Royal Armouries Museum

Museum

#4 of 89 Meeting venues in Cultural Quarter
#20 of 193 Corporate Event venues in Leeds
  3 reviews  – 
Armouries Drive, Leeds, LS10 1LT –
Cultural Quarter, Leeds
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Spaces for hire at Royal Armouries Museum

Pearl Suite

Auditorium / Conference Room
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Private space
200 seats
200 standing
Our space for up to 200 people is The Pearl Suite. The suite is located on the first floor and offers spectacular views of Leeds Dock. The space is ideal for theatre or cabaret style meetings and private dining. It is also ideal for catering or exhibition space for events held at the Bury Theatre.

Wi-Fi available
Natural light
Air conditioner
Projector
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Barton Suite

Meeting Room
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Private space
60 seats
60 standing
The space is a rectangular meeting room combining warm herringbone wood flooring, a dark acoustic ceiling and neutral walls hung with framed prints; planted accents and even overhead lighting establish a focused, professional feel. Room features: A flatscreen TV and PA system provide AV support for talks and presentations. Air conditioning maintai...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
Flatscreen TV
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Hotot Suite

Meeting Room
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Private space
30 seats
30 standing
The Hotot Suite is an ideal space for conferences and seminars. It provides ideal conditions for meetings of 30 to 60 people. This versatile room has a built-in 85-inch LED TV with wireless and HDMI connectivity and a built-in PA system. Located on the first floor of the Royal Armouries and accessible by stairs or lift, this modern, bright and sp...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
Flatscreen TV
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Royal Armouries Hall

Hall
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Private space
650 seats
1000 standing
The Royal Armouries Hall is the second largest event space at Royal Armouries which is easily accessible on the ground floor and close to the Museum's main public entrance. It is divisible, flexible and adaptable with a range of layouts and seating arrangements. Royal Armouries Hall can be used as a single room or partitioned into 3 separate space...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner

New Dock Hall

Hall
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Private space
1200 seats
1500 standing
The New Dock Hall is a Hall in the Royal Armouries Museum, a large, column-free space defined by its high industrial-style ceiling. Design: The room presents a neutral, utilitarian finish: polished concrete floor, black-painted exposed services and tall suspended fabric panels that create vertical emphasis. The subdued palette and clear sightlines...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner

Aire Suite

Meeting Room
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Private space
60 seats
60 standing
A compact, contemporary meeting room finished with dark vertical timber panelling and herringbone wood flooring. The space has a low ceiling and uniform overhead lighting that creates an intimate, professional atmosphere. Room features: A projector and PA system provide audiovisual support for presentations and talks. The room offers air condition...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
Projector
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Asian and African Gallery

Gallery
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Private space
80 seats
300 standing
Asian and African Gallery is a gallery in the Royal Armouries Museum that displays arms and armour from across Asia and Africa in a single museum-style exhibition space. Design: The gallery has high ceilings, a mezzanine viewing level and wide sightlines that make objects visible from multiple positions. The interiors use neutral wall panels, poli...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Bury Theatre

Screening Room
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Private space
250 seats
The Bury Theatre is a purpose-built, self-contained, air-conditioned two-storey lecture theatre. This stylish space can accommodate up to 250 delegates in comfortable cinema style seating. The Bury Theatre's gently sloping floors provide excellent visibility of the permanent stage, along with data projection facilities and internal sound and ligh...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
Projector
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Cinema of War

Screening Room
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Private space
90 seats
The Cinema of War is a space on the 2nd floor. This room is often hired in conjunction with other areas, such as meeting rooms. Cinema of War, as the name suggests, is a private room with cinema-style seating and would be ideal for audio-visual shows and presentations or films for up to 90 people.

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
Projector
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

News Room

Meeting Room
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Private space
220 seats
300 standing
Situated on the fourth floor of the museum, with direct access to the various collections, the News Room is a flexible and comfortable conference facility. It is a flexible room with a number of fixed seats and a flexible area at the front for presentations or audience participation. Alternatively, additional seating can be added to maximise capac...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
Projector
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

War Gallery

Gallery
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Private space
100 seats
400 standing
War Gallery is a Gallery in the Royal Armouries Museum and an open-plan exhibition hall defined by broad clear floor space and high internal volumes. Design: The gallery has polished timber flooring, pale display walls and a glass-lined mezzanine that creates layered sightlines. The gallery's lighting combines recessed ceiling panels and direction...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
Projector
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Tournament Gallery

Gallery
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Private space
200 standing
The Tournament Gallery is the second space alongside the Pearl Suite, ideal for events of up to 200 people, and is one of the most impressive galleries on the site, offering the opportunity to go far beyond any other reception or dinner. From unregulated beginnings, tournament has evolved into a highly regulated and sophisticated sport with as ma...

Wi-Fi available
Air conditioner
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music

Reviews and ratings

4.7
Communication
4.7

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Lily
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Pleasant communication
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Wendy C.
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Excellent communication
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Jojo
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Excellent communication
5.0

Prices and opening hours

Monday
8:00 – 0:30
from £45 per person
Hotot Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Barton Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Cinema of War
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Aire Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Pearl Suite
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tournament Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Bury Theatre
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Asian and African Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
News Room
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
War Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Royal Armouries Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
New Dock Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tuesday
8:00 – 0:30
from £45 per person
Hotot Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Barton Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Cinema of War
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Aire Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Pearl Suite
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tournament Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Bury Theatre
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Asian and African Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
News Room
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
War Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Royal Armouries Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
New Dock Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Wednesday
8:00 – 0:30
from £45 per person
Hotot Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Barton Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Cinema of War
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Aire Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Pearl Suite
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tournament Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Bury Theatre
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Asian and African Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
News Room
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
War Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Royal Armouries Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
New Dock Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Thursday
8:00 – 0:30
from £45 per person
Hotot Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Barton Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Cinema of War
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Aire Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Pearl Suite
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tournament Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Bury Theatre
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Asian and African Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
News Room
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
War Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Royal Armouries Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
New Dock Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Friday
8:00 – 0:30
from £45 per person
Hotot Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Barton Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Cinema of War
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Aire Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Pearl Suite
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tournament Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Bury Theatre
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Asian and African Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
News Room
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
War Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Royal Armouries Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
New Dock Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Saturday
8:00 – 0:30
from £45 per person
Hotot Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Barton Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Cinema of War
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Aire Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Pearl Suite
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tournament Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Bury Theatre
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Asian and African Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
News Room
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
War Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Royal Armouries Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
New Dock Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Sunday
8:00 – 0:30
from £45 per person
Hotot Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Barton Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Cinema of War
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Aire Suite
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Pearl Suite
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
Tournament Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Bury Theatre
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
Asian and African Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
News Room
8:00 – 17:00
from £52 per person
War Gallery
18:00 – 22:30
from £900 hire fee
Royal Armouries Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person
New Dock Hall
8:00 – 0:30
from £45–£52 per person

Best Price guarantee: you will always pay the same price as booking directly with the venue, and we never add hidden or processing fees.

Facilities and catering options

Up to 1500
standing
Up to 1200
seats
In-house catering
Parking available
Alcohol provided
Unavailable: External catering allowed
Unavailable: Accommodation available
Unavailable: Promoted / ticketed events
Unavailable: BYO alcohol

About Royal Armouries Museum

Royal Armouries Museum is a Trusted Tagvenue Partner, validated by the Tagvenue team with a record of successful bookings on the platform.

Royal Armouries Museum is a museum housed in a modern, multi-level building presenting a comprehensive collection of historic arms and armour.

Venue highlights: The museum offers in-house catering and event support for private hires. The multi-floor exhibition galleries provide a museum-quality backdrop for receptions, presentations and evening hires. The building has lift access to all floors and an accessible parking spot, enabling step-free movement between galleries and hired areas.

Best for: Corporate receptions, educational workshops and guided group visits.

Location: Leeds Dock waterfront offers a waterside setting and a cluster of bars, cafes and cultural attractions for guests to use before or after an event.

What guests say: The galleries are well presented and easy to navigate for group visits. The museum runs regular live demonstrations and shows that add dynamic programming during daytime bookings.

FAQ

Yes, it includes morning coffee and a lunch buffet.

Yes, entry to the museum is free and guests are welcome to browse the galleries.

Lunch can be served either at the back of the room or on the Education Balcony.

At Royal Armouries Museum, the following catering options are available:

  • In-house catering service is available

  • Paid parking is available on-site: 1650 spaces
  • Paid parking facilities are available nearby

Here are some event spends from guests who recently held events at Royal Armouries Museum:

  • Pearl Suite hosting 50 guests: £4158
  • Barton Suite hosting 25 guests: £1074.83
  • Bury Theatre hosting 200 guests: £1150

For detailed pricing tailored to your event, please contact the venue.

Royal Armouries Museum is located at Armouries Drive, in Cultural Quarter, Leeds.

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