Abbey House Museum
Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is housed in the gatehouse of the ruined 12th-century Kirkstall Abbey, and is a Grade II* listed building.Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday: closed
Tuesday—Friday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday: noon—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: Local authority museum in Leeds, United Kingdom
- Address: Abbey Walk, Leeds, LS5 3EH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkstall Abbey and Vesper Gate At Kirkstall Abbey.
Kirkstall Abbey
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. Kirkstall Abbey is situated 600 feet south of Abbey House Museum.
Vesper Gate At Kirkstall Abbey
Ruins
Photo: RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vesper Gate At Kirkstall Abbey is a ruins, which is situated 900 feet northwest of Abbey House Museum.
Headingley railway station
Railway station
Headingley railway station is off Kirkstall Lane in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the Harrogate Line, 3 miles north west of Leeds. The station was opened in 1849 by the Leeds & Thirsk Railway, later part of the Leeds Northern Railway to Northallerton. Headingley railway station is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Abbey House Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawksworth and Kirkstall.
Hawksworth
Suburb
Photo: RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hawksworth is a small, early twentieth-century council estate in the Kirkstall ward in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on a hill between West Park and Horsforth and is circled by Butcher Hill, the A65 and Vesper Road.
Kirkstall
Suburb
Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkstall is a north-western suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire. The area sits in the Kirkstall ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central and Headingley parliamentary constituency, represented by Alex Sobel.
North West
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North West Leeds is a large and diverse part of the city of Leeds, extending from Burley out as far as Guiseley and the city's airport. It is especially popular with students in areas such as Burley and Hyde Park where the accommodation is cheap and close to the university.
Abbey House Museum
- Categories: local authority museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.82226° or 53° 49′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.60709° or 1° 36′ 26″ westOperator
Leeds City CouncilOpen location code
9C5WR9CV+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 29058835OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4664027
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In Other Languages
“Abbey House Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “修道院屋博物館”
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Highlights include Kirkstall Abbey Guest House Ruins and Kirkstall Abbey Community Orchard.
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