The Brunel Museum

Plan your school trip to The Brunel Museum for expertly led tours, interactive workshops and a fascinating insight into building the Thames Tunnel.

Everything you need to plan your school trip to The Brunel Museum. Including free teaching resources & workshop information.

The Brunel Museum, London

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What we love

Expertly lead guided tours.

An in depth insight into what life was like building the Thames tunnel.

Exciting interactive workshops.

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School trip offer

Guided Tours just £4 per student

Thames Tunnel Victorian Experience just £215 per class

Free teacher tickets

Adult tickets for guided tours cost £6 each. We strongly recommend that bookings should be made at least six weeks in advance. A booking is active upon receipt of confirmation email from the museum. All tickets subject to availability. Please be aware of their student teacher ratio preferences: Year 1 to Year 3: 1 adult to every 6 students. Year 4 to Year 6: 1 adult to every 8 students. Year 7 upwards: 1 adult to every 15 students. Where additional adult support is required for special educational needs or behaviour support, please let the Museum know in advance.

We regularly check that the costs and information are the latest and most up-to-date. However, please contact us directly if you need any further information or have a particular question. Unless specified otherwise, all prices include VAT.

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About The Brunel Museum

The Brunel Museum offers a variety of activities for school groups across all key stages including interactive workshops with historical characters and guided tours of its Grade II listed Tunnel Shaft and Engine House exhibition.

Their two main educational programmes are:

Thames Tunnel Victorian Experience
Guided Tours

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School trip & venue info

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Curriculum links

Subjects: Art & Design, Design & Technology, English, Geography, History, Science

Topics: Architecture, Careers, Engineering, Storytelling, Local History, Victorians, Business operations, River Thames, Brunel, Thames Tunnel

Ages & suitability

Suitable for: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5

Age Groups: 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, Post 16

Things to know

Teachers: Free teacher tickets

Adult/Student Ratio: At least 1 adult is recommended for every 6 students

SEND: Suitable for children with SEND (please speak to us for more information)

Toilet Facilities: Toilet facilities are available on-site

First Aid: A qualified first aider is on-site at all times

Accessibility

Find out everything you need to know about the Accessibility of this school trip in the link below.

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Address

The Brunel Museum
Railway Avenue
London
SE16 4LF

Coach parking & drop-off

Coach drop-off area nearby

Times

Thu:
12pm-6pm

Sat & Sun:
11am-5pm

Duration

Thames Tunnel Victorian Experience – 90 minutes

Guided tours – 30-40 minutes

Dates

Ongoing

Workshops & add-ons

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