Great Easter Steam Up

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Crofton Beam Engines - Great Easter Steam Up

Crofton Beam Engines will be open and in Steam for the first time in 2025 to celebrate Easter and our great industrial heritage. Come along to see our steam engines working as they have done since 1813.
Our 1812 Boulton & Watt and 1846 Harvey Beam Engines will be doing their original job of pumping water to the summit of the Kennet & Avon Canal, keeping this very important waterway open for all. Marvel at our incredible Georgian engineering and buildings.
There is plenty to entertain everyone, adults and children alike. Marvel at our historic engines at work and talk to our knowledgeable volunteers about the history of our site and how everything works. Join in the Easter Egg Trail and Duck Race. Or make an Easter Bonnet or bring along your own. Prizes for completing the trail, first and last duck in the race and best bonnet. If you are feeling energetic you can walk from Crofton to Wilton Windmill along the old Roman Road.
Our Smithy will be open for light refreshments, sit in our grounds and watch life go by on the canal. You can bring a picnic and enjoy the beautiful views of Wilton Water and beyond.
Our site will be open on both Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st of April, from 10 a.m. and the station from 10.30 a.m. Last admissions to the Station 4 p.m.

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