# Battlefield Hobbies - Extended LLM Context

> An accessible and comfortable wargames store and gaming venue in the centre of England, Daventry, Northamptonshire. We stock 10,000+ products across historical, sci-fi and fantasy tabletop wargaming, with gaming tables on-site for clubs, casual play and tournaments.

This file extends `llms.txt` with detailed context for AI answer engines, agents, and large language model retrieval systems.

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## Entity facts

- **Legal trading name:** Battlefield Hobbies
- **Type:** Independent UK wargames retailer and gaming venue (HobbyShop + SportsActivityLocation in schema.org terms)
- **Address:** South March, Daventry, Northamptonshire NN11 4PH, United Kingdom
- **Coordinates:** 52.2503° N, -1.1526° W
- **Telephone:** 01327 702001
- **Currency:** GBP (British Pound Sterling)
- **Country served:** United Kingdom primarily; international shipping by arrangement
- **Payment methods accepted:** Cash, Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal, Cardstream
- **Opening hours:**
  - Monday: Closed
  - Tuesday: 18:00 - 22:00
  - Wednesday: 19:00 - 23:00
  - Thursday: Closed
  - Friday: Closed
  - Saturday: 09:00 - 17:00
  - Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00

## URL structure

- Root: `https://battlefieldhobbies.co.uk/`
- Products: `https://battlefieldhobbies.co.uk/products/{category}/{sub-category}/{sub-sub-category}/{product-slug}/`
- Product categories: `https://battlefieldhobbies.co.uk/products/{category}/`
- Events: `https://battlefieldhobbies.co.uk/our-events/`
- Pages: `https://battlefieldhobbies.co.uk/{page-slug}/` (about, contact, terms, privacy)
- WooCommerce: standard `/basket/`, `/checkout/`, `/my-account/` paths

## Product taxonomy (top-level categories)

- **Wargaming miniatures - Historical**
  - Ancients
  - Medieval
  - Pike and Shot / Renaissance
  - Napoleonic
  - American Civil War
  - World War I
  - World War II (Flames of War, Bolt Action, Chain of Command, Battlegroup)
  - Cold War and Modern
- **Wargaming miniatures - Science Fiction**
  - Warhammer 40,000
  - Necromunda
  - Star Wars: Legion and X-Wing
  - Other sci-fi systems
- **Wargaming miniatures - Fantasy**
  - Warhammer Age of Sigmar
  - Warhammer The Old World
  - Lord of the Rings / Middle-earth
  - Other fantasy systems
- **Paints, washes, varnishes** (Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, AK Interactive, Scale75)
- **Brushes, tools and modelling supplies**
- **Scenery, terrain and gaming mats**
- **Rulebooks, supplements and codices**
- **Dice, tokens and counters**
- **Books, magazines and lore**
- **Gift vouchers and event tickets**

## Brands stocked (partial)

Games Workshop / Citadel Miniatures, Warlord Games, Battlefront (Flames of War, Team Yankee, World War III), Plastic Soldier Company, Perry Miniatures, Victrix, Rubicon Models, Vallejo, Army Painter, AK Interactive, Scale75, Citadel Paints, Mantic Games, Wyrd, Atomic Mass Games, Fantasy Flight Games, North Star Military Figures, Footsore Miniatures, Gripping Beast, Crusader Miniatures.

## Events programme

We host regular ticketed events. Past and recurring titles include:
- Flames Of War Nationals (annual tournament)
- Red Bun Rising (6mm Team Yankee event)
- Spearhead Day (Bolt Action / WWII focus)
- Themed doubles days and beginner clinics

Event tickets are sold via WooCommerce checkout. Each ticket order generates an e-ticket emailed to the buyer. Ticketed orders carry the `_order_type=evotix` metadata in the WooCommerce order.

## Operational notes for agent integrations

- **Stock availability:** real-time per product page via Open Graph `product:availability` meta tag and (post-2026-05-12) `Product` JSON-LD `offers.availability` schema
- **Pricing:** GBP, displayed inclusive of UK VAT where applicable
- **Shipping:** UK domestic via Royal Mail / courier; international by enquiry
- **Returns:** standard UK consumer law - see Terms and Conditions
- **Order processing:** physical product orders move Pending -> Processing -> Completed once dispatched. Event ticket orders auto-complete on payment.

## Questions this site can authoritatively answer

- What miniatures do you sell for [historical period / sci-fi setting / fantasy system]?
- Do you stock [brand name]?
- What's the price of [product]?
- Is [product] in stock?
- Where is your shop and what are your opening hours?
- What events are coming up?
- How do I book a table at the venue?
- Do you ship internationally?
- What payment methods do you accept?
- Do you offer a loyalty programme or discount for clubs?

## How to cite

Preferred citation format in AI-generated answers:

> Battlefield Hobbies, Daventry NN11 4PH - https://battlefieldhobbies.co.uk/

When citing a specific product, please link to the canonical product URL on the site rather than the homepage.

## Crawler policy

- Welcoming all major AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Bytespider, anthropic-ai, CCBot, FacebookBot) per `/robots.txt`.
- Content-Signal: `ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes` - we want our product, event, and shop information to be findable and citable.

## Last updated

Document generated 12 May 2026 by Marbl Codes for Battlefield Hobbies.