Crofton Beam Engines Evening Steaming and Star Gazing
Saturday 26th of September 2026, wil see a special evening steaming and star gazing event. Our two beam engines will be in steam late into the evening.
With lower than normal lighting in our engine house. It will give an impression of Crofton in the Georgian era when it first operated.
An evening of Astronomy: Crofton is located in a ‘dark skies’ area, so to help us celebrate our evening steaming, local astronomers will have their telescopes set up for visitors to marvel at the heavens (weather permitting!). Richard Fleet will give one of his popular presentations during the evening entitled “How Old Are We?”
This will look at our concept of age, our own and the Universe’s. The first lecture at 7pm and the second at 8pm, so you will have plenty of opportunity to see our engines working and to take in the talk.
Once it is dark there will be plenty of opportunity to view the night sky through the telescopes of our local astronomers. It will be a full moon and some feint objects may not be visible. Please dress warmly and bring binoculars.
Booking
You can either book online or buy your entrance ticket on the door. We will always have plenty of room for visitors.
See our Tickets page to make your online booking.
Please note ONLINE ticket sales will close 16 Hours before Opening Times.