Forncett Industrial Steam Museum

Meet Brucey, our steam cart guardian!

Steam is flowing today, come by for our Mamod special. See you there !

The Soame Steam Cart will be making a special appearance tonight in Norwich near the Theater Royal. Stay tuned !

A lesson in the simplicity of steam on part of our tour, a great way to introduce newcomers to steam engines. The Jessop and Appleby Engine was the first engine in the collection.

The exhibits and stories of the ongoing relevance of steam to finish the tour in the Dover Engine House.

The famous Tower Bridge Engine here at Forncett Industrial Steam Museum.

Check out these beautiful Kit Cars that visited us the other day.

We had a wonderful re-opening weekend. It's a great feeling getting everthing in steam and back to life again. Thanks to FolkMog Mscc for stopping by with your beautiful line up of Morgan classics, and thanks to all our visitors, donors, supporters and volunteers. See you soon at the next Steam Up.

One of our great joys here at Forncett Industrial Steam Museum is to take part and get involved with all kinds of cross collaborative events. Back in September of 2012 we opened our doors for the Forncett Music Festival and hosted a spectacular evening concert headlined by Goldheart Assembly supported by Binko Swink in The Steam Cafe overlooking the famous Hopwas Beam Engine. That night we fired up the boiler and got full steam up so the engines themselves could be appreciated and even take part in the shows epic finale. It was truly satisfying to see such an inspiring clash of worlds come together in celebration of music and steam in an exciting atmosphere. Definitely an occasion we will remember here at the museum and as the world opens up again we are very much looking forward to hosting other such events in the future as well as our regular steam ups. The museum is a place where we can welcome those of all ages and talents by providing a great space for arts and culture as well as education through enjoyment. Be sure to visit and get involved.

Restarting The Dover Engine

The Dover Engine is back in action after a two year break. Come and see her running on Sunday May 1st.

Our giants are waking up, SPRUCE is successfully running again after a 2 year break! More steam tests ahead before opening.

Our museum is waking up for the 2022 season.

Boiler alive once again for our steam tests !

Pre season steam tests today

Back in steam once again !

Another long day of creosoting.

We would like to say a huge Thank You to everyone who donated to our Steam Pipe Appeal! It is because of your generosity that we are able to open next year. Please see the clip below and visit our website for more details. See you next season! From all at Forncett.

We are on the road to reopening after a long year and a half of being closed due to the pandemic. One final hurdle remains in our way! Please support our STEAM PIPE APPEAL!