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

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Vesper Gate At Kirkstall Abbey is a ruins, which is situated 900 feet northwest of Abbey House Museum.

Headingley railway station

Railway station

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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

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Hawksworth is a residential area in the Kirkstall ward of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is an early twentieth-century council estate located on a hill between West Park and Horsforth, and is bordered by Butcher Hill, the A65 road and Vesper Road.

Kirkstall

Suburb

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

-1.60709° or 1° 36′ 26″ west

Operator

Leeds City Council

Open location code

9C5WR9CV+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 29058835

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata 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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