Great Easter Steam Up at Crofton Beam Engines
5 April @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
This fantastic experience at Crofton Beam Engines starts on Sunday the 5th of April and continues on Monday the 6th, opening times 10:00 – 16:30, entry to the grounds is free and entry to the Boiler and Engine House is £14.50 per adult, which gets you an Annual Pass to our standard steaming weekends. Children under 16 and careers go free. Car parking is free on Steaming weekends.
Come and see our magnificent beam engines at work, pumping coax water to the highest point of the Kennet and Avon Canal, keeping the canal full of water. The pumping station at Crofton has been running for well over 200 years and includes the oldest Beam Engine in the World, still in its original location, still doing the job for which it was installed. Watch these surprisingly quiet marvels of engineering. Once our boiler crew have raised steam to drive the engines, see our highly skilled engine drivers coax the engines into life. See the heart of the fires in our boiler and learn about coal and alternative fuels. Remember that our number one engine, installed in 1812 has been working since Napoleon retreated from Moscow!
We will have our famous Duck Races in our stream (leat) on both days. Watch your ducks pop out of the pump and race away towards the canal. There will be a prize for first and last duck to reach our bridge at every race! £1 entry per duck.
There will be an Easter Egg trail in our grounds, search high and low for an egg, prizes for all who complete the trail.
Make your own Easter decorations. There will be a craft area for children of all ages to make an Easter Bonnet, decorate an Easter Egg or just have fun creating your own Easter themed artwork. A donation of £1 recommended, all proceeds go to our Window fund.
