- Archery: a popular pastime among the nobility and commoners alike, and was often used for hunting and target practice.
- Bear-baiting: a blood sport involving setting dogs on a chained bear.
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Cockfighting: where two roosters were set to fight
- Dancing
- Falconry: training and hunting birds of prey.
- Football: not the modern version, but a game where a ball was kicked as far as possible, or between goals.
- Horse racing: a popular spectator sport among the upper classes.
- Hunting: a popular pastime among the nobility, involving the pursuit and capture of animals such as deer, boar, and rabbits.
- Lawn bowling: a game similar to modern bowling, but played on a lawn.
- Quoits: a game involving throwing discs at a target pin or peg.
- Skittles: a game similar to modern bowling, but with nine pins set up in a diamond formation.
- Swimming
- Tennis: not the modern version, but a game played with hand-held rackets and a ball.
- Wrestling: a form of combat between two opponents, often practiced for self-defense or as a sport.