Get on your bike this weekend for Skyride!
Skyride will be transforming Leicester into a cyclists’ paradise, complete with a festival area and roaming entertainment.
For a taste of what fun you can expect to have on the day, visit Skyride website
to view the full route including The Space Centre & Abbey Pumping Station.
Abbey Pumping Station is Leicester's Museum of Science and Technology, displaying Leicester's industrial, technological and scientific heritage.
Situated adjacent to the National Space Centre, the two attractions tell the story of over 200 years of science and technology from the early days of steam and industry, to space exploration of today.
Opened in 1891, the Abbey Pumping Station pumped Leicester's sewage to the treatment works at Beaumont Leys. The grand Victorian building and beautifully decorated beam engines were a cause of great civic pride. When it closed in 1964, the site was preserved because of the four magnificent beam steam engines that were used to pump the sewage.
The engines were built in Leicester by Gimsons and today are rare examples of Woolf compound rotative beam engines. Three of the four engines have been restored back to working condition.
The might, power and beauty of Victorian engineering can be seen throughout the year, and working at special steam events, the only place in Britain this magnificent sight can be seen. The museum also has exhibitions on light and optics, historic transport and public health.
Abbey Pumping Station also offers a great range of event days including the ever-popular steam days with the magnificent beam steam engines in steam.
Visit our events pages to see What's On this month.
The Galleries
Opening Times:Open daily: 11.00am - 4.30pm
(February - October)
Open November - January for special events only.
Free admission (small charge for certain event days and activities)
Address:
Abbey Pumping Station
Corporation Road
Leicester
LE4 5PX
Telephone: +44 (0)116 299 5111
Email: museums@leicester.gov.uk
Visiting/directions to the museum:
Abbey Pumping Station is located across from The National Space Centre and close to Abbey Park, one of Leicester's finest parks.
For more details including local bus information please visit Google Maps.
To plan your journey to Leicester please visit Leicester travel pages.
Access:
There is access to most areas of the museum with a battery operated lift providing access into the beam house and electric switch room. Accessible toilet available.
School Group Bookings:
For more information click here or telephone 0116 225 4910.
