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Check availabilityMuseums & Galleries · Wiltshire
Crofton Pumping Station
📍 SN8 3DN
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- See the oldest working steam engines still performing their original function
- View the 1812 Boulton & Watt steam powered beam engine
- Learn how the engines pumped water to the Kennet & Avon Canal
- Explore the site's history through timeline, engine overview and gallery
- Arrive by narrowboat along the Kennet & Avon Canal
Crofton Pumping Station, near Grafton in Wiltshire, is home to remarkable early 19th-century steam engines built in 1807-9 to pump water to the highest point of the Kennet & Avon Canal. It houses the oldest working steam engines in the world still performing their original function, including an 1812 Boulton & Watt beam engine that ran until 1958. You can explore the site's timeline, engine history and gallery, and learn how volunteers restored the engines to working order after the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust bought the station in 1968. It suits visitors interested in industrial heritage, and you could even arrive by narrowboat along the canal. Bedwyn station is 1.8 miles away, and there are 12 bookable places to stay within 5 miles.
Practical details
- Best for
- Industrial heritage and steam engineering enthusiasts
- Booking
- Volunteering opportunities available by registering interest
From the attraction's own website on 28 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
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Fri 13 Nov · 23:00
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Sat 5 Dec · 14:00
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Crofton Pumping Station into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Bedwyn 1.8 miles
- Hungerford 6.3 miles
- Pewsey 6.4 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page