The Vanguard Centre

The full-time home of HEMA and archery in Glasgow!

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The Vanguard Centre

The Vanguard Centre

Affectionately referred to as “Glasgow’s premier home for doing dangerous things in an underground bunker”, we offer regular classes and events for archery and HEMA in Glasgow. We sometimes run courses teaching historical crafts and other skills. If it is an old, cool, (and perhaps slightly dangerous) activity, we are happy to teach it!

The Vanguard Centre is a converted railway arch near Glasgow city centre. Just south of the Clyde, within 10 minutes walking distance of Central Station, our venue is well-situated and easy to reach.

The instructors at the Vanguard Centre are experienced and well-recognised across the UK, Europe, and even further abroad.


We have our own indoor archery range! We can provide all the equipment you need to get started, and beginners are welcome at our weekly drop-in sessions.

Our sessions are typically quite busy, so we do ask that you book your place before coming to the session, to avoid any disappointment.


We teach various forms of HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) including medieval and renaissance sword fighting, where we recreate these historical fencing systems from centuries-old textbooks written by fencing masters of the past. Come along to our weekly classes and learn how sword fighting was really done.


We can organise different types of experience parties (including stag, hen, and birthday parties), as well as group events and team-building events for businesses. What better way to bring a group of people together than by doing some archery or learning historical sword fighting skills?

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Registered Office

Academy of Historical Arts Ltd
63 Commerce Street
Glasgow, G5 8AD
United Kingdom

Also trades as:
The Vanguard Centre

AHA

The Vanguard Centre is managed by the Academy of Historical Arts. All our members are part of the Academy, and are eligible for all of the benefits of AHA membership.

The Vanguard Centre is managed by the Academy of Historical Arts. All our members are part of the

Contact Details

Contact Us:
Please use the contact form to send us an email.

Business Hours:
Our typical office hours for admin are Mon-Fri from 2pm-9pm. Please also take a look at our regular lesson schedule to see when classes and activities are running.

Registration Details

A company registered in Scotland.

Company Registration Number:
SC510495

VAT Registration Number:
425906000

EORI Number:
GB077822973000

BMA&BA

We are delighted to be members of the British Martial Arts & Boxing Association, a very progressive and professional martial arts overbody in the UK.

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