Abbey House Museum
📍 Abbey Walk, Abbey Rd, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3EH, UK
About Abbey House Museum
Abbey House Museum, located next to the historic Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds, offers a captivating journey into Victorian life. This highly-rated museum, boasting 4.6/5 stars from over 800 reviews, is celebrated for its unique and detailed recreation of a 19th-century street. Visitors can explore a charming array of period shops, from a sweet shop and chemist to a grocery store, pub, toy shop, and bakery, all meticulously set up to provide an authentic glimpse into the past.
The museum provides a truly immersive experience with opportunities to discover the everyday life of Victorian Leeds. Guests often praise its quirky and unique atmosphere, highlighting the detailed displays and interactive elements that bring history to life. The dedicated and knowledgeable staff are consistently noted for their friendliness and enthusiasm, enhancing the visitor experience with engaging insights into the exhibits and the historical items on display. It's particularly popular for its engaging toy exhibitions and hands-on opportunities.
Visiting Information
Abbey House Museum welcomes visitors Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturdays from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, remaining closed on Mondays. The museum is committed to accessibility, offering wheelchair-accessible parking, entrances, and restrooms. For convenience, NFC payments are accepted.
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📍 Abbey Walk, Abbey Rd, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3EH, UK
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Showing 5 of 826 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 8 February 2026.
This museum is fantastic — such a cute little place! On the ground floor, there’s a range of Victorian shops: a sweet shop, a chemist, a grocery store, a pub, a toy shop, and a bakery all set up with incredible detail. The staff are super friendly and knowledgeable and the museum itself is definitely worth a visit.
Really loved this unique musuem. It gave gave a flavour of Victorian life in Leeds. Lots of hands on ooportunities and when we were there a really good toy exhibition. The staff are very welcoming and enthusiastic about the history of the items.
A proper back in time place, lovely staff, knowledgable and polite, so do ask them a question! Was very quiet for a weekday visit. Bliss! Loads to see and explore. Free parking opposite. (Purposely only put 4 pictures, i don’t want to spoil your visit!)
Not into boring museums but this one was quite quirky and unique. A little street with dressed-up windows and little rooms you can get into. £14 for adult and 2 kids over 5.
This museum is fantastic. Downstairs they've built a Victorian street with shops you can wander around, with so many little details to see. There's a dress up shop, too! Upstairs, there are several galleries with old toys and even old game machines that you can play with old pennies, so bring some coins to exchange! Lots of fun, so much hands on stuff, several play areas for children, overall a brilliant museum well worth the small entry price.