Old Yorkshire for romance on Valentine's Day

After one of the worst winters on record all across Europe, we finally have something to warm the blood a little. On Sunday, couples all over the world will be working on those loving feelings, while singles will have one more try at convincing that reluctant lover.

Valentine's Day is a great time to take your partner on a romantic getaway to an exotic place, and travel agencies and airlines are seeing a boom in business right now. The top destinations are the classic cities of love: Paris, Venice, Rome and New York. But this year, the UK joins the competition for the hottest Valentine's spot with the home of old York — Yorkshire.

Starting on Friday and continuing for 10 days, Leeds, Yorkshire's biggest city, is hosting a Valentine's Fun Fair. So if you're not sure where to take your sweetheart this year, why not go "oop north"?