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About

To limit overall visitor numbers, STEAM has introduced timed-tickets for museum admission. All visitors and Season Ticket holders need to book online in advance through the STEAM website.

Get up close to magnificent locomotives, try out the interactive GWR Signal Box and drive the steam train simulator as you travel through STEAM’s story-telling displays!

STEAM tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway - a railway network that, through the pioneering vision and genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was regarded as the most advanced in the world. Our museum is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works.

For the latest information about STEAM’s busy event programme and special GWR exhibitions, or to find out about group talks and tours, our fantastic venue hire or corporate hospitality packages, please see the STEAM website.

 

Guide Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult 16+ years£11.30 per ticket
Children 3-15yrs£8.40 per ticket
Children under 3yrsFree
Concession: Senior Citizen£9.10 per ticket
Concession: Student£9.10 per ticket
Family: 1 adult + 2 children£25.30 per ticket
Family: 1 adult, 3 children£30.50 per ticket
Family: 2 adults + 1 child£27.90 per ticket
Family: 2 adults + 2 children£35.50 per ticket
Family: 2 adults + 3 children£43.00 per ticket

You can buy a standard admission ticket for one day or why not pay a little extra to receive a great value STEAM season ticket giving you unlimited entry to the Museum for a whole 12 months! (excluding special event days)

Opening Times

2022 (1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022)
DayTimes
Monday10:0017:00*
Tuesday10:0017:00*
Wednesday10:0017:00*
Thursday10:0017:00*
Friday10:0017:00*
Saturday10:0017:00*
Sunday11:0016:00*

* STEAM Museum is open every day of the year (except 24 - 26 December):

Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm (last admission 4.00pm)
Sunday 11.00am to 4.00pm (last admission 3.00pm)

Please remember to book your tickets online in advance through the STEAM website.

Dates and times marked with a '*' are provisional and may be subject to change

Facilities

Other

  • Gift Shop

Accessibility

  • Accessible to Wheelchair Users
  • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors - Automatic entrance doors. Low-level counters at the Ticket Desk, Shop and Cafe. Personal guiding scheme for unaccompanied disabled visitors (booking required). Free loan of wheelchair or motorised scooter.
  • Facilities for Disabled Visitors
  • Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors - Induction loop system at the Ticket Desk. Subtitled video
  • Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors - Large print info panels, displays to touch, experience sounds,smells. Easy to read signage.
  • Guide Dogs Permitted - Guide, hearing and companion dogs welcome (dog bowls available)
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors - Free parking for disabled visitors is available within 25 metres of STEAM. Disabled visitors can be dropped off outside the museum entrance. There is level access to STEAM from all car parking areas. Please phone for details.
  • Ramp/Level Access
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors - Fully accessible toilets, fitted with call point

Children & Infants

  • Facilities for children

Establishment Features

  • Cater for groups
  • Conference facilities
  • Event venue
  • Licenced for civil marriages
  • Open All Year
  • Printed Material in Foreign Languages
  • Tea / Coffee Shop
  • Toilets

Key Features

  • Approx length of visit - 02:30
  • In town/city centre
  • Indoor Attraction
  • Max group size - 200
  • Min group size - 15
  • No Smoking Attraction
  • Of historic, literary or architectural interest

Parking & Transport

  • Coach Parking
  • Parking (charge) - No charge (show STEAM ticket)

Payment Methods

  • American Express accepted
  • Delta accepted
  • Maestro accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Special group rates
  • Switch accepted
  • Visa accepted

Printed Material in Foreign Languages

  • French printed material
  • German printed material

Specialist Features

  • Family Fun
  • Marketed towards children
  • Marketed towards families
  • Marketed towards senior citizens
  • Marketed towards student/youth

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted
  • Guided Tours Available for Groups

Venue Facilities

  • Groups Accepted - .

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Map & Directions

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Road Directions

By Car:

Follow the brown tourist signs for the Outlet Centre, Great Western Heritage Area, or the ‘M’ for STEAM Museum sign.

STEAM can be found to the left of the Food Court entrance of the Outlet Centre.

STEAM can also be reached through the ‘at home’ section of the Outlet Centre.

Retain your admission ticket and claim free parking at the Outlet Centre car park.

Details are available when visitors buy their admission tickets at STEAM.

Public Transport Directions

By Train:

Walking from Swindon railway station – turn right outside the station and walk along Station Road towards Emlyn Square, staying on the right-hand side of the road.

Walk through the second underpass on the right (GWR tunnel) and up the ramp at the end.

Then follow the signposts to STEAM.

This is a 10 to 15 minute walk.

Video

  • STEAM - Reopening.
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steammuseum/

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Recent Reviews:

  • Ian M
    Backworth, United Kingdom
    Fabulous museum
    5 of 5 stars
    Sunday, 29th May 2022
    A fantastic museum, just about a 10 minute walk from Swindon station. It is airy, easy to walk around and is full of facts about the history of the Swindon works. The information just flows because... Read full review
  • sammZ1854XO
    Bromley, United Kingdom
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    Amazing
    5 of 5 stars
    Sunday, 5th June 2022
    This is a world class attraction. An amazing building so logically set out. We greatly enjoyed all the exhibits and stories. Learnt a lot about the great western railway without getting bored. Lovely... Read full review
  • denniskerrigan
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    Friends getaway
    A Unique Experience...👌👍
    5 of 5 stars
    Tuesday, 7th June 2022
    An excellent and unique experience of the " Age of Steam ". Exceptionally well displayed and laid out throughout. The Staff were most welcoming, friendly, and helpful from the moment that we entered... Read full review
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