KEW BRIDGE STEAM MUSEUM - Festival of Models - 2008-10-04

Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 October 2008

On the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October, Kew Bridge Steam Museum will be hosting our popular annual event, the Festival of Models.

A great family day out, with free entry for children under 16, the event will showcase models of all shapes and sizes divided into two zones including boats, fairground and traction engines, and stationary steam engines. The show will offer visitors, in particular families, an enjoyable experience with exhibits both old and new on display, including a model boating pool with demonstrations and ‘have-a-go' sessions.

Model boats on show will include:

9ft model of HMS Anson
G3 battle cruiser
HMS Vanguard
Medway Queen and other paddlers
Medway Queen in Meccano and the have-a-go sessions on the pool
Review of the Fleet in 1/1200 scale

Visitors, both new and experienced, wishing to further their interest in modelling of all kinds can indulge their hobby or interest further and be able to discuss tricks of the trade with resident experts. There will be a variety of stalls supplying the modeller with all the necessary materials for purchase, including a wide range of models, kits, drawings, photographs, specialist books and magazines and other steam related merchandise. Come along and marvel at man's ability to harness the primeval force of steam, both full size and in miniature. Look closely and appreciate the skill of the modellers who have built working steam engines at a fraction of the size of the real thing. The immense power of steam under pressure can only really be appreciated when seen live.
The museum houses a truly amazing collection of steam pumping machinery including giant Cornish beam engines, rotative beam engines and both vertical and horizontal steam machinery. These engines are demonstrated at weekends according to a schedule and a visit is always worthwhile, but if you visit this October you will find the spaces between these giants of the industrial age packed with extra exhibits and miniature imitations that look and sound just like the real thing; but on a much smaller scale.

Also available:

Railway making free trips around the grounds
Visitor operated model of the Boulton & Watt engine
Water For Life Gallery
Giant beam and rotative engines in steam at the weekends
Museum café and shop
Education facilities and group visits
Partial wheelchair access and wheelchair accessible toilet
Free Car park with extensive parking facilities

How to find us:Buses: 65, 237, 267, 391. All buses stop at Kew Bridge. Main Line Rail: Kew Bridge (South West Trains from Waterloo via Clapham Junction).
Tube: Gunnersbury (District Line then 237 or 267 bus) or Kew Gardens (District Line then 391 bus) Directions: From the south of Kew Bridge, go over the bridge, then immediately turn left towards Brentford. The Museum is about 100 yards along on the right hand side, on the corner of Green Dragon Lane and Kew Bridge Road. The museum entrance is in Green Dragon Lane.From the M4 motorway, leave the motorway at Junction 2 and follow the A4 to Chiswick roundabout. Take the turning towards Richmond, Kew Bridge and Brentford (also signed for Kew Gardens). Go straight ahead at the next set of traffic lights, then move into the right hand lane to go straight ahead at the next set of lights, following signs to Brentford. The Museum is about 100 yards along on the right hand side, on the corner of Green Dragon Lane and Kew Bridge Road. The museum entrance is in Green Dragon Lane.

Admission Prices:Yearly Multi-visit ticket: Adults £ 8.50 OAPs & Students £ 7.50(engines in steam at weekends & Bank holidays)

Kew Bridge Steam Museum Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, Middlesex.
TW8 0EN. Telephone 020 8568 4757. Fax: 020 8569 9978.

Website: http://www.kbsm.org/

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