Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet (2025)
Yorkshire
Abbey House Museum 2025
Step back in time and wander through the enchanting streets, shops and houses to experience life as a Victorian in Leeds. Compare the standards of living with today, and discover how people lived, worked and were educated. The museum is housed in the gatehouse of the ruined 12th-century Kirkstall Abbey, and is a Grade II* Listed building, which opened in July 1927.
Contacts
Address: Abbey Walk Kirkstall Leeds Yorkshire LS5 3EH
- Telephone: 0113 378 4079
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Tue-Fri & Sun & BHol 1000-1700, Sat from 1200. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Bus: 33, 34, 757
- By Rail: Kirkstall Forge / Headingley / 1 mile
Facilities
- Parking
- Part disabled access
Explore the Childhood Galleries upstairs in the museum with the growing collection of toys, memorabilia and nostalgia. See a fascinating range of toys, games and 19th century dolls on display. Spot iconic toys from your childhood and see how they have changed throughout the years.
The museum is also home to a large collection of reconditioned original penny slot machines, some of which are still in excellent working order. You can buy an old fashioned penny from the vending machine to play on the slot machines and see how people in the 19th century were entertained.
