Events: detail
The Cornish Engine Experience Weekends
- Hosted by:
- Kew Bridge Steam Museum
- Speaker:
- None listed
- Starts:
- September 22, 2007 at 11:00 am
- Ends:
- September 23, 2007 at 05:00 pm
- Location:
- Kew Bridge Steam Museum, , Green Dragon Lane, London, TW8 0EN United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
The 90-inch Boulton & Watt and Maudslay beam engines will be in steam this weekend, demonstrating the full power of Waterworks Bean Engines. We now only run these engines once a month, so this is an oportunity not to be missed.
The focus of this weekend is on the working life of the Victorian pumping station with specialised talks, behind the scenes tours of the original workshops, as well as tower tours.
Related activities will help kids get steamed up as well (the steam hall rotative engines will not be running on this weekend).
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- No
Additional information
How to find us: In Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, Middlesex about 200 yards from the north side of Kew Bridge under the tall Victorian Tower. Nearest motorway is M4 (coming into London, turn off at Junction 2 signposted to Kew Gardens and North/South Circular roads, down to Chiswick roundabout, then pick up signs for Kew, Brentford and Hounslow. Keep right at the traffic lights before Kew Bridge and then turn first right into Green Dragon Lane). The Museum car park has space for 40 cars.
Public Transport: Buses: 65, 237, 267, 391. Main Line Train: Kew Bridge (South West Trains from Waterloo via Clapham Junction) Gunnersbury (North London Line) then 237 or 267 bus. London Underground: Gunnersbury (District Line) then 237 or 267 bus. South Ealing (Piccadilly Line) then 65 bus.
Admission: Cornish Experience Weekends and some special events weekends, Adults £8.00 Concessions: £7.00, Other Steaming Weekends; Adults £7.00, Concessions £6.00 Weekdays (engines not in steam) Adults £5.00 Concessions £4.00 *Children 15 and under FREE - children under the age of 15 are admitted to the museum for FREE, but must be accompanied by a paying adult. Proof of age may be required. Please note different rates may apply at some special events and activities.
Further information: The museum is open from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm, last admission 4.15, Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays, Good Friday and December 22-26. Tel: 020 8568 4757 or email: info@kbsm.org or visit www.kbsm.org
