Ride the Steam Engine at Kew Bridge Steam Museum

Address

Green Dragon Lane, Brentford

TW8 0EN

Tel – 020 8568 4757

Nearest tube station – Kew Gardens

Time – Sunday between 11 am – 4 pm (March – November)

(The museum is closed on every Monday except if it is a bank holiday)

Price – 9.50 pounds (entry for children under 16 years of age is free). Special rates apply for some exhibitions and special events. Concessions are available to students and seniors.

The Kew Bridge Steam Museum is located at a 19^th century pumping station in the region of London’s Brentford. The museum features the renowned Cornish beam engine which was used to pump water supply a long time back, in the west London. The Hunslet steam engine at the steam engine museum is one of the major highlights at the Kew Bridge. This locomotive is also popularly known as Cloister.

You can also savor an exciting ride on the Hunslet steam engine on Sundays.

This is amongst the few Waterworks Railways in London. It is the newest working steam locomotives in England. The ride is truly outstanding and is a fascinating experience especially for the kids. The permanent exhibition known as “Water for Life” at the museum is also extremely popular amongst the tourists. The other exhibitions at the museum include 90 inch engine, 100 inch engine, Bull engine, Maudslay engine, Boulton and Watt, Easton and Amos, Dancers End Engine, Triple expansion, Waddon engine, Waterwheel and Allen Diesel.

With so many exciting events and activities the Kew Bridge Steam museum has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city. People often visit the museum on weekends and bank holidays. But, if you want to experience the ride on the Waterworks railways then you must plan a trip on Sundays or on a bank holiday.