(OLD) Abbey House Museum

Study days at Leeds Museums & Galleries

Would you like to come and spend a day exploring our collections?

Gertrude Bray ‘The Home Specialist’

(OLD) 20th century, (OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Archive, (OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Volunteering

Gertrude Bray was a female builder in Leeds in the early 1900s.

Waddingtons Cluedo and how ‘The Great Detective Game’ was made in Leeds.

(OLD) 20th century, (OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Crime, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social History, (OLD) Toys and Games

The Waddington's Factory in Leeds made family favourite board games Cluedo and Monopoly.

Leeds Local Elections

(OLD) 19th century, (OLD) 20th century, (OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Leeds History, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social History

Find out how the newly formed Labour Party increased in popularity across Leeds in the early 1900s.

The Sternberg WW1 Postcard Collection

(OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Ephemera, (OLD) First World War, (OLD) Local History, (OLD) Social History, (OLD) War

Several years ago, we were given a donation of 100 postcards created during WW1 by an Adel schoolmaster.

No Happily Ever After – Nursery Rhymes and Political Cartoons

(OLD) Abbey House Museum, (OLD) Archive, (OLD) Behind the Scenes, (OLD) Collections, (OLD) Ephemera, (OLD) Exhibitions, (OLD) Social History

Characters, settings and stories from fairytales often pop up in unexpected places...

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday: 12 – 5pm
Sunday: 10am – 5pm
Last admission: 4.30pm

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Address

Abbey Walk
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LEEDS ART GALLERY

Opening Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 3pm

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Address

The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA

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LEEDS CITY MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Monday: closed*
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am – 5pm

*Open Bank Holiday Mondays 11am – 5pm

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Address

Leeds City Museum
Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 8BH

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LEEDS DISCOVERY CENTRE

Opening Hours

Visits by appointment only.

Free public store tours are now available by booking in advance. Please call or email us.

Plan your visit

Address

Leeds Discovery Centre
Off Carlisle Road
Leeds
LS10 1LB

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LEEDS INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Opening Hours

Mon: closed (open bank holiday Mondays only 10am-5pm)

Tues – Fri: 10am – 5pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 5pm

(last admission one hour before)

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Address

Canal Road
Leeds
LS12 2QF

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KIRKSTALL ABBEY

Opening Hours

Monday: closed*
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am – 4.30pm
Last admission: 4pm

*Open Bank Holiday Mondays 10am – 4pm

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Address

Abbey Road
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3EH

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LOTHERTON

Opening Hours

Open Daily

Estate opens: 8am
Hall: 10am – 5pm
Wildlife World: 10am – 5pm
Estate closes: 7pm
Last entry 45 mins before estate closing time

Plan your visit

Address

Lotherton Lane
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3EB

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TEMPLE NEWSAM

Opening Hours

House : Tues – Sun: 10.30am – 5pm
Home Farm: Mon – Sun: 10am – 5pm
Last entry 45 minutes before

Plan your visit

Address

Temple Newsam Road
Leeds
LS15 0AE

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THWAITE WATERMILL

Opening Hours

Mon – Fri: 10am – 4pm

Sat – Sun: 12 – 4pm

Last admission: 3pm

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Address

Thwaite Lane
Stourton
Leeds
LS10 1RP

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