Royal Armouries Conference & Events is a prominent conference, exhibition and corporate-events destination located beside Leeds Dock in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Operated alongside the Royal Armouries Museum, the venue combines purpose-built contemporary event facilities with distinctive museum and waterfront surroundings. Its facilities include large-scale halls, a dedicated theatre, flexible meeting suites, galleries and outdoor event areas, allowing organisers to accommodate both intimate business meetings and major conferences or exhibitions. The venue's largest dedicated space, New Dock Hall, provides 1,500-capacity event accommodation, while the wider venue can accommodate events of up to 2,500 attendees.
The venue is designed particularly strongly around conferences, conventions, exhibitions, corporate gatherings, awards dinners, product launches, training events, receptions and other business functions. Its event team provides planning and event-production support, while catering and technical/event-production services are available through the venue's specialist teams.
Its location at Leeds Dock provides convenient access to Leeds city centre and major transport connections, while on-site parking and nearby hotel accommodation add practical advantages for larger conferences and multi-day events. The venue also emphasises accessibility, with step-free access, wide corridors, accessible registration facilities, assistance-dog access and accessible parking.
20-10000 guests
Gallery
Spaces & Packages
New Dock Hall
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Our largest event space and one of Leeds’s largest banqueting and exhibition venues, New Dock Hall is unrestricted by pillars, giving limitless scope for your presentations and creative ideas. This makes it ideal for anything from conferences and exhibitions to gala dinners, impressive product launches and meetings.
Royal Armouries Hall
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Easily accessible on the ground floor and near to the Museum’s main public entrance, the Royal Armouries hall is divisible, flexible and adaptable with a range of seating arrangements and layouts.
Bury Lecture Theatre
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The Bury Lecture Theatre is a purpose-built, self-contained, air-conditioned lecture theatre over two tiers. This stylish facility can accommodate from 70 to 250 delegates in comfortable, cinema-style seating. The Bury Theatre's gently sloping floors provide excellent sight lines to the fixed stage, together with its data projection facility, in-house sound and lighting systems.
Hotot Suite
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The Hotot Suite is perfectly designed for conferences and seminars, providing an ideal setting for gatherings of 30 to 60 individuals. This versatile room has a built-in 85" LED TV with wireless and HDMI connectivity, PA system integrated into the TV.
Barton Suite
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The Barton Suite is an ideal conference and seminar room finished with sustainable materials. This warm and welcoming space accommodates between 30 to 60 people and benefits from a built-in 85" LED TV with wireless and HDMI connectivity and a PA system integrated into the TV.
Cinema of War
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This comfortable fixed seating theatre style provides the perfect backdrop for audio-visual displays and presentations which can include video and film from 60 to 90 guests. This room offers privacy and is self-contained. It is located on the Museum’s 2nd floor in the War Gallery, where outside the cinema area your guests can enjoy the m
Aire Suite
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The Aire Suite is well-suited for conferences and seminars, accommodating up to 100 attendees. It can be equipped with essential amenities such as a data projector, screen, whiteboard, and pens. The room features a modern interior, flexible layout designed to support collaborative working, and panoramic, north-facing views across the city of Leeds.
Mulberry Suite
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Dazzle your clients in our new, temporary exhibition space on the fourth floor. Currently housing the Re: Loaded exhibition, this newly curated gallery can be transformed for impressive drinks receptions and intimate private dining amongst golden and diamond-encrusted firearms, many of which have never been on display before.
Pearl Suite
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The Pearl Suite on the first floor of the museum boasts floor-to-ceiling windows offering breathtaking views of Leeds Dock and is a popular space for conferences, luncheons, business breakfasts, intimate banquets and Christmas parties.
Tournament Gallery
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The Tournament Gallery is one of the most impressive gallery displays onsite, giving you the opportunity to step far beyond any other reception or dinner experience. This gallery charts and interprets the development of the three major types of tournament fighting – the tourney, the joust and foot combat.
The Masters
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Our new bistro – The Master’s is now open on the Ground Floor of the Royal Armouries museum, every day from 10-5. Working closely with local suppliers and producers, we bring you an exciting breakfast, lunch and kids menu.
The Amphitheatre
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The Amphitheatre is a Greek-style open-air venue. It is complemented by natural stone seating, which moves around the focal point of the stage to ensure all visitors have the best view. The historic-feeling venue is suitable for a wide range of applications from presentations to performances. Serviced by a 1400-capacity car park and transport links to Leeds Railway Station, it's both convenient and stunning.
Asian and African Gallery
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Asian culture is far more diverse than that of Europe and whilst the era of the Chinese emperors and Sultans has long been swept away, the beauty of their arms and armour is echoed in the Royal Armouries Museum's Asian & African Gallery.
News Room
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Found on the fourth floor of the museum and offering immediate access to the different collections, this is a flexible room with partly fixed theatre seating and a flexible area in front for presentations or audience participation, giving hosts and speakers the perfect platform to address your guests. Alternatively, it can be filled with further seats to maximise capacity.
War Gallery
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The Museum’s War Gallery is a popular area for creating themed evenings and provides an historic backdrop for your event; where your guests can enjoy an exciting display of dramatic interpretations and live action events.
The Square
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Nestled by the serene waters of Leeds Dock, our public square offers a unique and versatile space for your upcoming event. Whether you're planning a corporate gathering, a community celebration, or a special occasion, our square is the canvas you've been searching for.