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Crofton Beam Engines – Great Easter Steam Up

The clock is ticking down to our first public steaming of the 2025 summer season.

Crofton Beam Engines will be open and in Steam to celebrate Easter and our great industrial heritage. Come along to see our steam engines working as they have done since 1813.

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. Prizes for completing the trail, first and last duck in the race. 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. Last admissions to the Station is 15.30.

See our website for further details: https://www.croftonbeamengines.org/

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Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton,
Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3DW 
crofton@katrust.org.uk

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