19 March 2020
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Royal Armouries Leeds
The Royal Armouries museum at Leeds is now closed until further notice.
The museum, based on the dockside at Leeds, has made the following announcement:
‘The safety and security of the Royal Armouries’ visitors and staff is of paramount importance and we take this responsibility very seriously. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken the decision to close our museums in Leeds and at Fort Nelson to the public with effect from 18 March 2020.
The daily programme and special museum events at both Leeds and Fort Nelson have been cancelled with immediate effect. We will be contacting those of you have already booked event tickets.
While our museums are closed you can still view our collections online and via our social media.
Fort Nelson venue hire
Existing bookings: Our Venue Hire Manager will be in touch with you shortly if you have hired rooms at the museum for events due to take place in the next few months. Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries about existing or future venue hire bookings.’
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Can't get to the newsagents for your copy of The Armourer? Order it online or take out a subscription and avoid the general public for the next 12 months entirely. And if you're confined to quarters, stock up on some bookazines to keep you entertained.
Buy the latest copy or any back issues, either in print or digital editions by clicking on The Armourer.
Buy a copy of Aircraft of the RAF, featuring 595 flying machines, for £7.99 by clicking here.
Or how about a copy of the Collecting German Militaria bookazine? Click here to buy this.
And we still have a few copies of 100 Years of the RAF 1918-2018 left as well.