No booking required – just turn up!
(Tours, which last about 75 minutes, are free but donations are invited)
Meet your guide at 10.30am inside the West Door of Selby Abbey to explore the history of the first monastery to be established in the North of England after the arrival of William the Conqueror in 1066. Wonder at the amazing Romanesque and Gothic architecture and hear how, despite two great fires, the collapse of the central tower and the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th Century, Selby Abbey has survived as a vibrant place of pilgrimage, events, prayer and worship.
Tour dates for 2026:
- 5th January
- 17th January
- 2nd February
- 14th February
- 2nd March
- 21st March
- 13th April
- 18th April
- 11th May
- 23rd May
- 8th June
- 20th June
- 13th July
- 25th July
- 3rd August
- 15th August
- 7th September
- 19th September
- 5th October
- 17th October
- 2nd November
- 21st November
- 7th December
- 19th December
Tours are available at other times for groups or individuals by prior arrangement. Contact of****@************rg.uk (website: www.selbyabbey.org.uk)
Selby Abbey welcomes visitors daily between 10.00am and 4.00pm (Coffee Shop and Gift Shop open 10.30am to 3.30pm)