Kempton Steam Museum The Kempton Great Engines Trust, Kempton Park Water Treatment Works, Snakey Ln, Feltham TW13 6XH, UK

A visit to Kempton can be summed up in one three-letter word: WOW! No photograph or video can prepare you for the breathtaking sight of the world’s largest working triple-expansion steam pumping engine in action. Come and see the huge 33-ton flywheels spinning round on their 30-ton crankshaft and watch the massive con rods rise and fall in rhythmic splendour. At 62 feet high, and weighing 1,000 tons, the engine is the size of a block of flats… and it’s not alone because our magnificent Art Deco building houses two of them!

One of our Worthington-Simpson Triples has been restored to working order and the other is maintained as a static display for guided tours. Our trained volunteers will lead you on a walk through engineering time, explaining the many features of the magnificent Triples and ending up at the very top, where you can take spectacular photographs of the engine house. 

The museum also has its own narrow-gauge railway, which currently offers short rides for adults and children, plus special themed events throughout the year including Hallowe’en and Christmas. The long-term project is to reinstate most of the original track down to the Thames at Hampton. This was once used to bring coal up to the Triple House to fuel the boilers and plans are already being drawn up to restore this great heritage railway.

Free visitor parking; toilets, including baby-changing; museum and railway shop; light refreshments and home-made cakes. We accept all major credit cards. We regret that disabled access to the engine house is currently unavailable. Assistance dogs only are permitted in the engine house.

Museum

• Exhibits can be audio described.
• Tactile signage for exhibits is not available.
• The availability of tactile signage does not depend on exhibition.
• Touch tours are available.
• The availability of touch tours depends on exhibition.
• Video tours are available.
• There is not a hearing assistance system.
• Concessions are available.
• There is a wheelchair to borrow.
• To borrow the wheelchair, please ask at reception.

Accessible Toilet

• There are accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.
• The toilet is for the sole use of disabled people.
• There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
• The accessible toilet is 100m (109yd) from the main entrance.
• The accessible toilet is located in an out building to the right of the building.
• There is not level access to the accessible toilet.