2025 Steaming Days

The museum will be open and we intend to have the ‘Sir William Prescott Engine’ in operation on the following weekends.  We often have Special Events alongside our steaming weekends including our 1920s jazz event  ‘An Evening at the Museum‘.  Please check our website for updates before visiting.

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. 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.

*Denotes a special event. Different prices may apply.

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

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.  

Opening Times: 10.30am to 4.00pm

Admission Prices for Steaming Weekends

Special admission prices may also apply for certain events. Please see the Special Events page for further information. Admission price includes a free guidebook. 

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 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 a separate ticket for train rides.

We will always endeavour to run the engine on the published dates but as with any machine approaching 100 years old, mechanical failure can occasionally occur. Please check our website prior to visiting.