https://www.croftonbeamengines.org/

September Steaming – 28^th and 29^th September.

Crofton Beam Engines will be open and steaming on the last weekend of September. Opening times on both days, 10:00 – 16:30.

Come and see our magnificent beam engines at work lifting water to the highest point on the Kennet and Avon Canal, just as they have done for over 200 years. Watch these surprisingly quiet marvels of engineering and remember that our Number One Engine was installed in 1812, the same year Napoleon retreated from Moscow!

There is plenty for children of all ages to do at Crofton, as well as watching our volunteers and engines working, they can enter a duck into our Duck Race which will take place on both days at 12:30. The ducks enter the water from Crofton’s massive pumps, rush into the stream and pass under our bridge, where the first duck to arrive wins their entrant a prize of a free ticket to one of Crofton’s steaming days in 2025. We also have a miniature lock flight; children can fill the top lock with water and work the locks to let the water cascade to the bottom.

Visitors are welcome to visit our Pop-up tea tent. They are also very welcome to use our picnic tables and enjoy the beautiful scenery in which Crofton sits. You can visit the canal from Crofton and have the chance to watch trains speed by.

Visitors can get to Crofton by road or via the canal. We have a pay car park, those who walk or cycle along the canal towpath can reach the site across canal bridge 101 and a short walk East along Dark Lane.

Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3DW

For further details visit our website:

www.croftonbeamengines.org

Email: dee.nix1812@gmail.com