Hire Space

Unfortunately we are not currently offering our spaces for hire. Please keep an eye on our website for any changes.

Royal Gunpowder Mills is now closed for the winter. We look forward to re-opening in 2022. Please keep an eye on our website.

Gunpowder Café

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Spinks Gallery

Our Trustees
Schools Programme
Volunteer

The Royal Gunpowder Mills is reliant on the time, skills, knowledge and hard work given by the team of volunteers. The team works to preserve and share the site and its unique history, for the visitors and for the future.
Our Teams

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How to get here

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

Explore our site from the comfort of home.
Visitor Map
Professor Nitrate

Experience Professor Nitrate's explosive outdoor science show.
Jobs

Come and work with us! We're recruiting a new maintenance and facilities co-ordinator
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

Tasty treats are being served at our Gunpowder Cafe!
The Armoury

Discover how firearms changed over the centuries by visiting our collection of over 300 historic firearms.
Tractor Trailer Guided Tours

Take a 40 minute guided Tractor Trailer Guided Tour to the 'out of bounds' parts of the Royal Gunpowder Mills.

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

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

RGM Book Series

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

Coronavirus Survival Appeal The Royal Gunpowder Mills is currently closed due to Covid and as a result, we have lost our essential visitor incomes and face a serious funding gap. Please donate to help continue our Charity’s work. We very much look forward to welcoming visitors back on site this summer. Read more

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Hire Space

Main Exhibition

Gunpowder Café

Mixing House

Saltpetre House

Queen Meads

Theatre

Spinks Gallery