2027 Steaming Days & Events dates coming soon.
Address, Telephone, E-mail Address and SatNav Postcode
Crofton Beam Engines, Crofton, Nr Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3DW.
Telephone: 01672 870300
What3Words: ///builds.wiser.exploring Is our site entrance location.
E-mail: crofton@katrust.org.uk
Engineering Open Days
Engineering Open Days for 2026/27
A chance for visitors to see behind the scenes during our closed winter period.
2026/27 Engineering Open Days:-
As well as being open during the summer months for our Steaming Events and Sunday Open Days, Crofton, which is entirely run by volunteers, is only open to visitors on Tuesdays and on selected Saturday Winter Maintenance days from the beginning of October to the end of March each year. See the calendar below for dates and times.
Entry is free to the site on Engineering Open Days. However a suggested donation of £5 per head would be welcome. There is a charge for car parking of £1.50 for 2 Hours & £3.00 all day.
The car park will be closed promptly at 3.00 pm.
Engineering Open Days 2026
| Car Park | Site | Station |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 – 15:00 | 10:30 – 14:00 (last entry at 13:30) | 10:30 – 14:00 |
| October 24 | |
| November 7 | November 21 |
| December 5 | December 19 |
Engineering Open Days 2027
Opening Times
| Car Park | Site | Station |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 – 15:00 | 10:30 – 14:00 (last entry at 13:30) | 10:30 – 14:00 |
| January 9 | January 23 |
| February 6 | February 20 |
| March 6 | March 20 |
| March 28 – Easter Sunday |
Private Group Tours 2026
Throughout the year we offer private group tours via prior arrangement on selected days of the week. A group is a minimum of 8 people.
£8.50 per person, includes tea, coffee and biscuits on arrival.
For more information or to book a visit, please contact us.
Car Parking
There is a charge for parking on all open days and Group Tours.
There is a tarmacked and bay-marked chargeable Pay and Display car park at Crofton Beam Engines with 32 spaces for cars, 2 accessible spaces and a bay for motorcycles.
| Up to 2 hours | £1.50 |
| All Day (until 17:00) | £3.00 |
On large steaming and other event days ample additional parking is available in the adjacent field, accessible via the short track to opposite the main gate. The grass surface of this parking area may not be suitable for all vehicles and use is at the driver’s discretion and risk.
Gift Aid
We invite visitors to support Crofton and the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust as a registered charity by Gift Aiding their admission.
For full information about Gift Aid, please see our page about Gift Aid.
If you have any enquires, please do ask when you visit.
Steam Experience
Have you ever wanted to stoke a huge coal fired boiler or operate the oldest fully working beam engine in the world?
Now is your chance!
Accompanied by an experienced and knowledgeable volunteer, you can light and stoke the boiler, work with the Duty Engineer, enter areas not normally seen by the public, prepare the engines for steaming, and finally take control of the oldest, working beam engine in the world.