- Kirkstall Abbey is in Kirkstall, 4 miles (6.4km) northwest of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire. The nearest train stations are Burley Park and Leeds.
- Colonel North gifted Kirkstall Abbey to the Leeds Corporation who undertook extensive renovation and in 1895 it opened to the public.
- 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, located on the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire county, is a historical site that offers a glimpse into the past.
- Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, from the East Abbey House Museum, Leeds Museums and Galleries. Landscape near Richmond, Yorkshire.
- 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.
- Kirkstall Abbey. One of the city’s most significant landmarks continues to attract people in droves as one the best free things to do in the city.
- 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 in Leeds was a Cistercian monastery and was founded over 800 years ago. It did not escape Henry VIIIs ‘Dissolution of the Monasteries’ and in...
- 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.