Our friendly staff and volunteers have over 15 years’ experience of tailoring visits to your requirements, welcoming your guests to the Royal Gunpowder Mills and ensuring that the visit is a great one.

Group bookings can be made at any time of year, subject to availability.

Ideal for a one-day or half-day visit, we are a short distance from historic Waltham Abbey church and gardens, white water rafting, the beautiful Lee Valley walks and waterways, shops and restaurants. We can recommend nearby locations to complete your customers’ experience of a great day out.

Activities

We have some amazing abandoned architecture, fascinating exhibitions, and informative tours to keep you busy on your big day out. When visiting with your group, you will get:

• Entry to the site, an introductory talk, access to our Film (15 mins), Main Exhibition and Rocket Vault. We can arrange an Armoury tour and access to our restored Powder Boat on request.

• A Guided Tour of the out-of-bounds areas of our 170-acre site on our tractor-trailer. 

• Refreshments of tea/coffee and biscuits are available. You can also pre-book a lunch from one of our local eateries and arrange for it to be delivered to our café. Please ask for more information and a list of local establishments that we use if required.

• A trip on The Gunpowder Railway, a narrow gauge railway running roughly 1 km along the perimeter of the Royal Gunpowder Mills site (trip takes approx. 30 minutes - allow 40 minutes) (available on selected days only)

Group Sizes 
The minimum charge is equivalent to 15 paying visitors.

Meeting Rooms
If your group wishes to hire a room on site for a meeting or your own private use, do contact us to discuss.

Getting here
The Royal Gunpowder Mills is situated just off the M25, and has free coach and car parking available on site.

Accessibility
The terrain of our visitor area is flat and wheelchair accessible (although some surfaces are uneven). 

Our Tractor Trailer seats around 20 people - one four-seat bench can be removed to accommodate one wheelchair user per tour.

We have two wheelchair-accessible toilets on site.

Please contact our bookings team if you require any further information.

Pricing
£25* Per Person for entry to the site inclusive of all exhibitions & visitor area, Tractor Trailer Tour, Gunpowder Railway, Armoury, tea and coffee on arrival and at lunchtime and a Royal Gunpowder Mills souvenir. Discounts may be available for larger groups.

*This pricing applies to private group visits only (when site is closed to general public). Please contact us for group prices when we are open to the public.

Bookings

Interested? Here’s how to book...

Send an email to: [email protected]

Or call us on 01992 707 370

Plan your day

All groups are different and so some wish to spend longer on site than others. All timings are for guidance only...

• Introductory talk - 15 minutes
• Film - 15 minutes (allow 25)
• Exhibitions and outdoor visitor area - 30 minutes to 1 hour
• Tractor Trailer Guided Tour - 45 minutes (allow one hour)
• The Gunpowder Railway - trip takes approx. 30 minutes (allow 40 minutes)
• Armoury Tour - 25 minutes

We are happy to adjust your visit so you get the most out of your time if you have a lunch appointment elsewhere. 

We look forward to seeing you at the Royal Gunpowder Mills soon!