Museums & Galleries · Herefordshire
Waterworks Museum
📍 HR2 7AU
Photo: Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- See a working triple expansion steam engine
- Have fun pumping and squirting water in the Waterpark
- Explore WW2 replica rooms including an evacuee's bedroom
- Over 50 machines including beam, hot air, gas and diesel engines
- Chat with engineers and guides on site
The Waterworks Museum occupies a Grade II* listed Victorian pumping station in Hereford, open since 1974 and run entirely by volunteers. Inside you'll find over 50 engines and pumps, including the oldest working triple expansion steam engine in the UK, alongside WW2 replica rooms, a firefighting display and the story of how drinking water reaches the tap. Children can get hands-on in the Waterpark, lifting, pumping and squirting water, or follow a frog trail and water quiz. There's an on-site café serving homemade cakes, and dogs on leads are welcome in the grounds. It suits families, engineering enthusiasts and history lovers alike. Hereford station is 1.4 miles away, and with 18 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, it's an easy addition to a short break exploring the city.
Practical details
- Open
- Open around 70 days a year, including Tuesdays and family open-days
- Parking
- On-site parking available with volunteer assistance
- Dogs
- Dogs on short leads allowed in grounds and building, not Waterpark or café serving area
- Accessibility
- Disabled toilet available on site
From the attraction's own website on 7 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Waterworks Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Hereford 1.4 miles
- Leominster 12.2 miles
- Ledbury 13.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page