The freedom to explore and enjoy the indoor and outdoor areas in a relaxed atmosphere with no ‘don’t touch’ signs!

Museum trails and activity stations with puzzles, smells, colouring in, and feely objects in the Steam Engine Room, Top Bay, and Pye Building

Push-button-operated models and machinery in the Steam Engine Room and Top Bay

An interactive model of the Pumping Station (complete with a flushing toilet and sewage smells) in the Electric Room

Printing demonstrations and activities in the Print Room on the second and fourth Sundays of each month and on Steam Days

Facilities for families, including a picnic area and a baby-changing table