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Stay with us and visit Kew Bridge Steam Museum & Musical Museum Kew Bridge Steam Museum A Unique Museum Come to Kew Bridge Steam Museum and see our wonderful collection of water pumping machinery. Many of our engines are in steam every weekend, including the Grand Junction 90, the massive Cornish beam engine which pumped water to West London for over a century.
It is the largest working beam engine in the world! The Museum is housed in a magnificent 19th century Pumping Station and as well as five original Cornish Engines we have a unique range of more modern steam and diesel pumping machinery. Water for Life Gallery What did "Gardy Loo" mean and how old is the New River? Find the answers in our new gallery telling the fascinating history of water supply and usage in London. From Roman times to the Thames Water Ring Main (there's a slice of it to walk through) you can learn about the battle against cholera and how the toshers made a living by scavenging in the sewers "down below". There's much more to see and do - come and explore for yourself.
The Waterworks Railway Many Victorian waterworks had their own railway. At Kew Bridge this is demonstrated by a short line featuring steam locomotives operated by the Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society. We are operating "Cloister" the Hunslett loco that has been refurbished in the Museum's workshop. Throughout the year there are Special Events weekends ranging from the ever popular Live Steam Model Railway Show to the exciting Festival of Steam. Please telephone for details. For groups of ten or more a fully trained guide can be arranged and admission discounts start at 10%.
Special steamings can be arranged and touch tours are available for partially sighted groups. All groups must be pre-booked. Special weekday visits and steaming days can be arranged for any school or college on request and our Educational Officer can advise on a programme relevant to the National Curriculum. Early booking for this service is advised. Join the teachers' mailing list for regular information.
Visitor Facilities: Bookshop & free car park Cafe open at weekends only Partial wheelchair access Large print guide available Guide dogs welcome Wheelchair accessible toilet. Musical Museum During your visit to the Musical museum you will experience the fascinating world of automatic musical instruments through a continuous demonstration in which the instruments are explained and played.
Sounds from the past fill the air: the sweet toned musical box - the grandeur of the pipe organ - the subtle sounds of the concert pianist - the racy rhythms of ragtime. Whether the instruments were for the exclusive homes of the wealthy, or more humble dwellings, their background is explained and you will see and hear them play automatically. You should allow 90 minutes or so for your visit. That way you can enjoy such marvels as Mills Violano-Virtuoso which plays a violin and a piano, the Steinway Duo-Art grand piano which reproduces exactly the performance of pianists such as Gershwin or Myra Hess, the "Clarabella" which contains all the instruments of a small band and the mighty Wurlitzer cinema organ which thrilled thousands in years gone by. Opening Times (2002 times) Saturdays and Sundays 2.00pm-5.00pm April to October inclusive. Also Wednesdays 2.00pm-4.00pm during July and August.
The Museum will close 27th October