The Royal Mint Experience would like to thank you for celebrating The Platinum Jubilee bank holiday with us. As part of our celebrations, we hosted a range of jubilee-themed activities to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 70 years of service. Take part look back at some of our highlights from the weekend where we enjoyed a little coin-related magic and our Big Jubilee Lunch. Take a look back at some of our photos, can you spot yourself in any?
Remember our Platinum Jubilee exhibition is still available for you to visit, book now to take a look back at our celebration of Royal Jubilees.
What's On
Medal-Making Workshop
Children visiting The Royal Mint Experience over the bank holiday weekend can find their inner artist with a Jubilee Medal-Making Workshop. From 30 May to 31 May 2022, this 30-minute workshop will run four times a day. The artist behind each design will be entered into a competition from which seven winners – one for every decade of The Queen’s reign – will take home a Platinum Jubilee UK 50p Coin and Minty®, The Royal Mint’s official piggy bank. The workshop costs £5.00 and one free session is available with every tour ticket.
Jubilee-Themed Art Workshops
Get creative on 5 June 2022 at art classes hosted by local artist Beth Morris. Children aged 7 to 14 will learn how to create a mixed media image of Her Majesty The Queen, whilst adults can create a Platinum Jubilee stitched medal or brooch; all materials will be provided.
The children’s session will run from 11.30am to 1pm and costs £20.00 per child or £15.00 if purchased with a tour ticket. The adult session will run from 2pm to 4.30pm and costs £25.00 per adult or £20.00 if purchased with a tour ticket.
Coin Magic!
Visit The Royal Mint Experience on 2 June 2022 and enjoy being entertained with amazing magic for all ages. The award-winning magician Stuart Watkins will be putting on special coin-related magic shows and wowing people with close-up magic throughout the day. The 40-minute show will run twice a day and tickets cost £5.00.
Exhibition Trail and Activities
Over the bank holiday weekend, you can explore our Platinum Jubilee exhibition, which explores Queen Elizabeth II’s reign through coinage and reveals the stories of the coins marking this important milestone. There is also a trail to follow and extra activities just for this special weekend, including some jubilee-themed colouring.
Colouring
If you visit The Royal Mint Experience over the bank holiday weekend, you can get arty with some jubilee-themed colouring as part of our Platinum Jubilee exhibition and trail. If you can’t make it in person, you can download the colouring sheets instead and share your colourful creations on social media using #JubileeInColour.
Strike your own 2022 Jubilee 50p
On 6 February 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee. To celebrate the occasion, we have created the first UK 50p coin celebrating a royal event.
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday we’re bringing back the Platinum Jubilee 50p SYOC between 2 – 5 June, during your tour you’ll have the opportunity to strike your own Platinum Jubilee UK 50p Coin as a memento of this historic moment. The obverse of the coin will feature Jody Clark’s definitive coinage portrait of The Queen.
The Big Jubilee Lunch
Join us on Saturday, 4 June 2022 at 12pm or 1.30pm for the Big Jubilee Lunch, where you will be able to enjoy a buffet-style lunch indoors or al fresco. Enjoy a delicious range of cakes and pastries with family and friends, take part in games and celebrate the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday together.
We will also be streaming the Platinum Jubilee ‘Party at the Palace’ in our Education Room, where you can get comfortable on a beanbag to watch the star-studded event.
Join us for our exclusive Jubilee Chocolate-Making sessions this May Half-Term
It’s time to get creative with chocolate, as we partner with Chocolate House to offer a fun Jubilee themed chocolate-making experience for children. As a celebratory half-term activity, children will be able to decorate an crown shaped brownie with chocolate and sweet treats fit for royalty, make a chocolate lollipop with an edible Jubilee print, and design their own union jack biscuit.
1 June 2022 at 12pm, 1.45pm & 3pm tickets for this chocolate-making activity are limited to 30 children per session, so book now to join us for some chocolatey fun.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Royal Mint Experience
Heol-Y-Sarn, Ynysmaerdy
Pontyclun,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
CF72 8YT
Conveniently located just four miles from Junction 34 of the M4, The Royal Mint Experience is just 20 minutes away from Wales’ capital city, Cardiff. Easy to get to and simple for visitors to find, our exhibition also has on-site visitor parking clearly signposted upon arrival. Best of all, our car park is free, suitable for both cars and coaches, and is also easily accessible for wheelchair users.
By car
If you’re using a Sat Nav or a GPS navigation device, the postcode is CF72 8YT.
- Exit junction 34 of the M4, take the exit signposted to Llantrisant
- Follow the road through two sets of traffic lights and continue to the first roundabout
- At the first roundabout, take the second exit and continue through two sets of traffic lights to the second roundabout
- At the second roundabout, take the second exit
- Continue to the next roundabout, taking the fourth exit
- Continue straight on and take the third left to arrive in The Royal Mint Experience car park
By bus and train
The closest train station to The Royal Mint is Pontyclun which is approximately four miles from The Royal Mint Experience. There are frequent train connections to Cardiff Central but we advise booking a local taxi firm from Pontyclun to complete your journey. We can provide local taxi firms; please call 0333 241 2223 for assistance.
The closest bus stops are:
- To/from Pontypridd: Parc Busnes Edwards (4 minute walk from us)
- To/from Cardiff: Ely Valley Road, Ynysymaerdy Industrial Estate (12 minute walk from us)
To plan your route in advance, visit www.traveline.cymru or call Traveline Cymru on 0300 200 2233 for assistance.