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FREE ACTIVITY! No need to book, just turn up! Discover the stories hiding in the magnificent St Germain window then design your own colourful window to catch the sun at home! Selby Abbey: The Origin Stories is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to money raised by National Lottery players.
An opportunity for worship and play for babies and toddlers and their parents, grandparents and carers. With tea/coffee and conversation. In the St Nicholas Centre.
Selby Abbey Organ Recital Series 2026 Tuesdays at 12.30pm William Campbell is well known in Yorkshire as a talented organist who served at Leeds Minster, Leeds Cathedral and, until recently at Bradford Cathedral. Will has recently moved to Cambridgeshire to take up his appointment as Assistant Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. William Campbell (b. 2001) Rhapsody […]
FREE ACTIVITY! No need to book, just turn up! Explore the Abbey grounds with our gardener looking for bugs, plants and flowers to inspire your printmaking creations. Selby Abbey: The Origin Stories is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to money raised by National Lottery players.
Authors in the Abbey is returning for its second year. This year we have over thirty Authors and bookish vendors attending the Abbey. Authors from Selby, North Yorkshire and the Surrounding areas are bringing their books, which have diverse topics and genres including poetry, romance, science fiction and crime to name a few. This year […]
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 […]
All welcome for this short act of worship with your animal companion – receive a blessing – remember those we have lost.
Selby Abbey Organ Recital Series 2026 Tuesdays at 12.30pm Matthew Collins is a prominent organist, singer and teacher who was appointed Director of Music at nearby Howden Minster in 2009. A graduate of the University of York, he studied with Christopher Gray at Truro Cathedral, and with the late Dr Roger Tebbet here at Selby Abbey. Giuseppe […]
FREE ACTIVITY! No need to book, just turn up! Join artist Helen Brook to create an artwork using beautiful natural materials. See if you can find flowers, plants and animals hidden around the Abbey as part of our all-weather nature trail. Selby Abbey: The Origin Stories is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, […]
An opportunity for worship and play for babies and toddlers and their parents, grandparents and carers. With tea/coffee and conversation. In the St Nicholas Centre.
Irish Anthems by Candlelight comes to Selby Abbey! Friday 21st August 2026 at 6:15pm & 8:30pm 1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm 2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm Calling all rogues, ramblers and rovers… this is your chance to raise a glass and let the candles glow! Irish Anthems by Candlelight delivers that burning […]
Irish Anthems by Candlelight comes to Selby Abbey! Friday 21st August 2026 at 6:15pm & 8:30pm 1st Sitting: Doors 5:30pm / Show 6:15pm - 7:30pm 2nd Sitting: Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm - 9:45pm Calling all rogues, ramblers and rovers… this is your chance to raise a glass and let the candles glow! Irish Anthems by Candlelight delivers that burning […]
