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Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum is a local authority museum in Leeds. It is a Grade II* listed building. Within 15 km there are 64 more places to visit, starting with Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (200 m).

Photo: Abbey House Museum, Jungpionier (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Leeds

inside the built-up area

Run by

Leeds City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Leeds

Inside Leeds

Abbey House Museum is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Leeds has 1,223 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Afternoons in Leeds peak at 18–21°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 2°59 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 7°50 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug20° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°69 mm

Dec7° / 2°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Leeds, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Leeds. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Leeds’ full climate →

About

Abbey House Museum

The site is in the hands of Leeds City Council. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages.

Leeds’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Leeds City Council
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Leeds
Official site: museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/abbey-house-museum

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Map of Abbey House Museum and nearby

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Abbey House Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Abbey House Museum

With 536,262 people, Leeds is the largest of the 5. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km southwest of it

Pudsey

34,853 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Rawdon

6,738 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km west of it

Calverley

3,988 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Abbey House Museum is	People	Places to visit
Leeds	It’s in town	536,262	45
Pudsey	3.4 km southwest of it	34,853	21
Rawdon	3.6 km northwest of it	6,738	10
Calverley	4.6 km west of it	3,988	13
Yeadon	4.8 km northwest of it	14,273	9

Make a day of it

Pair Abbey House Museum with these

Of the 64 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and an abbey or priory.

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)200 m away 2

CathedralLeeds Cathedral4.6 km away 3

Historic houseHarewood House9.8 km away 4

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum10 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)5

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery4.6 km away 6

CathedralBradford Cathedral9.7 km away 7

MuseumRoyal Armouries6 km away 8

MuseumLeeds City Museum4.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Abbey House Museum

Where is Abbey House Museum?

Abbey House Museum is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Abbey House Museum?

Local authority museum in Leeds, United Kingdom.

Who runs Abbey House Museum?

Leeds City Council.

When is the best time to visit Abbey House Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Leeds, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Abbey House Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Abbey House Museum?

Within 15 km: Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (200 m), Leeds Cathedral (4.6 km), Harewood House (9.8 km) and National Science and Media Museum (10 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Abbey House Museum: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds City Museum: Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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