Abbey House Museum

Kirkstall Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS5 3EH

Tel: +44 (0)1132 305 492
Fax: +44 (0)1132 304 499
Email: abbeyhouse.museum@virgin.net
Web: http://www.leeds.gov.uk


Step back in time at the Abbey House Museum for an experience you will never forget. Find out what life was like without mains electricity in our ironmongers and grocers' shops packed with the 19th century's latest household gadgets and provisions. Visit the Hark to Rover pub and enjoy a day of convivial conversation and a night of revelry. In the chemist's shop almost anything can be bought over the counter, sometimes with lethal consequences. If needs be, the undertaker is always at hand. After your 1880's shopping trip you can find out more about Victorian Leeds, Childhood in the 19th century and the history of nearby Kirkstall Abbey in our three exciting galleries.

In the Childhood Gallery you will be transported into the pages of a Victorian nursery rhyme book where there are interactive toys for modern children but naughty boys and girls may have to sit on the deportment chair or be sent early to bed.

Grandma's Drawers and Wardrobe give a chance to have a closer look at uncormfortable Victorian underwear and to dress up in the clothes worn by fashionable Victorian ladies and gentlemen.

In the final Gallery find out how the community of monks lived, worked and worshipped at the abbey and how Abbey House itself was a vital part of the medieval precinct.

General Information:

  • Gift shop
  • Licensed Restaurant/Café
  • Free parking for cars & coaches
  • Full disabled access throughout
  • Toilets & Baby Changing Facilities
  • Educational and outreach activities run throughout the year.


    Opening Times
    (2006 times)
    Tuesday to Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm ; Saturday 12.00pm - 5.00pm; Sunday 10.00am - 5.00pm last admission 4.00pm.
    Closed Monday except Bank Holidays.

    Admission Charges
    (2006 prices)
    Adult £3.50; Concession £2.50; Child (5-16) £1.50; Under fives free; Family (2+3) £5.00.

    Directions
    By car: From Leeds City Centre follow A65 (Kirkstall Road) for approx. 2½ miles. Abbey House on right opposite Kirkstall Abbey.
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    Abbey House Museum Postcode for SatNav: LS5 3EH

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