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Royal Mint Tour & Exhibition

The Black Gold Underground Experience

Pontypridd

The Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, South Wales, offers a guided tour that shows how the Mint has changed over its 1,100-year history.

The tour includes a look at the Mint’s new projects, such as its precious metal recovery technology, which extracts gold and other metals from old electronics. 

You’ll also see historic and rare coins, from Edward VIII’s coinage to pieces over a thousand years old, along with commemorative coins that mark royal events and popular culture.

Since ending overseas circulating coin production in 2024, the Mint has invested over £17 million into new areas, including the jewellery brand 886, sustainable gold recovery, and precious metal investment.

At the end of the tour, you can strike your own UK coin (at your own expense) and visit the exhibition, which features Olympic medals, Isaac Newton’s notes, and stories from the Tower of London. A café and gift shop are also available.

A Welsh Coal Mining Experience at Rhondda Heritage Park allows you to visit an authentic coal mine in the South Wales Valleys.  

Discover the international story of Welsh coal and the people who made it a global business. You'll also learn about Lewis Merthyr, the owner who wrote the first one million pound cheque, and how the mine has connections with the RMS Titanic.

If you're feeling hungry, head to Café Bracchi. The café recognises and celebrates the impact of the Italian community who moved to the South Wales Valleys from their native homeland in Bardi and surrounding areas at the turn of the 20th Century.

After something savoury, turn your tastebuds toward the award-winning Chocolate House on-site. Home to fine chocolates, they offer bespoke and VIP chocolate tasting and making sessions.

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