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Kirkstall Abbey's ruined stone church and tall tower against a blue sky, above a green lawn

Kirkstall Abbey

Abbey Road, Kirkstall

Address: Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3EH
  • Culture
  • Outdoors
  • Cheap and cheerful
  • Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn

Wander the ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, one of the most complete in Britain, in parkland by the River Aire.

Why it's a good date: Romantic in the old sense: towering arches, quiet cloisters and lawns for a picnic. You can walk there along the canal towpath from the city centre.

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0 (cropped and resized)