Museum · Hounslow · London

Kempton Steam Museum

Kempton Steam Museum is a history museum. It is within Hounslow’s built-up area. The register lists it as a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Kempton Steam Museum, Kempton Steam Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Hounslow

inside the built-up area

Run by

Kempton Great Engines Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Museum in Hounslow

Inside Hounslow

Kempton Steam Museum is inside Hounslow’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Hounslow has 465 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–24°C highs in Hounslow).

Jan8° / 3°61 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°39 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°44 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°44 mm

Aug23° / 14°55 mm

Sep20° / 11°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°70 mm

Dec9° / 3°61 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hounslow, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hounslow. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hounslow’s full climate →

About

Kempton Steam Museum

Management falls to Kempton Great Engines Trust. Around it, within 15 km, lie 159 more places, Hampton Court Palace (5.2 km) first on our list.

Hounslow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Kempton Great Engines Trust
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: in Hounslow
Official site: kemptonsteam.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where to find Kempton Steam Museum

Orange is Kempton Steam Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list Kempton Steam Museum

The 8 towns are led in size by Hounslow, with 286,591 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

2 · 400 m southwest of it

Sunbury-on-Thames

21,476 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km northeast of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km west of it

Ashford Common

8,333 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kempton Steam Museum is	People	Places to visit
Hounslow	It’s in town	286,591	106
Sunbury-on-Thames	400 m southwest of it	21,476	13
Richmond upon Thames	1.2 km northeast of it	192,888	128
Ashford Common	1.6 km west of it	8,333	20
Upper Halliford	2.2 km southwest of it	2,337	16
Ashford	2.5 km west of it	22,823	25
West Molesey	2.7 km southeast of it	47,144	36
Walton-on-Thames	2.9 km south of it	27,016	32

Make a day of it

Places to add to Kempton Steam Museum

Also close at hand are 5 historic houses, 2 gardens and a theme park, among 159 within 15 km.

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace5.2 km away 2

GardenKew Gardens9.7 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustOsterley House8 km away · 350K visitors a year 4Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park7.9 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)5

Historic houseStrawberry Hill House5 km away 6

Historic houseRichmond Palace7.6 km away 7

Historic houseKew Palace10 km away 8

Garden · National TrustRunnymede11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Kempton Steam Museum?

Kempton Steam Museum is in Hounslow, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Kempton Steam Museum?

History museum in London.

Who runs Kempton Steam Museum?

Kempton Great Engines Trust.

When is the best time to visit Kempton Steam Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Hounslow, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Kempton Steam Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Kempton Steam Museum?

Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (5.2 km), Kew Gardens (9.7 km), Osterley House (8 km) and Thorpe Park (7.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Kempton Steam Museum: Kempton Steam Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Osterley House: Osterley Park House, London-25June2009.jpg: Jim Linwood derivative work: Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strawberry Hill House: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Palace: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Palace: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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