London Weekend

Opening Hours

Daily: 10:00 – 16:00

Layered displays mix transport, domestic tech and social history—perfect for curious kids and tinkerers.

A time-capsule you can wander.

Pick one decade; list three design changes you spot across vehicles and household tech.

📍 Main building

Close-up access to fire engines, trucks and an ambulance brings scale and smell to life.

Heavy metal, kindly guides.

Ask a volunteer for a favourite restoration detail and why it mattered.

📍 Outdoor sheds

Working layouts delight kids and rail nerds while linking road and rail stories.

Miniature networks, big ideas.

Trace one model route and imagine the real freight or passengers it once served.

📍 Historic railway coach outdoors

The site retains pumping-station fabric—including a 200-foot well—so engineering is part of the museum story.

Open hours are limited (Tuesdays and the last Sunday monthly), but there’s a lift to the first floor and a friendly café.

Hands-on ethos: many displays invite conversation and the odd carefully supervised handle.