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Science & Tech Show (16th & 17th August)

Event Start Date: 16/08/2025

Event End Date: 17/08/2025

Location: Kempton Steam Museum

Address: Kempton Park Pumping Station, Hanworth, TW13 6XH

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Science & Technology Show:
 
 August 16th & 17th 


 Open: 10:30am - 4:00pm


 
 
Do you have a curious streak? Do your kids have a fascination for the wonderful? If so, you’ll love our annual Science & Technology Show!

 

See an array of scientific experiments demonstrating the most interesting effects of physics and chemistry. On display will be experiments involving:

 

Gyroscopes

Chaotic Pendulums

Wimshurst Machine

Teslas Coils

Leyden Jars

Magnetism

Ultra Violet Light, and many more…

 


In the main building, we’ll be running our incredible, 800 ton Sir William Prescott triple-expansion engine throughout the day – where we also have a café and gift shop.



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


 

Tickets grant you all day admission to the Kempton Steam Museum, so please feel free to enter at any time. Admission ticket also include a guidebook which you can collect on entry. The Sir William Prescott engine will run several times per day.



Please note: this ticket is for museum admission only. Tickets for the Hampton & Kempton Waterworks Railway must be purchased separately.


 


 SELF-GUIDED & GUIDED TOURS



Between the hours of 10:30am-12:30pm, we also offer visitors the chance to climb our incredible Lady Bessie Prescott engine as a self-guided tour - with a free guidebook available to help you explore and navigate the engine by yourself.


Guided Tours of the engine are then available after 1:00pm and last approximately 1 hour. Places are limited to a maximum of 6 people per tour and cost an additional £3. Be sure to book your tour at the front desk when you arrive on the day to avoid missing out! 



Please note: all access to the Lady Bessie Prescott engine requires climbing steep stairs and due to historic railings, only those over the height of 1.4m (4' 7") are allowed to ascend the engine.


 


 GENERAL VISITOR INFORMATION



Please visit our Find Us page for information on how to find us by car, public transport or on foot. Free car parking is available on site.



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



We have an access lift which enables step free access from the ground to the main museum floor.

 

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Gift Aid Admissions - In purchasing an entry ticket as advertised you are making a donation of at least 25% of your admission fee today to Kempton Steam Museum (a registered society with charitable status). This means Kempton Steam Museum gets at least 25p extra for every £1 you spend at no extra cost to you.

By generously choosing to Gift Aid your entry fee today, your entire ticket price can be treated as a donation and Kempton Steam Museum will be able to reclaim 25% from HM Revenue and Customs. You are confirming that you will pay sufficient UK income/capital gains tax to cover this and all other Gift Aided donations made in this tax year.