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Napoleonic Photography - Timeline

Type:Heritage & History

The Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JY

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    Fax: 01992 707372

    Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey

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    Napoleonic Photography - Timeline

    Start: 25th April, 2020 at 10:30am

    End: 25th April, 2020 at 4:30pm

     

    Details:

    If you love photography, or want to learn more about it, but are looking for something a little different - we have the perfect event for you!

    This Napoleonic battle re-enactment will have a military group of soldier re-enactors including members of the Kings German Legion, as well as musket firing to create an authentic battle atmosphere. This is all here for you to photograph, and you will also have the opportunity to take portraits of the soldiers in our beautiful and historic setting - plenty of crumbling brick buildings and natural foliage to get you that perfect shot.

    Hot drinks and refreshments available to purchase throughout the day.

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    About

    Napoleonic Photography - Timeline

    Start: 25th April, 2020 at 10:30am

    End: 25th April, 2020 at 4:30pm

     

    Details:

    If you love photography, or want to learn more about it, but are looking for something a little different - we have the perfect event for you!

    This Napoleonic battle re-enactment will have a military group of soldier re-enactors including members of the Kings German Legion, as well as musket firing to create an authentic battle atmosphere. This is all here for you to photograph, and you will also have the opportunity to take portraits of the soldiers in our beautiful and historic setting - plenty of crumbling brick buildings and natural foliage to get you that perfect shot.

    Hot drinks and refreshments available to purchase throughout the day.

    For more information and to book please go through TimeLine Events

     

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    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Accessible Lift - All the publically accessible buildings on the site are ground floor accept the main exhibition building where there is an accessible lift.
    • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors - All the publically accessible buildings on the site are ground floor accept the main exhibition building where there is an accessible lift. As this is a heritage site,
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    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Accessible Lift - All the publically accessible buildings on the site are ground floor accept the main exhibition building where there is an accessible lift.
    • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors - All the publically accessible buildings on the site are ground floor accept the main exhibition building where there is an accessible lift. As this is a heritage site, there is some uneven ground but most areas and buildings are wheel chair accessible as is the Land Train which conducts guided tours of the whole site.
    • Disabled Parking
    • Disabled persons toilet
    • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
    • Ramp / Level Access
    • Wheelchair user accessible - All the publically accessible buildings on the site are ground floor accept the main exhibition building where there is an accessible lift. As this is a heritage site, there is some uneven ground but most areas and buildings are wheel chair accessible as is the Land Train which conducts guided tours of the whole site.

    Attraction Facilities

    • Groups Accepted

    Catering

    • Cafe
    • Catering for groups
    • Catering Provided
    • On-Site cafe/restaurant
    • Outdoor eating area
    • Picnic area
    • Picnic Site

    Children & Infants

    • Family Friendly, Children Welcome
    • Outdoor children’s play area

    Establishment Features

    • All weather attraction - Although we hold special events which take place outdoors, our main exhibitions are under cover and the site can be visited via our covered land train or military truck experience.
    • Guided tours
    • Guided tours by arrangement - Visitors who have a specific interest in a particular aspect of the history or processes or items exhibited at the Royal Gunpowder Mills, can arrange to have a volunteer guide with relevant knowledge available when they visit. This is by arrangement and dependant on the relevant expertise being available.
    • Marquee Space Available
    • Open on bank holidays
    • Special Opening for Groups by Arrangement
    • Team / Corporate Activities

    Parking & Transport

    • Bus stop within walking distance
    • Coach parking
    • Free parking
    • On Site Car Parking
    • On site parking
    • Parking (free)
    • Secure cycle parking - The car park includes an open, but covered cycle parking area.

    Provider Preferences

    • Countryside Setting
    • Forest Location - The large site includes unique Alder plantation and associated wildlife. The whole site can be visited by the Land Train or Military Truck Experience.
    • In town/city centre - The site is on the outskirts of Waltham abbey, itself a historic market town.
    • Indoor Attraction - The main exhibition, armoury and rocket collection, plus Professor Nitrates Mad Lab are all indoors.
    • Outdoor Attraction - The Royal Gunpowder Mills is a very large unspoilt site with areas designated of special scientific interest (SSIs). The dangerous nature of gunpowder manufacture, and the later chemical explosives, made it sensible to space buildings apart. So the industrial processes can be explored within a natural environment. Trees were allowed to flourish between the buildings as they provided an additional safety barrier should an explosion occur in a building, and canals link all parts of the site.

    Specialist Features

    • Cyclists welcome
    • Educational Groups - The Royal Gunpowder Mills has a dedicated education team and regularly delivers a range of programmes for local schools.
    • Family Fun
    • Marketed Towards Children - Children love Professor Nitrates Mad Lab shows.
    • Marketed Towards Families
    • Marketed Towards Senior Citizens
    • Marketed towards student/youth
    • Marketed Towards Students / Youth

    Tours and Demonstrations

    • Demonstrations Given
    • Educational Visits Accepted - The Royal Gunpowder Mills has a dedicated education team and regularly delivers a range of programmes for local schools.
    • Guided Tours Available for Groups
    • Guided Tours Available for Individuals - The Royal Gunpowder Mills is lucky to have an army of knowledgeable volunteers who can answer technical (and not so technical) questions and bring the past and processes alive. Some of the volunteers are past employees. The land train tours of the site include guides who explain the history of the site, its buildings and the processes which went on there.
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    Map & Directions

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    Road Directions

    The Royal Gunpowder Mills is located in Beaulieu Drive, off Highbridge Street (at traffic lights and opposite McDonalds), a ten minute walk from the centre of Waltham Abbey. The entrance is at top north end of Beaulieu Drive.

    There is free parking

    From J26 of M25, take A121 to Waltham Abbey; or from J25 of M25 go to Waltham Cross and then A121.

    Public Transport Directions

    By Bus

    The site is just a 10 minute walk from Waltham Abbey Town Centre.

    Nearest bus stops in Highbridge Street are served by the following local buses:

    21, 212, 213, 240, 250, 251, 255, 505, 517.

    By Rail

    Nearest station is Waltham Cross, connecting London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale underground (Victoria Line) to/from Cheshunt/Broxbourne/Hertford East.

    We are a 25 minute walk east from the station.

    You may also take a bus or a cab (office at station).

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