Thursday, September 18, 2025

Abbey House: Ideas Are Everywhere

Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

In this creative writing workshop, you'll learn techniques that will help you find ideas and inspiration everywhere you look, and how to develop those ideas into short stories and longer fiction. You will learn how to use visual prompts, stories from the news, and snippets from your own life, and learn how to strengthen your […]

Abbey House: Ideas Are Everywhere

Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

In this creative writing workshop, you'll learn techniques that will help you find ideas and inspiration everywhere you look, and how to develop those ideas into short stories and longer fiction. You will learn how to use visual prompts, stories from the news, and snippets from your own life, and learn how to strengthen your […]

Abbey House: The Cost of War – History & Role of Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

The talk on the history and role of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) will illustrate how the CWGC ensures that the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth that died in the world wars are commemorated across 23,000 sites in over 150 countries so that the human cost of war is remembered for […]

Abbey House: Ghosts & Ghouls

Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

All aboard the Ghost Train! Whether it's rides at your local funfair and trick or treating for Halloween you want to remember, or rumours of ghostly goings on in creaky old buildings, this Throwback Thursday is sure to thrill! Tea and coffee provided for this free, drop-in activity, and we will meet well before things […]

Abbey House: Ghost Hunt

Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Saturday 28th February7pm till Midnight£50 per Ticket Experience life in Victorian times as you walk along the cobblestone Victorian street, complete with recreated shops, living areas, a school, and even a pub. Journey back through the centuries and discover the dark past of Kirkstall Abbey and how King Henry VIII targeted the area to wipe […]