the Year by The Good Britain Guide, Leeds has entered the 21st century in top style. Visitors can enjoy a wide variety of local sporting events, as well as cultural activities such as museum tours, opera performances and theatre shows. The triennial Leeds International Piano Competition brings exceptional performance talent to the city, and the Leeds International Concert Season rivals similar music programmes found in London. The Leeds International Film Festival is also the largest of its kind outside England's capital city.

Visitors somewhat less interested in history or high culture can instead enjoy one of the premier shopping districts in the United Kingdom. Nicknamed "The Knightsbridge of the North," Leeds' numerous retail markets and shopping districts range from top-flight national retailers to unique independent boutiques. And, as mentioned, Leeds is conveniently located at nexus points for all major national transport systems, so its an excellent "jumping off point" for travelers wishing to tour the North of England while staying in a single central location.