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, …
Tunnel Trouble! Family adventure
Tunnel Trouble It’s your first day on the job at Brunel’s tunnel, and what a day to start! Everything seems to be going wrong… Meet people from the history of the Tunnel, and try to help them out in this interactive trail! Succeed in solving a set of fiendish puzzles, one for each of the …
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 – 2023
Every month, join our expert volunteer guides for an in-depth tour of the Brunel Museum. Tours last 45 minutes and take place every hour: 11.15, 12.15, 1.15, 2.15, 3.15, 4.15 Our next Guided Tour Weekends will take place on the following dates: 29 and 30 April 20 and 21 May 17 and 18 June 22 …
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 …