- More about Kirkstall Abbey: pictures, location on the map, similar places. Explore one of the most complete examples of a medieval Cistercian abbey in Britain.
- The abbey is mostly ruins, but there’s plenty to see and a programme of regular events to boot. Friday 31 October 2014. ... Kirkstall. Leeds. LS5 3EH.
- [Link https://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/kirkstallabbey Kirkstall Abbey] is one of Britain's most beautiful ruined abbeys.
- Kirkstall Abbey was founded in 1152 by a community of Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey. It gained its wealth from keeping sheep for the wool trade.
- Kirkstall Abbey Trip. J oin our Global Ambassadors for a trip to Kirkstall Abbey, a local attraction just outside the city and packed with history.
- Kirkstall Abbey was founded in 1152. It has been a popular landmark in the Leeds area for hundreds of years, and has inspired lots of photographs, works of art…
- Abbey Walk Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3EH United Kingdom. ... Over 860 years old, Kirkstall Abbey is one of Britain’s best preserved Cistercian abbeys.
- On the 19th May 1152 the monks moved to Kirkstall, a large part of the Abbey was built between 1152 and 1182. ... abbey.house@leeds.gov.uk.
- Kirkstall Abbey is one of Britain's most complete Cistercian monasteries and holds a wide range of workshops and events!
- Yes, it is extremely easy to go to Kirkstall Abbey from the Leeds Train Station. I took the bus and there is a bus stop right outside the Abbey.