The entrance to the Museum is on Riverside and the exit is on Cheddars Lane (see site map below).

The Museum is a historic site. In places, there are cobbles and uneven floors, so we recommend that you wear sensible shoes.

Visual story

You can view our visual story before you visit.

Toilets and baby-changing facilities

Gender-neutral, accessible toilets are in the Steam Engine Room and in the Pye Building. There are baby-changing facilities in the Pye Building.

Seating

There is seating in all the main areas of the Museum and there are benches around the site.

Wheelchair access

The entrance on Riverside offers step-free access to the ticket office and Pumping Station. Some areas of the historic Pumping Station are narrow or have uneven ground, but we have installed threshold ramps at small steps and most areas of the Pumping Station are accessible to most wheelchair users. There is a rough track up to the exhibitions on Pye and Cambridge Instrument Company, which can be difficult for some wheelchair users. Alternatively, you can use the public footpath and re-enter the site through the staff entrance.

Accessibility for visitors with visual impairments

Guide dogs are welcome in all areas and there are water bowls outside the ticket office and the Pye Building.

Breastfeeding

Unfortunately, the Museum does not have a designated breastfeeding area. There are chairs inside the buildings and benches outside, and you are welcome to breastfeed wherever you feel comfortable. If it is available, you are also welcome to use our meeting room in the Pye Building, which offers more privacy. Please ask a member of staff if it locked.

DOGS

Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in our Museum. There are water bowls outside the ticket office and the Pye Building. We only ask dog owners to be considerate of other visitors who may not love dogs as much as we do.

hospitality at the engineer’s house

The Engineers House can be access via a few steps from lower yard near the ticket office or via a rough track giving step free access to the back garden.