What To Do

Learn about 300 years of gunpowder history by going hands-on in our museum

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The gate was left open when the site closed - and a herd of deer settled in! Can you spot them running through the site? Or Herons living in our SSSI by the canal? Grab a nature spotter trail and see what you can find!

Learn more about our habitat and see what wildlife’s been spotted on site

Rocketry is an important part of our history. Try at making your own - how far will it fly?

Check out our special kid’s activity days

We are home to over 100 historic structres including 21 listed buildings. Discover them and learn about what they were used for!

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During the gunpowder production era a narrow-guage railway ran across the site. We now how have two railways for visitors to ride - jump on board!

See the 2026 timetable

Journey into the woods and find some of our 100+ historic buildings peeking out through the trees and deer jumping over historic canals. Our tractor trailer tours run on every Weekend Open Day.

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A playground of natural materials ready for kids to jump, climb and run wild in!