Visited the Mint whilst in Cardiff, a place I had on my "to do" list. Wasn't disappointed... read more
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The Royal Mint Experience
Heol-Y-Sarn, Llantrisant CF72 8YT, Wales
Open today: 9:15 am - 4:15 pm
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“Good place to while away an hour or so.”
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“Value for money! Worth investing your time in a visit to the Royal Mint”
Guided tour of the "shop floor" fine and very informative about the whole process from metal(s) to... read more
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All reviews royal mint gift shop our tour guide well worth a visit coin making take home all ages interesting facts coin collector couple of hours other countries factory floor car park whole experience great visit exhibition area half term
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StephenJonesburton
haverfordwest
3322
Good parking with short walk to Royal mint. We had not book but straight in on next guided tour. The tour took about 2 hours and was very interesting.Well worth a trip.
Date of experience: September 2017
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Anthony W, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 12 October 2017
Hi StephenJonesburton. Thanks for taking the time to post this review. We are delighted that you enjoyed your trip to The Royal Mint Experience and we hope to welcome you again soon. Many thanks, Anthony.
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Barbara R
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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We went as part of a group to the Royal Mint Experience and were very impressed. We went through the usual security checks then onto the Experience, guided by Matt who was excellent and very knowledgeable, making the trip very interesting. The tour lasted for around 1 hour 10 minutes and afterwards we were able to purchase items from the shop and also the cafe. We also enjoyed stamping out our very own personalised one pound coin which was then placed into a presentation pack (£5 for one coin or £7.50 for two).
Date of experience: September 2017
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Anthony W, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 21 September 2017
Hi Barbara R. I’m delighted to read that you enjoyed your trip to The Royal Mint Experience. We appreciate your kind words and hope that you share them with friends and family, to help spread the word about our new attraction. I'll ensure your feedback about Matt is passed on for you too! We hope to welcome you again soon. In the meantime, keep in contact with us on Facebook (/theroyalmintexperience) and Twitter (@RoyalMintExp). Many thanks, Anthony.
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Nikki S
Aberdare, United Kingdom
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Parking was a bit of a nightmare, we ended up in two 'wrong' car parks before finding the one we were meant to park in. The tour itself is really interesting, kudos to Matthew, our guide, who was knowledgeable and friendly. The tour of the factory is very interesting but as a working environment with high security much of it is spent observing people behind thick glass. However, the exhibition is excellent and very informative.
The pressing your own coin thing is little more than an overpriced gimmick, you pay £5 to push a button to make a £1 coin in a card display case. If we'd known this we wouldn't have bothered, to be honest.
The gift shop is also ridiculously overpriced...comment was passed that the mint makes its money in the gift shop not the factory. That said it was really interesting and we did thoroughly enjoy it.
Date of experience: September 2017
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Anthony W, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 21 September 2017
Hi Nicola B. Thank you for taking the time to post a review. I'm sorry to hear that you weren't happy with the coin-press or the prices charged in the gift shop. We want all our visitors to have the best possible experience so I'll make sure your comments are fed back. It's great to see that your tour guide Matthew was knowledgeable and friendly - I'll ensure this is passed on for you too. Many thanks, Anthony.
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Michael W
Treorchy, United Kingdom
1710
We have just visited this experiance, we were greeted by a friendly group of people from the ticket office, security, and introduced to a lovely tour guide. She explained the different processes in simple but informative way, she answered questions and made the whole morning go smoothly, My wife used a disability scooter, which was great as all the exibition is on one level, and at one stage another guide came over and spent time with her explaining a process. We had such a great visit we will probably come back.
Date of experience: September 2017
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Anthony W, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 21 September 2017
Hi MichaelW032. Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We're so pleased that you and your wife enjoyed the trip. It's great to see that we were able to meet your needs and that our colleagues were friendly and informative throughout. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Many thanks, Anthony.
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Ivorbell
Pontyclun, United Kingdom
1738
This was more interesting than I thought it was going to be. Lots of historical facts about the Mint and its origins as well as up to date information about how our coinage is made.
Date of experience: August 2017
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Anthony W, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 21 September 2017
Hi Ivorbell. Thank you for taking the time to review your visit. We're glad you found it interesting and that you're happy with the facts and information you received. We want all our customers to have the best possible experience and your comments and feedback are very much appreciated. Many thanks, Anthony.
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