The Brickworks Museum

Trainmaster comes to The Brickworks!
2026-08-19 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
This summer holiday, we are welcoming back to the Brickworks Lucinda and Trainmaster Portsmouth!
Have a train fan in your house? Along with all the fun of the museum this summer, on the 19th and 20th August, 10am-4pm (last entry 3.00), we have Trainmaster Portsmouth coming down with their amazing train layouts! Included in your entry price is access to play with trains all day!
There will be a huge hands-on train track, ride-on train, train slide, and track to build. We fill the room with an enormous track allowing children of all ages to play.
Just turn up and pay on the day.

WORKSHOP: Play with Clay
2026-08-19 10:00 - 16:00
Come along to our Play with Clay session in our lovely, cool education room. Take time to create together using clay! What will you make? Bring tupperware or small shoe box to take your creations home with you.
Please book a £2 ticket for each person who wishes to play. Children must be accompanied and you can book a free ticket if you just want to accompany. Please pay your normal museum entry fee on arrival and enjoy a full day out at the museum.

Tickets on sale here on July 1st.

Trainmaster comes to The Brickworks!
2026-08-20 10:00 - 16:00
This summer holiday, we are welcoming back to the Brickworks Lucinda and Trainmaster Portsmouth!
Have a train fan in your house? Along with all the fun of the museum this summer, on the 19th and 20th August, 10am-4pm (last entry at 3.00), we have Trainmaster Portsmouth coming down with their amazing train layouts! Included in your entry price is access to play with trains all day!
There will be a huge hands-on train track, ride-on train, train slide, and track to build. We fill the room with an enormous track allowing children of all ages to play.
Just turn up and pay on the day.

WORKSHOP: Paint a Bug Hotel
2026-08-26 10:00 - 16:00
Make and play this Summer holiday and come and paint your own bug hotel! Be creative and make a home for the bugs in your garden!
Please book a £2 ticket for each person who wishes to paint a bug hotel. Children must be accompanied and you can book a free ticket if you just want to accompany. Please pay your normal museum entry fee on arrival and enjoy a full day out at the museum. Tickets on sale here on July 1st.

Tickets here

Outdoor Workshop - God's Eye and hammer and nails activity
2026-08-26 11:00 - 16:00
This summer we are lucky to have the wonderful Youth Options along to deliver some fun outdoor activities.
On Wednesday 26th August 2026, come along have ago sweep netting all day long as well as crafting a god’s eye medallion. Additionally there will be a hammer and nails workshop which will be with one of the Youth Options workers who will help guide your young person through the skills they need. Grab a wrist band at the front desk for this activity which will be an extra £4.50 so we can have small safe groups to deliver this workshop.

All Aboard! Trains at The Brickworks
2026-09-06 11:00 - 16:00
Back for 2026 is our ever-popular Trains Day when the trains take over. Ride the rails as autumn sets in at The Brickworks Museum.
More details to come but you will find:
Various Model Railway Layouts inside, some large, also Railway Sales. Very large 16mm Layout outside in marquee. Live Music, Army Vehicles, Miniature Train Rides (small extra fee), Traction Engines, Living Wagons. Also inside – Brickworks Museum with working machinery, Children’s Activities and Play Areas and Vintage Slot Machines

Heritage Open Day
2026-09-16 11:00 - 16:00
Heritage Open Days is the largest heritage festival in England, dedicated to showcasing the country’s history and culture. The event invites people of all ages to discover and explore historical sites such as The Brickworks Museum. If you have ever wanted to visit this is a great day to come along as visitor fees are waived on this day.
The Brickworks Museum relies on visitor fees to keep open to the public so do consider donating, booking a workshop or purchasing something from the shop on your visit.
This year we are running two tours to enhance your visit. Please use the button to book your place. (Booking is essential)
Book Here

Holistic Fayre
2026-09-20 11:00 - 16:00
A new and exciting Holistic Fayre being held here at The Brickworks hosted by the wonderful people at Orange Blossom Beauty, Witch-Crafts and Ace Therapies.

Discover holistic therapies, spiritual gifts, handcrafted items, readings and more! You’ll find something for the mind, body, soul and spirit!

Entry £2 including a raffle ticket. You must purchase museum entry separately if you’d like to look around.

See poster for more details!

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
2026-09-23 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-09-25 19:30 - 22:00
The Brickworks is excited to welcome Torchlight Mysteries with their latest production!

Ten strangers with deadly secrets, a missing host, and worsening weather creates escalating tension.

Award-winning immersive theatre company Torchlight Mysteries invites you to experience Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None like never before. Staged live inside the historic Brickworks Museum, you’ll take your seat right at the heart of the mystery.
The dinner bell rings at 7:30 PM, and you are cordially invited to take your seat. But this is no ordinary dinner party. You are seated at the beating heart of Agatha Christie’s most famous whodunnit. The doors are locked. The storm is brewing. And as the theatrical nightmare unfolds around you, the suspects are removed from the guest list, one victim at a time. Will you spot the clues? Can you deduce the killer before the final curtain falls?

Secure your seat before it’s too late: torchlightmysteries.com
The Brickworks Museum (This amateur production of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk)

Halloween and Autumn Steam Up
2026-10-25 08:00 - 17:00
Our Autumn steam up welcomes the Traction engines back from their summer show season to join us in one last celebration of brickmaking before the Museum closes for our winter months. As the nights darken and the season draws in, don’t miss the chance to explore our genuinely haunted museum at Halloween.
Featuring: Traction Engines, Train Rides (small extra charge), Halloween Decorations, Miniature Railway Layouts, Craft & Gift Stalls and much more to be announced at a later date.

Ghostly Goings-On
2026-10-28 11:00 - 2026-10-29 16:00
Two ghostly days planned here at The Brickworks. Come along if you dare, and join in with the ghostly goings on!

Victorian Christmas Fayre
2026-11-29 11:00 - 16:00
Come along and see the museum decorated in Victorian style and browse our market for all your Christmas gifting needs. Find something unique and special among our fantastic independent traders. All this and our fantastic museum in full steam!

Christmas at The Brickworks
2026-12-05 11:00 - 2026-12-06 16:00
Come and join us for Christmas festivities all weekend here at The Brickworks Museum. Check back for more details!
