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Supporting Young Creatives

Come and shoot your student projects at our unique site.
Supporting Young Creatives

Come and shoot your student projects at our unique site.
Children's Summer Workshops
Air-Powered Rockets (KS1/2/3)

Make and launch your own air-powered rocket, devise a fair tests, gather data and report findings.

What's On This Autumn

Mark your calendars for Saturday 14th October! We're opening our gates to the public for a fun day of exhibitions, talks, rides, and more! For more details on our Autumn programming and to buy tickets, click 'read more'
How to Get Here

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

Explore our site from the comfort of home.
Jobs

General Manager at the Royal Gunpowder Mills
Tractor Trailer Guided Tours

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

Experience Professor Nitrate's explosive outdoor science show.
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.
The Armoury

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

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

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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