Admission Prices & Opening Times

Kempton Steam Museum is open for several steaming weekends per year when the ‘Sir William Prescott Engine’ will be in operation.  The museum is also open on select Sundays for static viewing when the engine will not operate (See bottom of page).  Admission price includes a free guidebook.

Admission Prices (Standard Steaming Weekends)

Opening Times: 10.30am to 4.00pm

Special events may have different admission prices. Please see the Special Events page for further details.

On steaming weekends, in the mornings we offer self-guided tours of the Lady Bessie Prescott Engine number 7 with a free guidebook, and volunteer guides will also be available on each engine level. The engine is accessible from 10.30am until 1pm, with last entry at 12:40pm.

We run guided tours in the afternoons, which are available to book when you arrive on site. These tours involve exploring the static number 7 with one of our knowledgeable volunteers. The tours run every 20 minutes from 1.10pm until 3.10pm and must be booked at reception. They are very popular and we recommend booking as soon as you can.

All tours will require climbing steep stairs and have a minimum height requirement of 1.4m (4′ 7″) due to the historic railings. Guided tours are limited to 8 people per tour, self-guided tours are limited to a total of 30 people on the engine at any one time.

The tour will be led by one of knowledgeable volunteers and will be offered on a best endeavours basis. Should for any reason we have to cancel the tour due to operational issues, we will offer a refund for the tour.

The museum is accessible from the ground to the main floor via a lift.

Light refreshments are available to purchase on all of our regular steaming days.

The museum is an industrial environment containing moving machinery, steep stairs and hard surfaces. Children must remain supervised at all times.

Only assistance dogs are permitted inside the building.

N.B. The Waterworks Railway is operated by a separate organisation and will require an additional ticket for train rides.

2025 Steaming Weekends

The museum will be open and the ‘Sir William Prescott Engine’ in operation on the following weekends.  Special Events are often held alongside our steaming weekends including our 1920s jazz event  ‘An Evening at the Museum‘.  Special events marked with * may have different admission prices. Please check our website for updates before visiting.

The museum is accessible from the ground to the main floor via a lift.

The museum is an industrial environment containing moving machinery, steep stairs and hard surfaces. Children must remain supervised at all times. Self-guided and guided tours of engine number 7 will require climbing steep stairs and there is a minimum height requirement of 1.4m (4′ 7″) due to the historic railings.

 

Sunday Static Viewing (Engine Not Operating)

Sunday 23rd March to Sunday 26th October inclusive, but please check back here for latest information.

Opening times: 11:00a.m. to 3.00p.m.  There is no need to pre-book.

We aim to open the museum every Sunday between March & October for static viewing. The ‘Sir William Prescott Engine’ will not be in steam on static viewing days.  Admission price includes a free guidebook.  There is no need to pre-book.

Please note that we may periodically have to close the museum on Sundays for operational matters. We are also unable to offer refreshments on static viewing days.  Please check our website before visiting.

Static Viewing Admission Prices (Engine Not Operating)

CLOSED SUNDAY 25th MAY

The museum is now fully accessible from the ground to the main floor via a lift.

The museum is an industrial environment containing moving machinery, steep stairs and hard surfaces. Children must remain supervised at all times.

N.B. The Waterworks Railway is operated by a separate organisation and will require an additional ticket for train rides.