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HISTORY TALK:

SUNBURY’S LOST WATERWORKS

8th OCTOBER 2023

Museum open from March to November on select days & most Sundays.    Please check our website before visiting.

NEXT STEAMING

WEEKEND

21st & 22nd OCTOBER

NEXT IN STEAM

OCTOBER

21st & 22nd

Home to the gigantic steam engines that pumped London’s drinking water from 1929 to 1980.

NEXT STEAMING WEEKEND

21st & 22nd OCTOBER

Heritage Bus Shuttle – April 22nd & 23rd

Visit Kempton aboard a classic Routemaster Bus

Visit Kempton Steam Museum and see the Sir William Prescott engine in steam using our free heritage bus shuttle.

Two optional bus services will be in operation. The Saturday Feltham service will operate on Saturday 22nd April from Feltham Station and Kempton Park Station to Kempton Steam Museum.  The Sunday Twickenham service will operate on Sunday 23rd April from Twickenham Station (Albany Bus Stand outside the Albany Pub TW1 4EZ) and Kempton Park Station to Kempton Steam Museum.  N.B. The service will use a heritage vehicle which does not have step free access.

The museum car park, except accessible parking bays, will be capacity limited over the weekend due to works. We encourage visitors to use the car park at Kempton Park Race Course next door or other public transport options if possible. The Routemaster bus will call via Kempton Park Station and the race course car park at numerous times both days. The bus will stop in the car park adjacent to Kempton Railway Station.  Kempton Park Station and race course car park are within a 15min walk to the museum should you not wish to use the bus. 

Bus rides will be offered for free on a first come basis. The bus may be hailed from bus stops along the route. The bus services are as follows:

Saturday Service (Feltham)

Calling at bus stops via:

  • Feltham Station (Bus Stop D) by Platform 1 ;
  • Feltham High Street;
  • Sunbury Road;
  • Vicarage Road;
  • Sunbury Cross;
  • Kempton Park Station & Car Park* (Visitors may park at Kempton Park Racecourse)*; 
  • Kempton Steam Museum (Bus then returns fast to Feltham Station).
The bus will depart from Feltham Station (Stop D) for Kempton Steam Museum via Kempton Park Station and race course car park at:
10:00, 11:05, 12:05, 13:30, 14:30.
The bus will depart from Kempton Park Station and race course car park for Kempton Steam Museum at:
10:30, 11:35, 12:35, 14:00, 14:50.
The bus will depart Kempton Steam Museum fast for Feltham Station (Stop D) then Kempton Park Station and race course car park at:
10:45, 11:50, 13:15, 14:15, 15:45.

Sunday Service (Twickenham)

Calling at bus stops via:

  • Twickenham Station (Albany Bus Stand) outside the Albany Pub TW1 4EZ;
  • Twickenham High Street;
  • London Road;
  • Heath Road;
  • Twickenham Green;
  • Fulwell Sixth Cross Road (Bus Stop H) (Then via the A316 Great Chertsey Road);
  • Kempton Park Station & Car Park* (Visitors may park at Kempton Park Racecourse)*;
  • Kempton Steam Museum (Bus then returns to Twickenham Station fast via Kempton Park & the A316).

The bus will depart from Twickenham Station (Albany Bus Stand) outside the Albany Pub for Kempton Steam Museum at:
10:00, 11:15, 13:15.
The bus will depart from Kempton Park Station and race course car park for Kempton Steam Museum at:
10:35, 11:50, 13:50.
The bus will depart Kempton Steam Museum for Twickenham Station (Albany Bus Stand) fast via Kempton Park Station and race course car park at:
12:30, 14:10, 15:45. 

Further Details

The shuttle is operated by heritage vehicles which are not step-free or wheelchair accessible. We apologise to those unable to enjoy the bus service.

The times above are approximate. We aim to run the service as close to time as possible but may be influenced by other road traffic. We will operate on a first come basis in the unlikely event of the bus becoming excessively popular. 

*Please be aware that visitors parking at Kempton Park Race Course do so a their own risk. Visitors may also walk from Kempton Park Station and race course to the museum. This will require a 15 minute walk. Details of the walk may be found here.

Museum open 10:30-16:00.

Please see our Special Events page for further events being held.

Admission Prices & Opening Times

Opening Times: 10.30am to 4.00pm

Admission Prices

Adult £10
Under 18’s Free
Concession £9

N.B. Train rides on the Waterworks Railway require a separate ticket. Please follow this link for Railway Pricing.

*Admission price includes a free optional guided tour at Kempton Steam Museum.

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.  

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