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Kirkstall Abbey

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Plan your visit to Kirkstall Abbey with opening hours, parking, and transport information.
What's on
Find out what’s coming up in our regular programme of events including the scenic Kirkstall Market.
Learn
We can help you deliver varied and original skills-based learning across many different curriculum areas.
A cabinet of items found in the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey

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Help us keep Kirkstall Abbey open for another 850 years.

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Access information
Find out about accessibility, baby changing and toilet facilities, parking and more.
Venue hire
Kirkstall Abbey is a stunning setting for weddings and filming location and can be hired all year round.
Abbey Café
Take a break and relax with a cup of tea and a piece of cake at the Abbey Café.

What's on

Things to do at Kirkstall Abbey

  • Birds, Bees and Butterflies

    Kirkstall Abbey
    Wed 23 Jul 10:00 - Sun 31 Aug 15:00
    Search Kirkstall Abbey for animals that live here this summer!More…
    Kirkstall Abbey
    Wed 23 Jul
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    Sun 31 Aug
    From 10:00
    Give What You Can

  • Arty in the Abbey

    Kirkstall Abbey
    Tue 5 Aug - Tue 26 Aug
    Explore our abbey ruins and get arty! Throughout August we're inviting families to try a new art activity whilst discovering Kirkstall Abbey.More…
    Kirkstall Abbey
    Tue 5 Aug
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    Tue 26 Aug
    Give What You Can

  • Urban Nature: Building in LEGO®

    Kirkstall Abbey
    Wed 6 Aug - Wed 27 Aug
    Test your creativity! What would Kirkstall Abbey look like if we left nature to it? Let nature take over in this lego workshop.More…
    Kirkstall Abbey
    Wed 6 Aug
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    Wed 27 Aug
    Give What You Can

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Council-run museums and galleries in Leeds are launching a new donation scheme enabling visitors to support some of the city’s most popular cultural gems.

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