Summer of Sustainability Family Trail
Summer of Sustainability is a seasonal programme exploring how small, everyday actions can contribute to a more sustainable future. As a part of SoS, we offer an opportunity to explore a family-friendly trail packed with nature and history.
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Join us for a Summer of Sustainability at the Brunel Museum with our super fun family trail. Dive into history as you listen for trains in the tunnel, spot a spiky monkey puzzle tree, and help our green spaces bloom! Discover how we care for the planet, meet buzzing bees, and create your own bee-friendly garden with wildflower seeds to take home.
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How to get there
Underground: Bermondsey or Canada Water on the Jubilee line and ten minute walk. Or change at Canada Water for London
Accessibility
Brunel’s Grand Entrance Hall (“The Shaft”):
Our main performance venue. The Shaft is a 10m high cavern entered from the top. The bottom is reached via 3 flights of well-illuminated stairs with high-visibility handrails. Wheelchair users and those with limited mobility can view from the “Royal Box” viewing platform at the entrance at the top.
The Engine House has wheelchair-suitable access to the main entrance, shop, lower gallery and toilets (where there is an accessible toilet). However, the upper gallery where the main exhibition lies, can only currently be accessed via a half-flight of stairs.
The Garden is only accessible up a very narrow half-flight of stairs, and contains uneven gravel paths
Access between the The Shaft and the Engine House is via a half-flight of stairs, however a level-access path is available by detouring around the building.
Note for blind visitors: The main exhibition is visual rather than tactile. Verbal description can be provided. As we’re a very small team, it’s best to arrange this in advance so we can be sure someone is around to assist.
Note for D/deaf visitors: The museum has a series of short videos about the Thames Tunnel watercolours which are subtitled. Other than that, all interpretation material is text-based
Toilets: The museum has two toilets including an accessible toilet which can be accessed via the Barn Doors in the Engine House.
We have plans to create better, more accessible toilet facilities as part of the Brunel Museum Reinvented Project.
We do not have a Changing Places toilet. The nearest Changing Places toilets can be found:
National Maritime Museum - https://www.rmg.co.uk/plan-your-visit/facilities-access
London City Hall - https://www.changing-places.org/installtoilet/view/london-city-hall
Museum of London Docklands - https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/docklands/visit/disability-access/
A full list of Changing Places toilets can be found on the Changing Places website (https://www.changing-places.org/find).
Disabled Parking
The Museum has parking space for one car. With sufficient notice, we can reserve this space for registered blue badge holders. Please email hello@thebrunelmuseum.com to reserve the space.
Brunel Museum
Railway Avenue Rotherhithe
London
SE16 4LF
United Kingdom
