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

NEXT STEAMING WEEKEND

15 & 16 MARCH

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

1920s JAZZ EVENING

22nd MARCH 2025

TICKETS TO BE ANNOUNCED

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

NEXT IN STEAM

15 & 16 MARCH

1920S JAZZ EVENING

 22 MARCH

TICKETS TO BE ANNOUNCED

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 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.

March

15th & 16th

Jazz Night

March 22nd

April

12th & 13th *

May

17th & 18th *

June

14th & 15th *

August

16th & 17th *

September

20th & 21st *

October

18th & 19th

November

22nd & 23rd

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

Adults

£12

Under 18’s

Free

Supporters of the KGET

Free

Special admission prices may also apply for certain events. Please see the Special Events page for further information.

*Admission price includes a free guidebook.  Guided tours cost an additional £3 and must be booked in advance. You can book a space on a guided tour when purchasing admission tickets here

We operate a self guided tour of the Lady Bessie Prescott Engine between 10:30-13:00 on our regular steaming weekends. This tour includes a free guidebook (subject to availability). Please read on for safety restrictions. 

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.

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.