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Royal Armouries

Royal Armouries is a museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire. A short trip away is Leeds Cathedral, 1.4 km off, the first of 63 within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 9 languages.

Photo: Royal Armouries, Tim Marchant (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Leeds

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Leeds

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Leeds

Royal Armouries is inside Leeds’ built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Warmest in Leeds are June to September, at 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°59 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 7°50 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug20° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°69 mm

Dec7° / 2°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Leeds, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Leeds. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Leeds’ full climate →

About

Royal Armouries

Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

In Leeds, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Leeds
Official site: royalarmouries.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Royal Armouries at a glance

Orange: Royal Armouries.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Royal Armouries

Leeds, with 536,262 people, is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Leeds

536,262 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km southeast of it

Rothwell

20,964 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km southwest of it

Morley

32,562 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 6.5 km southeast of it

Carlton

751 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Royal Armouries is	People	Places to visit
Leeds	It’s in town	536,262	45
Rothwell	3.5 km southeast of it	20,964	20
Morley	4.4 km southwest of it	32,562	21
Carlton	6.5 km southeast of it	751	8
Lofthouse and Robin Hood	6.7 km south of it	4,187	9
Thorpe on the Hill	6.7 km south of it	1,232	6
Gildersome	7.4 km southwest of it	6,278	6
East Ardsley	7.7 km south of it	15,238	10

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Our list has 63 more within 15 km, among them 3 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.

CathedralLeeds Cathedral1.4 km away 2

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery1.4 km away 3

MuseumLeeds City Museum1.4 km away 4

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)5.8 km away 5

Historic houseHarewood House12 km away 6

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum15 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)7

CathedralWakefield Cathedral12 km away 8

CathedralBradford Cathedral14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Royal Armouries: what to know

Where is Royal Armouries?

Royal Armouries is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Royal Armouries?

Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Royal Armouries?

June to September are the warmest months in Leeds, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Royal Armouries?

Within 15 km: Leeds Cathedral (1.4 km), Leeds Art Gallery (1.4 km), Leeds City Museum (1.4 km) and Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (5.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds City Museum: Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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