Travel back through time and discover 300 years of explosive and top secret history through film, exhibitions and interactive displays. Explore our Rocket Vault which holds 19th century …

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Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1JY. Booking links here. Video introduction to the site here. The Royal Gunpowder Mills general open days are on the second and fourth Sunday of every month throughout 2024! Please see the dates listed below: 14th & 28th April 12th & 26th May (26th cancelled due to disruption from RideLondon event)

Map of EN9 1JY postcode in Waltham Abbey, England with local information, lat/long: 51.690199, -0.009248, grid reference: TL377009

Location: Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JY. Entrance at top north end of Beaulieu Drive. Access: The Royal Gunpowder Mills is accessible to wheelchairs and buggies with level access/slopes to most buildings and accessible toilets.

Our address is: The Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JY. To find us, you can also use what3words.com: camera.acute.supper. The turning point for Beaulieu Drive is located on Station Road (the A121) across from McDonalds. The entrance for the Royal Gunpowder Mills is located at the top north end of Beaulieu Drive.

The EN9 1JY Postcode. EN9 1JY is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail. The properties in the EN9 1JY postcode have the street address of Beaulieu Drive. It is situated within the post town of WALTHAM ABBEY within the old postal county of Essex. EN9 1JY is within the town of Waltham Abbey. Telephone Area Code for EN9 1JY

Explore explosions and rockets on the site of the historic Royal Gunpowder Mills. The Royal Gunpowder Mills was founded in 1735 to supply gunpowder for industry and war. After the second world war, the site was opened as a research centre for rocket propellant and explosives.

On selected dates in 2023, 300 years of intrigue and history in a stunning natural setting are ready to explore. Visitor activities, busy schools programmes, talks, walks, tractor tours, a miniature and a narrow gauge railway, exhibitions, workshops and re-enactments are amongst the ways visitors can explore and enjoy our unique site in 2023.

Visitors will find, a historic site which was at the forefront of science for over 300 years, a site containing many unique grade 1 and 2 listed buildings, a vast and unique wildlife habitat that is of special scientific interest (an SSI), home to unique canal and railway systems and, of course, the place that blasting powders (for mines and eng...