• Abbey House: Festive Chat & Craft – Gingerbread Houses

    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    A relaxing afternoon chat and craft session decorating cardboard gingerbread houses in the cosy Gatehouse at Abbey House Museum. £5 per person. No booking needed, just turn up.

  • Abbey House: Santa at the Museum

    Abbey House: Santa at the Museum
    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Make magical memories with a visit to Santa at Abbey House Museum. Tell Santa what you would like for Christmas, receive a gift and experience our seasonally decorated Victorian streets. Santa will be meeting families in the snowy square, next to his grotto stuffed full of presents! There is plenty of room for the whole […]

  • Abbey House: Santa at the Museum

    Abbey House: Santa at the Museum
    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Make magical memories with a visit to Santa at Abbey House Museum. Tell Santa what you would like for Christmas, receive a gift and experience our seasonally decorated Victorian streets. Santa will be meeting families in the snowy square, next to his grotto stuffed full of presents! There is plenty of room for the whole […]

  • Abbey House: Christmas Carols & Seasonal Songs

    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    For December's Throwback Thursday reminiscence session, come and hear some Christmas carols and seasonal songs along with Curator Pat and hear some of the stories behind them. Relive some of your favourite traditional songs and chart hits from Christmases past, join in or simply sit back and enjoy the festive atmosphere. All ages welcome. No […]

  • Abbey House: Festive Felt Decorations

    Abbey House: Festive Lino Printing Workshop
    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Abbey House Museum is pulling out all the stops this season as they help you craft that perfect gift in their range of workshops. Festive Lino Printing, 27 Nov 2-4pm, tickets £12.50 Festive Felt Decorations, 1 Dec, 2-4pm, tickets £12.50 Foraged Festive Wreaths, 15 Dec, 10am-12.30pm, tickets £17.50 Festive Felt Flowers, 15 Dec, 2-4.30pm, tickets […]

  • Abbey House: Christmas Craft Fayre

    Abbey House: Christmas Fayre
    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Step back in time for a Victorian Christmas! Join us for a festive weekend in the beautifully decorated Victorian streets of Abbey House Museum, filled with the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas past. Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 11am – 3pm Abbey House Museum, Kirkstall, Leeds Included with Museum admission Wander through the […]

  • Abbey House: Christmas Craft Fayre

    Abbey House: Christmas Fayre
    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Step back in time for a Victorian Christmas! Join us for a festive weekend in the beautifully decorated Victorian streets of Abbey House Museum, filled with the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas past. Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 11am – 3pm Abbey House Museum, Kirkstall, Leeds Included with Museum admission Wander through the […]

  • Abbey House: Festive Lino Printing

    Abbey House: Festive Lino Printing Workshop
    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Abbey House Museum is pulling out all the stops this season as they help you craft that perfect gift in their range of workshops. Festive Lino Printing, 27 Nov 2-4pm, tickets £12.50 Festive Felt Decorations, 1 Dec, 2-4pm, tickets £12.50 Foraged Festive Wreaths, 15 Dec, 10am-12.30pm, tickets £17.50 Festive Felt Flowers, 15 Dec, 2-4.30pm, tickets […]

  • Abbey House: Light for Leeds – Annual Interfaith Celebration

    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    The 10th annual interfaith event held in Kirkstall. A day of food, conversation, music and contemplation. Featuring representatives of all beliefs and none. Held in the Gatehouse at Abbey House Museum. You do not need to pay admission to attend this free event.* Programme (all timings are approximate) 12 noon Welcome (Leeds Museums and Galleries) […]

  • 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: 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: Spooky Streets

    Abbey House: Spooky Streets
    Abbey House Museum Abbey Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Step into the spooky streets of Abbey House Museum this half term for lots of family fun! Wander our authentic spooky streets to encounter scary spiders, wicked witches, wiley wolves, beguiling bats and skeletons pulling pints! Come dressed as your favourite Halloween character and pose for petrifying pics. There will be a terrifying trail and […]