- In November 1539 Kirkstall Abbey was closed, the monks were pensioned off, and the monastic estates sold into private ownership.
- Bus numbers 33, 34 and 757 from Leeds stop outside Kirkstall Abbey. Parking. A large free car park is situated next to Abbey House Museum on Abbey Walk.
- 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…
- Comparable to Tintern Abbey, Kirkstall Abbey’s reputation as one of the most intact Cistercian abbeys left in the United Kingdom is undoubted and its...
- Now looming incongruously over the Leeds suburb of Kirkstall, the giant abbey ruins remain a picturesque window to Yorkshire’s past.
- Located just a short distance out of the city centre, Kirkstall Abbey is beautifully preserved, offering visitors an opportunity to walk through the ruins.
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- Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds in West Yorkshire was home to medieval Cistercian monks and is one of the best preserved Cistercian abbeys in Britain.
- Built over 800 years ago as a Cistercian monastery, Kirkstall Abbey is a modern-day visitor attraction and scheduled ancient monument.
- Kirkstall Abbey The ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, the most complete set of Cistercian ruins in Britain, are situated in Kirkstall, to the north-west of Leeds city centre.