What To Do

Can you spot the deer running through the site? Herons by the canal? Birds in the trees? 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

Go hands-on in our museum and learn all about gunpowder production, and sit on a one-legged stool!

Find out more about our explosive history

Try your hand at making your own rocket. How far will it fly? Or check out our special kid’s activity days

Discover historic buildings across the site and learn about what they were used for!

Find out more about our explosive history

Jump on board one of our two railways!

See the 2026 timetable

Journey into the woods to find 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!