Jonny Wilson

Review of The Royal Mint

What a superb experience!

What a superb experience!

I visited today to strike my own Brexit 50p coin. I bought a family package online which included entry for two adults, two kids, a hot lunch for everyone and two strikes.

The tour started with a security scan, an introduction to what the Mint is, how they work and their history. You're then taken on a factory tour where some mad employee started throwing pound coins at you and pouring handfuls of coins at the glass between you and the factory. So funny!

At the end of the tour, you visit a room with a press, a blank is loaded into the press and you hit the button to strike your coin which is then loaded into a presentation box and handed to you.

The staff are absolutely brilliant. They're ALL so helpful, friendly and always smiling. The food was delicious and the cakes were fresh and fluffy. The entire tour was a couple of hours but you felt looked after by dedicated staff the whole time!



This is a really interesting and fascinating tour. It really opens your eyes about cash, the coins in circulation and the logistics into making this happen securely and safely.



We had an awesome day and I have to thank the staff for that!

Thank you!!