Drivers Experience (2026)
Event Start Date: 21/03/2026
Event End Date: 21/06/2026
Location: Kempton Steam Museum
Address: Kempton Park Pumping Station, Hanworth, TW13 6XH
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Drivers Experience
Would you like to operate the world’s largest working triple-expansion steam engine?
Now’s your chance to become a Guest Driver at Kempton Steam Museum and do just that!
Your day begins at 10:00 am with a tour of the engine house and an introduction to the team of volunteers. You will then get involved with all the different tasks needed to get the Sir William Prescott steam pumping engine working, before getting your hands on the operating controls. You will be shown how to start the triple-expansion engine with the barring engines, how to control its running and how to stop it. The day ends at 4:00 pm when the museum closes.
At the end of the day you’ll then receive a signed certificate to cherish and show off to your friends and family!
Available on our steaming weekend dates, the Guest Driver Experience costs £110 per person.
PLEASE NOTE: Experience tickets must be booked at least 7 days before the steaming event that you wish to attend. Participants must be at least 16 years of age and over 1.4m (4' 7'') in height.
Once your booking is completed you will receive an email containing important information about the experience. Please look out for this.
GENERAL VISITOR INFORMATION
Please visit www.kemptonsteam.org for further information and travel details, including information about the London ULEZ.
The museum is an industrial environment containing moving 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.