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XPERIENCE LIVE presents The Music of James Bond - performed in a stunning setting at Selby Abbey. Friday 31st July 2026 | Doors: 5:30pm | Show: 6:15pm–7:30pm | Last entry: 6:00pm Friday 31st July 2026 | Doors: 8:00pm | Show: 8:30pm–9:45pm | Last entry: 8:15pm The Music of James Bond From the moment the first chord strikes, audiences […]
XPERIENCE LIVE presents The Music of James Bond - performed in a stunning setting at Selby Abbey. Friday 31st July 2026 | Doors: 5:30pm | Show: 6:15pm–7:30pm | Last entry: 6:00pm Friday 31st July 2026 | Doors: 8:00pm | Show: 8:30pm–9:45pm | Last entry: 8:15pm The Music of James Bond From the moment the first chord strikes, audiences […]
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 […]
Selby Abbey Organ Recital Series 2026 Tuesdays at 12.30pm Maximillian Elliott is a distinguished organist and musicologist based in York where he serves as Music & Liturgy Administrator at York Minster, Diocesan Organ Advisor, and as Assistant Director of Music at St Olave’s Church and All Saints’ North Street. Andrew Carter (1939–2026) Fanfare Joyeuse Francis Jackson (1917–2022) […]
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 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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
