- Abbey Walk Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3EH United Kingdom. ... Over 860 years old, Kirkstall Abbey is one of Britain’s best preserved Cistercian abbeys.
- 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...
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- Leeds' most impressive medieval structure is beautiful Kirkstall Abbey, founded in 1152 by Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire.
- Kirkstall Abbey, an architectural gem in Leeds, UK, embodies a rich tapestry of Cistercian monastic life from 1152 to its dissolution in 1539.
- West Leeds heritage: Kirkstall Abbey. Photo: MARK STEVENSON. The Abbey had a full-time caretaker by the 1800s, but more often than not you would have...
- 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.
- Resident monk Bernard takes you through the majestic ruins of Kirkstall Abbey on the Monks, Mead and Medieval Leeds tour.
- Kirkstall Abbey was acquired by the Leeds Corporation as a gift from Colonel North and opened to the public in the late 19th century.