Daily Falconry Displays

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Will visitors please note that the Tiltyard is now closed until March and there is no falconry or horse shows.

The Royal Armouries offers daily falconry displays, a unique experience for visitors, from March to the end of October.

Experience the thrill of seeing birds of prey up close in the Royal Armouries Menagerie Court and watch them flying in fascinating displays.

Here at the museum in our daily flying displays, see if you can keep our bird in sight as it circles above the Tiltyard and swoops for its prey. Come and ask our resident falconer why a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Entry to the museum is free but there is a small charge for entry to the falconry shows.

Daily except Tuesday (weather permitting)
12pm

On Tuesday’s a free talk on the subject of falconry is given in the Tournament gallery at 12pm.

£2 Family (2 adults + 2 children) £1 Adults
50p Concession – Free entry for pre-booked school groups


  • The Menagerie Court is named after the famous royal menagerie or zoo, which was housed in the Tower of London from the beginning of the 13th century until 1835. See here the birds and horses that you see in the Tiltyard shows close at hand.

  • Terms and conditions covering the sale of tickets to events held in the Tiltyard of the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.

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