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Why not come along to our open days where you can:
Find out about the story of drinking water in our new Discovery Zone.
Enjoy an informative stroll around our Waterworks with everything fully open, restored machinery in operation and our volunteers on hand to explain how it all used to work. If you wish, join a free Guided Tour to find out all about the Waterworks.
Children can follow their own trail looking for clues to the story of the site. Can you find ‘Twyford Toad’?
Learn about the progress we are making to restore our boilers and steam pumping engine!
Discover the lime kilns up above the main works, where you can also watch the industrial narrow gauge railway at work. Follow our nature trail around the three acre site and see what you can spot!
Relax in our renowned Tea Room, offering a wide range of hot & cold drinks, sandwiches, toasties, snacks, cakes & ice creams. Please feel free to make use of the picnic tables around the site too.
As well as all of this, our open days usually have an additional heritage theme. Check the dates below for an idea of what you might also expect to see.
Monday 1st May
The Waterworks will be open for passengers of the 'Friends of King Alfred Buses' running day. Buy a FoKAB programme and get in free!
Go to: www.fokab.org.uk for more information.
Sunday 7th May
Our ever popular Spring Rally - traction engines, steam rollers and miniature engines in steam, miniature railway rides (free to children), working stationary engines and classic vehicles on display.
Plus: plant stall, bric-a brac, book stall and tombola.
Sunday 4th June
Today we will be focusing on our industrial railway.
Ex-industrial petrol, diesel and battery electric locomotives will be running on both our short lines – at least two locos on the quarry line and three locos on the kiln line above the site. Other locos will be on display.
See how materials used to be moved by narrow gauge railways!
Please note: we do not give rides on any of our railways.
Sunday 2nd July
Our theme for this Open Day is Miniature Steam, so there’ll be even more to see! Model & miniature steam engines – perfect to get all steamed up about
Sunday 6th August
Edwardian Open Day. Step back in time when you visit our Edwardian Waterworks! Twyford first started pumping water over 100 years ago, during the Edwardian era. This Open Day will commemorate those days, looking back to the times when everything was worked by steam, and looking forward as well to when our boiler and steam pumping engine will be working again.
Join in the fun by coming along dressed in Edwardian attire and we’ll give you free admission!
Sunday 3rd September
Our theme for this Open Day is ‘Vintage Vehicles’
The Waterworks welcomes classic cars enjoying a run out to the pumping station, and other vintage vehicles on display.
Sunday 1st October
Our very popular end of season rally - steam engines, cars, stationary engines, demonstrations, displays, and miniature railway rides (free to children). Come and help make this a great end to a good year for the Waterworks.
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