This route connects the eleven wheelchair-accessible venues on the 2026 Art Trail across two natural clusters. The first group – Stops 1 to 9 – is centred around Kirkstall Abbey and the Norman Street area. The second – Stops 10 and 11 – continues west towards Broad Lane and Lilac Grove. Kirkstall is hilly, and the stretch between the two clusters involves gradients, so you may prefer to drive between them rather than travelling the whole route on wheels. An interactive map of the route is included below – if you’d like help navigating it, visit our guide to interactive maps. Each venue guide was written by a disabled volunteer and includes detailed access information to help you plan your visit.
Stop 1 – Kirkstall Abbey
Venue 2 – visitor access guide
- Step-free access throughout most of the site. Wide automatic doors (157 cm).
- Wheelchair available to borrow from the shop – call ahead on 0113 378 4079.
- Café, accessible toilets, and quiet seating in the grounds.
- Note: closes at 4 pm.
What’s on – Painting, illustration, photography, sculpture, and the Fashion Show with designer meet and greet. Drop-in jewellery making workshop and stone carving demonstration.
Stop 2 – St Stephen’s Primary School
Venue 8 – visitor access guide
- Ramped entrance (no handrails).
- Step-free interior, 90 cm door.
- Best suited to powered or assisted wheelchairs.
What’s on – printing, drawing, illustration, and board game. Drop-in zine making workshop, various printing workshops, portrait sessions, and colouring-in activities.
Stop 3 – St Stephen’s Church Hall
Venue 9 – visitor access guide
- Information Point.
- Step-free throughout. 90 cm entrance door, tiled floors.
- Accessible toilet and baby changing on site.
- Volunteers on hand both days.
What’s on – fused glass, watercolour and acrylic painting, clay sculpture, needle and wet felting, printmaking, and illustration. Drop-in printing workshop and felting demonstration.
Stop 4 – Trefoil Centre
Venue 10 – visitor access guide
- Portable ramp available on request for the 10 cm entrance step – confirm in advance that it will be in place.
- Step-free interior, 95 cm door, gender-inclusive accessible toilet.
- Approach via Hesketh Mount rather than the steep Morris Lane driveway.
What’s on – painting, ceramics, printmaking, and textiles. Drop-in pastels workshop.
Stop 5 – St Stephen’s Church
Venue 15 – visitor access guide
- Use the Park Mount entrance for level step-free access – avoid the Morris Lane and Station Parade entrances which have steps.
- Double doors 160 cm wide, step-free interior.
- Accessible toilets with wheelchair access and baby changing.
- Hot drinks available.
What’s on – painting and mixed media.
Stop 6 – Victoria Terrace
Venue 17 – visitor access guide
- An outdoor venue on the street behind St Stephen’s Primary School, in a quiet area with no through traffic.
- Artists will be displaying in a gazebo. Step-free and open access throughout.
- Hot and cold drinks available for a small donation.
What’s on – painting, collage, and sculpture.
Stop 7 – 23 Church Street
Venue 18 – visitor access guide
- An outdoor venue on the footpath alongside the house.
- Concrete paving slab surface with some cracking and weeds between slabs.
- Open access with no steps.
What’s on – live mural painting.
Stop 8 – The Art Yard
Venue 20 – visitor access guide
- An outdoor industrial yard on Kirkstall Lane. Kirkstall Lane is on a steep hill.
- Metal gates will be open.
- Concrete ground — mostly level but with some cracked areas.
What’s on – live mural painting, plant sale, and live music.
Stop 9 – Kirkstall Leisure Centre
Venue 21 – visitor access guide
- Fixed accessible ramp from Kirkstall Lane (by the bus stop).
- Step-free interior.
What’s on – ‘Capture Kirkstall’ winners photography exhibition.
Stop 10 – Hollybush Conservation Centre
Venue 22 – visitor access guide
- The most accessible venue on the trail.
- Step-free and wheelchair-accessible throughout, tarmac driveway, blue badge parking on site.
- Café, multiple accessible toilets, bike shed, and a dedicated quiet space in the garden.
What’s on – woodturning, bookbinding, jewellery, illustration, printmaking, painting, textiles, ceramics, and multi-media. Drop-in crafts workshops.
Stop 11 – Lilac Grove Common House
Venue 24 – visitor access guide
- Enter from Victoria Park Avenue — the wooden gate (135 cm wide) will be open on trail days. Step-free access via the main entrance door (84 cm wide).
- Lift to the second floor (90 cm door). Note: very little turning space on the second floor for mobility scooters.
- On-street parking available on Victoria Park Avenue.
What’s on – textiles, ceramics, painting, drawing, photography and mosaic.
