General admission – includes Tunnel Shaft entry
Go 16m underground in a tour of the Thames Tunnel Shaft Find out why Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s first project was almost his last Discover why it was called the Eighth Wonder of the World in our Engine House Displays Tickets: General admission: £6 Family ticket: £10 Tours take place every half an hour, …
General Admission – Saturdays
Go 16m underground in a tour of the Thames Tunnel Shaft Find out why Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s first project was almost his last Discover why it was called the Eighth Wonder of the World in our Engine House Displays Tickets: General admission: £6 Concessions: £4 Family ticket: £10 *Please note we will be …
General Admission – Sundays
Go 16m underground in a tour of the Thames Tunnel Shaft Find out why Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s first project was almost his last Discover why it was called the Eighth Wonder of the World in our Engine House Displays Tickets: General admission: £6 Family ticket: £10 Tours take place every half an hour, …
General Admission – Thursdays
Go 16m underground in a tour of the Thames Tunnel Shaft Find out why Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s first project was almost his last Discover why it was called the Eighth Wonder of the World in our Engine House Displays Please note the Museum will be closed Thursday 1 September for staff training. Tickets: …
Enchanted City – With special guests
Poet, author and Rotherhithe local Tom Chivers presents an evening of talks and performance exploring the world of his acclaimed book London Clay: Journeys in the Deep City, with special guests Helen Gordon and Siddhartha Bose. This event is 2 hours long and has a 20-minute interval. There will be a bar serving beer, …
In Transit – Postponed
Please note this event has been postponed. If you have a ticket for this event, we will be in touch with a new date to rearrange. Experience a new site-specific performance by poet and musician Belinda Zhawi. In Transit will share stories and histories from the Thames, probing themes of colonialism, migration, industry and the …
Guided Tour Weekends at the Brunel Museum – 2024
Every month, join our expert volunteer guides for an in-depth tour of the Brunel Museum’s Engine House exhibition and Grade II* listed underground Tunnel Shaft. Tours last approximately 45 minutes and take place every hour: 10.45, 11.45, 12.45, 1.45, 2.45 Book online for the best prices! Save up to 50% when you book a Guided …
Postponed – Brunel Book Club: Marc Brunel and his son
Please note this event has been postponed. Please sign up to our mailing list for updates. Isambard Kingdom Brunel is widely regarded as the greatest engineer ever to have worked in Britain – and some would say the greatest in the world. But less is known about his father, Marc Brunel? In this talk, …
Postponed – Brunel Book Talk: Life Lessons from an engineer, an explorer and a statesman
Please note this event has been postponed. Please check back for updates or sign up to our mailing list. Life Lessons from an engineer (Isambard Kingdom Brunel), an explorer (Roald Amundsen) and a statesman (Theodore Roosevelt) There are many great people in history, but only a handful who have achieved big endeavours in …
Climate Conversations: Do we need a new, “green” Industrial Revolution?
Do we need a new, “green” Industrial Revolution? It’s sometimes said that to solve the climate crisis, we need to build a new, “green” industrial revolution. Except green tech is hardly new. Electric cars were the future over 125 years ago, and the world’s first really big electrical project ran on renewables. Moreover, if we’re …