Group & School Bookings

Group Visits

Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens welcomes many groups throughout the year and we have lots to offer visitors of all ages and interests. Whether you are a tour/holiday operator, or booking tickets for your local club/association, we can facilitate any group booking you wish to make.

We offer discounted tickets to any prebooked group of over 12 paying visitors. Garden tours are available if booked in advance (an extra charge applies).

The current season's operating calendar is here.

Click here to download the group booking form Word Version / PDF Version

School Visits

The exhibits at Bressingham provide a great educational backdrop for many periods and subjects including:

- The History of Steam Power and the first railways as well as the Industrial Revolution,

- The Science of Mechanical Steam Power,

- The Cultural Impact of Steam Power,

- 1940's Britain including life at the height of the Battle of Britain, and the Home Guard,

With twenty acres of gardens and green space as well as the awe-inspiring power of Steam; Bressingham boasts a plethora of learning opportunities to engage and inspire young minds. From our indoor re-creation of a 1940’s street, complete with air raid bunker and sweet shop, to Victorian Gallopers, working steam engines and a wide range of rolling stock, there is vast potential for allowing students to engage with National Curriculum themes in an immersive environment.

If it is an extra-curricular trip you are after, Bressingham can offer a day out riding the narrow gauge trains, Gallopers and enjoying the the gardens. With plenty of indoor and outdoor activities as well as covered picnic areas Bressingham is well suited to school groups no matter the weather. Bressingham is on the Norfolk / Suffolk border just a few miles away from Diss and is easy to get to from both the A11 and the A140, with plenty of free coach parking.

For further information or help filling in the Group Booking Form call our Group Organiser on 01379 686900

Bressingham offers so much more!

Our railways

Bressingham is a great day out for everyone who loves railways. We have three narrow gauge passenger railways, along with a standard gauge demonstration railway, with journeys over three miles of track.

Our gardens

Bressingham's four linking gardens cover 17 acres and are renowned for their horticultural excellence. Enjoy a leisurely stroll around this peaceful natural haven, or better still, see them from one of our fabulous steam engines.

Our museum

Walk into our exhibition hall and be transported back to the 1940s, with a full-size street scene, Dad's Army displays, vintage vehicles, traction engines, living vans and even an Anderson shelter. The museum is also home to a full size Travelling Post Office (TPO), so climb aboard and see if you can match the speedy sorting skills of postal workers!