Autumn Steam Up

One of our favourite events of the year – Autumn at the ‘works celebrates the traditional changing of the seasons when the brickmakers completed their summertime brickmaking and prepared for the winter months. The site will be decorated for Halloween, the traction engines will be on display and there will be stalls and spooky crafts in our genuinely haunted museum.

As if that wasn’t enough, the museum will be open and in steam, we have two children’s play areas, interactive exhibits and fascinating displays. There will be craft stalls, train rides for a small extra fee (which goes towards to upkeep of the trains and rails) and activities for all ages.

Halloween and spooky themed activities/Crafts stalls

• Halloween Decorations & Displays
• Hampshire Bat Group
• Hedgehog Club
• Wizards of the South
• Spinning
• Tarot Reader.
• Craft & Gift Stalls including Bargeware, Painted Ceramics & Fused Glassware.

For the children

• Craft activities
• Vintage Slot Machines,
• Train rides subject to volunteers
• Tractor/trailer rides
• Outside play area
• Halloween Decorations & Displays
• Outside picnic areas

Steam Enthusiasts

• A number of full-size steam Traction Engines and Road Rollers dating from
• miniature traction engines
• Working demonstration of wood/log sawing using a saw bench dating from around early
• Tabletop displays of smaller steam driven engines and equipment
• Brickworks working machinery will be in steam

Car and Engine enthusiasts

• Marenghi Fairground Organ built 1903 and Paris – Mechanical fairground organ
• Collection of Barn Engines during Victorian and Edwardian periods.
• Collection of Victorian bicycles
• Collection of early/vintage tractors
• Several iconic military vehicles
• Iconic period Rolls Royce saloon car

Reminder of our Facilities

• Onsite Café serving light lunches, snacks and hot and cold drinks
• Lots of inside space for all weather conditions
• Onsite parking
• Disabled access and disabled lift
• Toilets facilities including a disabled toilet

*Students and adults over 65, students must have a valid ID Card

Those with annual membership and visitors aged 4 and under come in for free.​

Train rides and Children’s Craft Activities carry a small extra charge that goes towards the upkeep of the railway and the Museum.