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Polesworth Abbey welcomes visitors every day, to the abbey, gatehouse, cloister and refectory.

Situated in the centre of Slingsby village just off the village green with its ancient maypole and surrounded by lime trees.

Do not miss this gem between York and Harrogate, listed in Domesday book of 1086, with fascinating headstops with strange faces staring at visitors from every angle.

Poised dramatically on the edge of the Churnet Valley, this complex of fine buildings by AWN Pugin was designed to place the Catholic Church at the heart of the village community.

Adel church is one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in Britain; it has been in existence in its current form since 1150, making it the oldest church in Leeds.

Built between 1851 and 1853 at a time when the town was rapidly expanding and prosperous, the church is vast, with a magnificent tower with octagonal spire reaching to some 220 feet high, a landmark which can be seen for many miles around. 

Our church building, opened in 1819 originally seated 1500, oday the interior has been tastefully reordered to make it suitable for a wider range of activities for people of all ages; there are activities most days of the week and the church is opened regularly for viewing.

Lord Alwyne's Minton tiles on the floor are immediately apparent, but you do not come here for the architecture, which is nothing out of the ordinary, but rather for the tombs.

The church which lies adjacent to the House but which it antedates by some 400 years, must have been used by the Bishops of Coventry whose seat this was before the advent of the Comptons in the 16th century.

The church is on the west side of the village, close to open farmland, it is a stern looking building on the outside, refaced in Bath stone in the 19th century, when the church was over thoroughly restored by William Butterfield.

The Church is steeped in history with its early 12th century nave featuring sloping inner walls and 13th century chancel and lancet window.