VIP Tours
Join our most exclusive, full-day tour, where you will be welcomed into a variety of workspaces to meet the makers that produce commemorative and circulating coins for the nation.
Please note, our VIP tours are available to guests aged 18+ and photo ID must be presented on the day of your visit.
We are now fully booked for 2024 VIP tours. Please keep an eye on our social media pages, or sign up below, to be the first to hear about our 2025 dates.
VIP packages and tours
the vip experience £99
9.30–15.00 (LUNCH INCLUDED)
This tour gives you an exclusive talk from a curator of The Royal Mint Museum, which hosts a world-famous collection of rare historic coins, medals and precious numismatic artefacts that aren’t on public display. This spectacular tour includes visits to the commemorative coin production line along with lunch and afternoon refreshments at the café.
BOOK YOUR VIP VISITWhat to expect
A talk from the experts
Your chance to discuss a world-famous collection with a member of The Royal Mint Museum team. Discover a treasure trove of historic coins, medals and associated numismatic objects.
Proof Coin Unit
The highest standard of minting. Experience the Tool Room before seizing the additional opportunity to strike your own very special coin in the Proof Coin Unit, where the highest quality coins and medals are made for collectors.
886 Jewellery
Heritage and Innovation
An exclusive opportunity to watch British craftsmanship and heritage preservation at work. 886 by The Royal Mint fuses centuries old techniques with innovative technology to create responsibly sourced jewellery and homeware.
Circulating Coin Production
See how the coins in your pocket are made. Enter the working environment of the Circulating Coin Production area and watch blank discs of metal being transformed into coins in the blink of an eye.
The Royal Mint Experience tour
Unlock over a thousand years of history. Tour the award-winning Royal Mint Experience, journey through the 1000 year history of The Royal Mint, and observe the skill and craftsmanship that go into making a coin.
Additional Extras
THE SOVEREIGN 2024 GOLD PROOF COIN
Cost £650
Guests enjoying the VIP tour will have the opportunity to strike a 2024 Gold Proof Sovereign. The certificate of authenticity will be personally signed by CEO and Deputy Master of The Mint, Anne Jessop.
* Subject to availability. Coins change periodically. This can be purchased on the day of your tour at the admissions desk on arrival.
BRITANNIA 2024 1OZ SILVER BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN
Cost £125
Guests will also have the opportunity to strike a Britannia 2024 UK 1oz Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Coin*. The certificate of authenticity will be personally signed by CEO and Deputy Master of The Mint, Anne Jessop.
* Subject to availability. Coins change periodically. This can be purchased on the day of your tour at the admissions desk on arrival.
Strike your own Brilliant Uncirculated coin
A staple of any visit to The Royal Mint Experience; an opportunity to strike your own coin in Brilliant Uncirculated quality, to take home as a memento of your visit. Available to purchase at check-in for £7.50 per coin, this experience is limited to one coin strike per person.
To find out what we're currently striking, please visit our strike your own coin page.
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Before you arrive, please take a moment to read our pre-arrival notes. You will also be required to download and complete our medical questionnaire.
FAQs
The VIP Tours are only available on Tuesdays and are subject to availability. VIP Tours must be booked in advance and pre-arrival notes must be read before arrival.
There are a number of essential things you must do to be able to attend a VIP tour. For example, you must wear flat shoes and bring along ID; you will not be allowed to do the tour without these. Please read ‘Pre-Arrival Information for Visitors’ for more information.
The coins that will be struck on the tour change periodically and each level of VIP Tour will have a different coin. To strike your own coin is an additional cost.
Striking your own Gold, Silver and/or Brilliant Uncirculated coins are optional extras at an additional cost, payable on your day of visit.
The coins are subject to change and will be confirmed the week prior to your visit.
Yes. If a wheelchair user is booked onto the tour can we please ask that you notify us in advance. Please be aware that wheelchairs will enter some buildings via a different entrance due to steps and ramps being positioned in different places. Your tour may also need to be amended if you have a nut allergy or if you wear a pace maker. Health questionnaires must be completed by all prior to attending.
Photography and film are not allowed anywhere on site except within The Royal Mint Experience Exhibition. Your tour guide will advise on the day.
The maximum amount of people allowed on the tour is six due to some areas being limited for space
You must be 18 years or over to do a VIP tour
No. Mobile phones, including coins, smoking materials, cameras, electronic devices, storage devices, mobile devices and laptops will not be allowed onto the main site. We advise that you do not bring these. These items will be allowed in to The Royal Mint Experience building only.
