The Royal Mint Review

Really interesting, great tour, exhibition and shop. Tour guide was really good

Very nice day, lots of information was given through guided tour.

I took the tour when I came here and it was great, our guide was Guy. (He was amazing!)

Good experience, even though I'm not into coin collecting. The lady that did the tour was fantastic, Lucy Ann, aka Dave.

This company is running on the Name Royal London Mint this is not the government or any links to the people who make the coins.
They are a mail order company you agree to a coin and your signing up to coins being sent every month.
I ordered a coin in Jan 2013 found out how misleading the advert was and cancelled it in Jan --- Dec 2013 I have just received a bill 1 year later I have to prove that I returned the coin...
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BE VERY WARY WHEN DEALING WITH THIS COMPANY

Fantastic day there, historically very interesting.

Really interesting tour . Would recommend if you are in to coin collecting

Fascinating tour through the mint. Great for anyone. Also a gift shop selling coins and a cafe selling food and drink.

what a fantastic offer this was, i ordered two folders one for each of my children and the collecting began. over two weeks later the folders hadn't arrived so i called rm, they asked me to leave it until after the weekend which i did. More

When't on the gold tour absolutely fantastic all the guild's were full of information the only down side there was not enough lockers and the food they supplied wasn't very nice cud have given you a voucher to use at the cafe

Very awkward entrance and parking. Beautiful and astonishing interior. Products are outrageously expensive but good quality.
Lovely attractions.
Great demonstrations.
Lovely tour guide.

Well, I have to speak about my experience with the Royal Mint and its products in general, as I do not YET have one of these folders!

I work for the Post Office, and I have been so busy helping other people start their collections, both paid for and gathered from coins in circulation, that I missed my chance to get one of these folders!



I would love to have one of these albums, and as one of our customers brought one in to show us, I can vouch for their quality. However, if you send me one, I won't keep it for myself. It will go to a customer of ours, whom we have helped collect all the 50p coins for her son, who has undergone an operation this year. She collected the coins for him to cheer him up.

So maybe we lost a few sales by keeping an eagle eye out for coins to give her. It was time and effort well spent. Thanks as always for all the effort you put into getting the products right for your customers, and ours!

Very interesting, interactive and good price tours. Must see in Wales. They don t just make money, but medals too

If you love coins you'll love it here. Fascinating history for those who aren't all that keen on coins, as well.

Knowledgeable and helpful guide staff but exhibits could be a lot more interactive and better explanations on video/ film. Shop was VERY DISAPPOINTING. Too many items not clearly priced and generally much too expensive for children.

Excellent guide and museum, an improvement would be to be able to access the cafe from the museum, our tour was 10.30 to 11.30, and would have liked a coffee before tackling the museum.

Great time. The tour was fab so was our tour guide Lucy-Anne. Thank you royal mint

It was an amazing and unique experience suitable for the whole family.
One of the unique activities that you can have here is to strike your own 50p coin.
It was amazing to step into the factory where every British coin that you have ever seen or touched was produced there.

Enjoyed the tour and the knowledgeable guide, and also striking our own coins

Good knowledgeable guide. Tour lasts about an hour. No photography allowed until you reach the end tour in the exhibition room. There is free parking located about 2-300m away. It is not cheap but the whole experience was enjoyable.

Just saw BBC World News show that this company redesigned their processes to make shields/visors for the medical community.
Well done.

Great tour, must book your place, very interesting, nice gift shop, cafe looked good didn't try it. Really enjoyed our visit would even consider doing it again.

Had a great time learning about how coins are made and got to have a look in the factory. Great place to visit if you have a few hours spare

Very interesting seeing how the coins are produced and getting to mint my very own 50p Brexit coin. Well worth a visit. Nice food in the cafe too, if expensive, but worth every penny!

I checked online said open till 4:30pm traveled long way finally closed due to Corona pandemic

As a coin collector I thoroughly enjoyed this but my wife, who is not, also thoroughly enjoyed herself. Was great to see how it all works and would recommend any numismatist to do a tour.

What a lovely day out at the royal mint.very informative tour with Alison.know more about the money in my purse now.

Really interesting and provided some fascinating insights into the history of coins. Could have done with more interactive things for the kids but still a nice trip out on a wet afternoon.

Quite an interesting place to see how the coins being produced

Definitely a place to go back to with more time, but still very good.

Make your own coin. Don t miss this if u r travelling to wales.

Amazing tour by Alison. Never will look at coins the same way. Great gift shop - only coins though don t expect any bars for sale.

My husband took my grandson for s visit to the Royal Mint museum, had a great time

Love this place. The tour was fascinating and very revealing

Easy to use, straight forward search facilities, nice explanations about coins, designers etc. Use regularly. Would recommend

Our excellent tour guide, Alison, made the visit very enjoyable and informative . All staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend a visit although more suitable for older children and adults.

Absolutely brilliant. A wonderful day out with a great deal of information and exhibits well presented. The guide Megan gave a great guided tour. The only thing wrong was that I wanted to take advantage of the coin swop and had to leave the last part of the exhibition before completing as it (the coin swap) finished at 2 pm. The upside was that I acquired 5 of the alphabet 10p's. I thought not to worry, as there is a reason to go back again. Great gift shop I could have spent hours in.

Very interesting, short but informative tour and a lovely museum. Cafe prices quite good and plenty of parking. All on one level.

The tour was fantastic but the manager in my view was a not a nice person towards my wife especially over the new 10p had not a clue about customer service and was surprised on his attitude towards his own staff as respect saying in front of one obviously embarrassed colleauge stating I am the manager and they do as I say.

The guide was very informative and interesting. He was lively but not over the top. I never knew coinage was made for other states in Wales.

It really and truly is in the middle of nowhere, with no offense intended toward the very lovely Welsh countryside surrounding it. The Mint itself is in an unassuming location and not very prominently signposted - I made the mistake of turning into the staff car park and I bet I'm not the first. The tour was led by Siobhan who was knowledgeable and led us around the four or so areas at a brisk pace. She denied all knowledge of the upcoming 10p collection, but I think she was just being coy. Did the obligatory Strike Your Own, not sure what I was expecting but it literally is just a button press. The small museum to finish was pleasant, I found the Ironside decimal prototypes the most interesting part. In the gift shop I picked up the ubiquitous 2018 Rabbit and also a couple of Silver Dragons, which I believe are only sold onsite? In summary, not a bad day out, albeit a very long drive. I would go again, probably in 2-3 years to give them a chance to change up the displays a bit.

Brilliant tour lead by Lucy Ann with humor and knowledge.

Very interesting tour and you can get newly minted coins in your change from the gift shop!

great experience. recommend to anyone to go and learn some of the background to the royal mint.

A really fascinating glimpse into the Royal Mint and it's history. Spy into the room where all your coins come from! After the tour you can enjoy the museum at your own pace. Perfect for coin collectors. Watch out for the shop - you can spend a small fortune there.

To see where money is made is interesting, they cover everything from current coinage to the Tudors and beyond.

You get to touch a bar of gold and see a genuine 1933 coin which is ultra rare.

A very interesting morning at the Royal Mint. Would highly recommend a visit and learn how our coins are made, suitable for all ages

Love coming here, I always buy coins when I come here

Great tour, very interesting indeed. Had to go between buildings in the rain, however, which is a bit inconvenient.

Nothing special to watch! Waste of money as its too expensive !!!

Spent the day there today. Fascinating tour includes lovely lunch. Struck our own coins. Well worth the cost. Would recommend to anyone. You'll never look at coins the same way again

The royal mint is home to the monstrous money makeing machines of uk , the machines make money for over twenty different countries and additional coins for commemorative events , the royal mint experience tour lasts around 40 to 60 minutes and is lead by a tour guide with immense knowledge of the royal mint and its past . The tour is extremely educational and fun with the chance to "stamp" your own 2 pound coin , it is a perfect family trip and will keep everyone entertained . The royal mint has a large choice of food and drink at its Caffe as well as a gift shop and toilets , the site is fully accessible for wheelchair users .

Nice short tour, friendly staff, great exhibition, got to mint my own 50p and lift 12.5kg of gold

Loved it. Nice day out and great to get a feel of our heritage. The guide was great and very knowledgeable but what made it the most was the Wallace and gromit modeling class. (Please note the modeling was a special event and not on all the time).

Had the privilege to install a automated storage system here , very high security no coins aloud in security personnel with you at all times but good food and happy humerus people. Enjoyed the week at hotel across the road.

The 10p Swap days is a Brilliant idea when you have the 26 coins available, but not so good when there are 6 coins that have not been available for over a month and you travel a fair distance in the hope of having the choice.
The worst part of the visit is the friendliness of behind counter staff, not to friendly and helpfull.

Our guide Guide Maria was Brilliant in showing us the way round the factory

Worked at Royal Mint for almost 30 years. Revisited it 3 months ago and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Keith Price.

Good place to explore, suitable for kids age minimum 7+

Had a very informative tour yesterday with Hot Peppers WI. Coffee and lunch in the cafe reasonably priced and very nice.

Brilliant, a great tour. Also a great little museum at the end. Well worth the visit as you are also able to buy a coin to mint yourself. I was very lucky I got to mint a sherlock Holmes 50p :D

Had a very nice morning at the Mint, staff were very friendly, it's a great experience to visit.