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It's OK but I don't get the "rave"reviews

It is essentially a museum. I think curiosity was the incentive for our visit here. The reality is... read more

Reviewed 5 days ago
TJA950
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Gillingham, United Kingdom
Very well put together.

The Royal Mint VIP Tour- I visited with my dad because he collects some of the coins. I didn’t know... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago
Julia G
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Reviewed 7 October 2024

Guided tour of the "shop floor" fine and very informative about the whole process from metal(s) to finished coin. Obviously security and safety important, pity the machines were not operational when we visited on a Monday afternoon at 1pm. Highlight to have option to 'strike' your own 50p coin (£7-50 extra) well worth it. The exhibition showing history etc is very well presented, opportunity to touch a 1K gold bar! Our ticket covered lunch, could spend £25 in cafe/restaurant. Great value for money with huge portions. Only difficulty was spotting signage for car park as "Royal Mint" in very small letters, though sign very large! Just to add a huge thank you to the shop staff for taking a photo of us in front the boxes full of coins. Car park itself is very large.

Date of experience: September 2024
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The Royal Mint Experience, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 4 weeks ago

Thank you so much for visiting The Royal Mint Experience, we're so glad you found your tour informative and enjoyed exploring the exhibition. We'll pass on your kind words to the café team, we're fortunate to offer such hearty meals!

Due to reduced demand for UK currency, there are ongoing changes to our tours, which are being updated to celebrate our history and focus more on our new ventures. While The Royal Mint remain committed to producing UK coins, which is our core purpose, the time it takes for our colleagues to make UK currency will be reduced. This means you may not see UK currency being made during your tour.

We hope to welcome you back soon, in the meantime, you can keep up to date with all of our news, competitions and events on our social media pages. If you'd like to chat to the team about your visit, please send us an email at experience@royalmint.com

Diolch yn fawr,
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Reviewed 6 October 2024 via mobile

Cerys was a great tour guide yet again and friends who came along commented in how informative the tour was and the little personal touches re coin collection made it even more interesting. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour and strike your own -as usual. Thankyou Tony

Date of experience: October 2024
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Royal Mint, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 8 October 2024

Hi Tony, thank you for coming back to visit The Royal Mint Experience and for your lovely review. We're delighted you enjoyed your tour with Carys and striking your coin.

We appreciate your time in writing this review and look forward to welcoming you back soon! In the meantime please keep an eye on our website and social media for any news on upcoming events.

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Reviewed 6 October 2024

Really interesting, well presented tour.

Our tour group had a number of foreign visitors, who didn't all speak English as a first language - this can be very difficult, but the tour guide handled it well, allowing them some time to translate, but not to slow the overall tour down excessively.

Good introduction, followed by an excellent tour of the actual shop floor. After the tour you can spend as long as you like in the extensive exhibition - it's a pity many people ignored this, as we felt it was outstanding.

If you visit on a weekday, you need to check you will actually be allowed on the shop floor; as if production is going on, this may not ne the case.

(Cafe food was pretty average, in spite of friendly, helpful cafe staff).

Date of experience: October 2024
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Royal Mint, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 8 October 2024

Thank you for visiting The Royal Mint Experience with your group and for your fantastic review. We're very proud of our team and their ability to adapt for every guest. We are so glad you felt the language barriers were well managed.

We'll pass on your kind words to the whole team, it will be much appreciated!

If you'd like to let us know more about your experience with the café food, please contact the team at experience@royalmint.com - we're always open to suggestions and will be grateful to know what could have made your visit extra special.

We appreciate your time in writing this review and hope to welcome you back soon! In the meantime please keep an eye on our website and social media for any news on upcoming events.

Diolch yn fawr,

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Reviewed 4 October 2024

The day was very informative and interesting, caris was a lovely guide very knowledgeable, we then had lunch in the cafe and the meal was very enjoyable with plenty if choice, the staff all day were very pleasant

Date of experience: October 2024
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Royal Mint, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 8 October 2024

Thank you for visiting The Royal Mint Experience and for your fantastic review. We're over the moon you enjoyed your tour with Carys and treated yourself to something delicious in the café! We will be sure to pass on your warm comments to the team.

We appreciate your time in writing this review and hope to welcome you back soon! In the meantime please keep an eye on our website and social media for any news on upcoming events.

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Reviewed 26 September 2024

The tour was excellent but even better was the cafe.Superb food, reasonably priced and friendly, helpful and welcoming staff.If I lived nearby I would eat here every day.

Date of experience: September 2024
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Royal Mint, General Manager at The Royal Mint Experience, responded to this reviewResponded 8 October 2024

Thank you for visiting The Royal Mint Experience and our fabulous café. We're very lucky to have access to such delicious food! We will be sure to pass on your kind comments to the whole team.

We appreciate your time in writing this review and hope to welcome you back soon! In the meantime please keep an eye on our website and social media for any news on upcoming events.

Diolch yn fawr,

The Royal Mint Experience Team

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