- This gorgeous piece of historic architecture has stood in Kirkstall for more than 800 years and is one of the most complete examples of a medieval Cistercian abbey...
- Kirkstall Abbey is in Kirkstall, 4 miles (6.4km) northwest of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire.
- 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...
- Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, northwest of downtown Leeds in Yorkshire, UK.
- wildflower meadow near Kirkstall abbey I approached on foot from Leeds, via Bridge Road on the eastern side of the Abbey.
- I love visiting Kirkstall Abbey, it's a great place to walk around, learn about the history at the visitor centre.
- Set in wonderful parkland along the banks of the River Aire, Kirkstall Abbey boast historic architecture amid a haven of wildlife and greenery.
- J oin our Global Ambassadors for a trip to Kirkstall Abbey, a local attraction just outside the city and packed with history.
- In November 1539 Kirkstall Abbey was closed, the monks were pensioned off, and the monastic estates sold into private ownership.
- Consider a trip to Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds. The Abbey was built in 1159 along the banks of the River Aire and was a working Monastery for hundreds of years.