Non-Steaming Days (Easter to the end of September)
Not in steam. There is no charge to enter the site on non-steaming days. There is a charge to visit the station itself to view the boiler and engines (see below). Advance booking is not required on non-steaming days.
Opening Times
| Car Park | Site | Station |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 – 16:30 | 10:30 – 16:00 (last entry at 15:30) | 10:30 – 15:00 |
Opening Dates
| April | Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th Sunday 23rd Saturday 29th |
| May | Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st Saturday 27th |
| June | Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th* * Father’s Day Offer on Sunday 18th June – one FREE dad, step-dad, grandad or dad-like figure per group |
| July | Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th Saturday 15th Sunday 16th Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd |
| August | Saturday 5th (Site Closed due to bad weather) Sunday 6th Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th Saturday 26th |
| September | Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th |
Admissions
| With Donation | Without Donation | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult (16+) | £5.50 | £5.00 |
| Concession (60+ & Students) | £5.00 | £4.50 |
| Child (Under 16) | Free | Free |
| Kennet and Avon Canal Trust Members | Free | Free |
| Carers accompanying full-paying adult | Free | Free |
Steaming Days (Easter to the end of September)
There is a charge to enter the site on steaming days. Advance booking is recommended. We operate an on-line booking system with Art Tickets (from Art Fund, supporting museums and art galleries across the UK).
Opening Times
| Car Park | Site | Station |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 17:00 | 10:00 – 16:30 | 10:30 – 16:30 (last entry at 15:30) |
2023 Steaming Dates
| Month | Saturday | Sunday | Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 9th | 10th | |
| Early May | 30th | 1st | |
| Late May | 28th | 29th | |
| June | 24th | 25th | |
| July | 29th | 30th | |
| August | 27th | 28th | |
| September | 23th | 24th |
Guide Admissions Price
| With Donation | Without Donation | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | £12 | £10.75 |
| Accompanied children (under 16) | Free | Free |
Pop-Up Refreshments (Steaming Days Only)
While you are at Crofton don’t forget to visit the pop-up refreshment tent.
We will be serving tea, coffee and a variety of soft drinks as well as cakes, biscuits and other delights to keep you sustained while visiting the engines and meeting our wonderful volunteers.
Open 10:30 to 16:00
All proceeds from the pop-up will be donated to Crofton, helping ensure it’s future.
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.
Spring Tours 2023
Over the winter period we will be offering winter tours via prior arrangement on Fridays. A group is a minimum of 8 people. For more information or to book a visit, please contact us here.
Gift Aid
We invite visitors to support Crofton and the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust as a registered charity by Gift Aiding their admission.
If you pay the Gift Aid admission including the extra 10% donation for the purposes of HMRC’s Gift Aid scheme. This then allows the Trust to reclaim 25% of the total price paid from the Government at no cost to the visitor or the organisation.
For full information about Gift Aid, please see our page about Gift Aid.
If you have any enquires, please do ask when you visit.
