Abbey House Museum opening times:Sunday, Tuesday to Friday: 10am - 5pmSaturday: 12noon - 5pm

0.5 miles (0.8km)

Abbey House Car Park

Kirkstall Abbey, AbbeyHouse Museum

Abbey House Museum

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Bramley Fall

Kirkstall Abbey

Calverley Circular

Farnley Park

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Kirkstall AbbeyKirkstal Abbey was built over eight hundredyears ago by the Cistercian Monks ofFountains Abbey. The site is one of Europe’sfinest examples of an early Cistercian Abbeycomplex and is of great historical landscapeand architectural importance. The monksexisted at Kirkstall from 1152 until 1539when the dissolution of monasteries broughtabbey life to an abrupt end.

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KirkstallAbbey

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Kirkstall Abbey

Abbey House Museum

To Leeds

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River Aire

Kirkstall Abbey

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1 Directions

From the Abbey House Car Park cross the main

road using the crossing and go through the gate

into the Abbey grounds. Turn left here and

follow the path round the Abbey remains. This

path takes you in a loop around the Abbey and

back to your starting point by the gate. The path

is entirely tarmac and is suitable for both prams

and wheelchairs.

The towpath by the canal can be followedall the way into Leeds City Centre. Thiswould provide an alternative walk ofapproximately 6 miles.

1 mile (1.6km)

Bramley Falls Car Park

Canal locks, Wildlife

760

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The Country Code

Bramley Fall

Kirkstall Abbey

Calverley Circular

Farnley ParkPhoto

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• Enjoy the countryside and respect its life

• Guard against all risk of fire

• Fasten all gates

• Keep your dogs under close control

• Keep to public paths across farmland

• Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges

• and walls

• Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone

• Take your litter home

• Help to keep all water clean

• Protect wildlife, plants and trees

• Take special care on country roads

• Make no unnecessary noise 2

BramleyFall

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Pubs on Leeds/BradfordRoad

Bramley Fall

Newlay Locks

Forge Locks

To Kirkstall

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Pollard Lane

Bramley Fall

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Directions

From Bramley Fall Car Park head left down the

main track towards the canal. Cross over the

canal at Newlay Locks and then turn right

following the canal towpath down to the next

set of locks. Return back over the canal here

and then climb the steps straight in front of you.

Follow this path until just before you reach the

houses where you turn right. This path then

takes you back to the Car Park.

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This is a pleasant country walk just 5 minutesdrive from the city centre.

1.25 miles (2km)

Pubs in Farnley

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Walks in this pack

Bramley Fall

Kirkstall Abbey

Calverley Circular

Farnley Park

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2

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FarnleyPark

3Farnley Hall, Views

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Farnley Hall

The Country Code• Enjoy the countryside and respect its life

• Guard against all risk of fire

• Fasten all gates

• Keep your dogs under close control

• Keep to public paths across farmland

• Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges

• and walls

• Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone

• Take your litter home

• Help to keep all water clean

• Protect wildlife, plants and trees

• Take special care on country roads

• Make no unnecessary noise

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: Jim

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3 Directions

From the car park at Farnley Hall follow the

track down past the children’s play area. When

you reach a fork take the left path through the

woods. When you reach the gates turn immedi-

ately right and follow the path along the wall.

Continue along this path following the wall as it

bears right. As the path leaves the wall continue

until you reach a tarmac road. Turn right here

and then right again at the top to bring you

back to the main gates of Farnley Hall.

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Farnley Park

Farnley Hall

Farnley

Church

Hall Lane

Park Side Farm

This walk is the most physical of the set,therefore it is advised that you try the othersfirst anf gradually build up to this one.

3.5 miles (5.5km)

Victoria Street just byVictoria Park, Calverley

Pubs in Calverley

760

Further Information

Walks in this pack

The Country Code

Bramley Fall

Kirkstall Abbey

Calverley Circular

Farnley Park

1

2

3

4

• Enjoy the countryside and respect its life

• Guard against all risk of fire

• Fasten all gates

• Keep your dogs under close control

• Keep to public paths across farmland

• Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges

• and walls

• Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone

• Take your litter home

• Help to keep all water clean

• Protect wildlife, plants and trees

• Take special care on country roads

• Make no unnecessary noise

CalverleyCircular

4Views, Wildlife

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Golf Course

Calverley

A657 To Leeds

Carr Beck

To Shipley

Calverley Circular

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4 Directions

From Victoria Street head past the school and

turn right into Thornhill Street. At the end of

here turn right into Woodhall Road and follow

this for approximately half a mile until you

reach Ravenscliffe Farm.

Just after the farm turn right down a track,

continue along here until you reach a right turn

into Fagley Road where you immediately turn

right again to follow the Leeds Country Way

alongside Fagley Beck. After approx. one mile

you reach Ravenscliffe Road which you continue

up until you reach Carr Road, where you turn

right to return back to Victoria Park.

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