Aardvark Archery

Aardvark Archery opened on the 11th July 2003. Conveniently situated between Leeds & Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, with easy access to the A1, M1 and M62. We sell a wide range of compounds, recurves, longbows & accessories and we can setup archery equipment to meet your individual requirements. It is our aim to provide a 1st class service to all archers in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Lez Newsome - Owner

Lez has been involved with all disciplines of archery for 43 years and has excelled with both the recurve and compound bow and has also shot longbow in competition. He first achieved Master Bowman Recurve in 1975 and has maintained this standard virtually every year since then, also gaining GMB with the compound.

Competitive history in brief:

Junior Under 13 National Champion Indoor, recurve.
British Junior Champion indoors and outdoors, recurve.
British Youth and Senior Team member, recurve.
Yorkshire Junior Champion indoor and outdoor, recurve.
Yorkshire Senior Champion indoor and outdoor, recurve.
Yorkshire Senior Champion outdoor, compound.
Yorkshire Team member 1986 to 2011, recurve & compound.
England Compound Team 2002.


The store

A 3000 sq ft Archery Pro shop stacked to the roof with new and used archery equipment. In house repairs to bows, arrows and accessories. Stringing and recabling of compounds. Recurve strings for any size bow handmade on site, arrow cutting & building to your own specifications. Short trial ranges, plus large CCTV monitored car park for you security. Wheelchair accessible.