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Keep an eye on our website for details of our new 2021 events!

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We're back! We're re-opening Easter Sunday 2022 and we'll be open on Sundays and selected Bank Holidays until the end of October. 

Travel back through time and discover 300 years of explosive and top secret history at the Royal Gunpowder Mills!


Start your visit with our introductory film in our cinema. Find out more by visiting our main exhibition and our Rocket Vault. Discover what it takes to make a rocket fly then make and launch your own air powered rocket! Professor Nitrate will tell you more in his explosive outdoor science show. Visit the Armoury, our comprehensive collection of small arms and militaria.


To explore more of our intriguing 170 acre site, choose between a 25 minute guided Tractor Tour or a 22 minute ride on our Gunpowder Railway (narrow gauge). Our knowledgeable guides will tell you all about our history. Remember look out for wildlife on this Site of Special Scientific Interest, including our herd of fallow deer.


Relax on our grassy mead and finish your visit with a go on our playground. All of the above is included in your ticket price!


Enjoy drinks and light snacks in our Gunpowder Cafe during your visit to keep you fuelled.

Opening times: 11am to 4.30 pm. Last admissions 3pm.

Tickets: £10 for adults, £8 concessions (65+ and under 16s)

Buy them here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royal-gunpowder-mills-explore-our-explosive-visitor-attraction-tickets-293162495917

Tickets for later dates will be released soon... keep an eye on the website. 

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  • Mapping the Mills

    Mapping the Mills

    Explore an industrial heritage landscape, investigate 300 years of explosive history, develop geographical skills and create an artistic map of the site.

  • Tours, Talks and Walks

    Tours, Talks and Walks

    Book a walking tour of the Royal Gunpowder Mills now! A 2.5 hour guided walk around the restricted areas of our site led by an expert volunteer. Find out more...

  • Schools are back!

    Schools are back!

    School visits are back at the Royal Gunpowder Mills. Choose from Victorian Life or Wartime at the Royal Gunpowder Mills or enjoy an explosive day out with our Rockets session

  • Explosive Sunday Open Days at the Gunpowder Mills

    Explosive Sunday Open Days at the Gunpowder Mills

    Professor Nitrate has been entertaining our visitors on Sundays with his Explosive Science shows. Our narrow gauge railway and tractor tours are running along with our exhibitions and our rocket making and firing activities.

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  • We're back! Buy your ticket here...

    We're back! Buy your ticket here...

    We're open! Read on to find out more about our 2022 offer...

  • How to get here

    How to get here

    Find out more about where we're located and how to get here by all types of transport.

  • Virtual Tours

    Virtual Tours

    Explore our site from the comfort of home.

  • Visitor Map

  • Professor Nitrate

    Professor Nitrate

    Experience Professor Nitrate's explosive outdoor science show.

  • Jobs

    Jobs

    Come and work with us! We're recruiting a Family Activities and General Assistant for our Sunday open days.

  • Our Purpose

    The purpose of the charity is to preserve, manage, research, conserve and display for the benefit of the general public and of the nation at large the historical and archaeological heritage of the Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey in the form of ancient monuments, listed buildings and the natural aspect features and bird, animal, tree and plant life.

  • Gunpowder Cafe

    Gunpowder Cafe

    Tasty treats are being served at our Gunpowder Cafe!

  • The Armoury

    The Armoury

    Discover how firearms changed over the centuries by visiting our collection of over 300 historic firearms.

  • Tractor Trailer Guided Tours

    Tractor Trailer Guided Tours

    Take a 25 minute guided Tractor Trailer Guided Tour to the 'out of bounds' parts of the Royal Gunpowder Mills.

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Royal Gunpowder Mills Digital Archive

Royal Gunpowder Mills Digital Archive

After the closure of ERDE, the archive material inherited passed through a number of hands and storage locations before opening to the public as an online database. Read more

Published: 4th July, 2018

Updated: 10th March, 2022

Author: Ian MacFarlane

RGM Historic Book Reprint Series

RGM Historic Book Reprint Series

The Historic Reprint Series are Facsimilie reprints of books having historical relevance to the development and manufacture of gunpowder at the Royal Gunpowder Mills. Read more

Published: 19th July, 2019

Updated: 22nd July, 2022

Author: Ian MacFarlane

RGM Book Series

RGM Book Series

Books about the history of the Royal Gunpowder Mills written by Archive Volunteers. Read more

Published: 19th July, 2019

Updated: 29th January, 2020

Author: Ian MacFarlane

Help Royal Gunpowder Mills!

Help Royal Gunpowder Mills!

The Royal Gunpowder Mills has now reopened following a two year closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Please donate to help continue our Charity’s work. Read more

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Published: 17th June, 2020

Updated: 21st July, 2022

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Published: 13th October, 2020

Author: Ian MacFarlane

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Royal Gunpowder Mills is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 1062968).

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Royal Gunpowder Mills,
Beaulieu Drive,
Waltham Abbey,
Essex, EN9 1JY
United Kingdom

[email protected]
01992 707370