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Leeds

The museum in Leeds is a multi-million pound purpose built building. It houses a large part of the national collection of arms and armour, and displays over 8500 objects throughout its five themed galleries.

There is lots for the family to do, we have falconry shows, horse shows, including real jousting with knights in armour doing combat in the Tiltyard.

After the shows why not visit the animals in the menagerie between the Tiltyard and Craft Court. In the Craft Court you can see our gunmaker, armourer and wardrobe mistress at work.

Entry to the museum is free, though some events may be charged for.

Scary Horned Helmet

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Britain's Heroes - Veterans Day

Veterans commemoration event.

05 July

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Did you know?

Going off half-cocked

Many older guns have a form of safety that prevents the gun from being fired when the hammer is pulled halfway back. Sometimes a fault develops which allows the gun to fire when the hammer is in the half-cocked position, before a proper aim can be taken.

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