A magnificent Victorian Gothic building, relocated from Dublin!
The Power Hall
Which houses the collection of stationary Steam Engines – was once a place of worship for the Railway engineers at Inchicore Railway works (in the west of Dublin). The building’s condition declined, but the Steam Museum’s founder – Mr Robert C Guinness – proposed to the Dublin Corporation that it be relocated to Straffan … which is where you will find the building now in all it’s glory!
Make sure to visit for a Steam-Up which happens every Sunday during opening season: the Stationary Steam Engines are started and you can see, hear, and feel them turning over!
The collection consists of Early Inventor’s models, Scientific Engineering Models, and Historic Works of Mechanical Art. Portraits of the Great Inventors and Engineers of the Steam Age can be seen. The Halpin Collection has samples from the first transatlantic cable laid between Valencia Island and Newfoundland.
The beautiful 18th Century Walled Gardens
The 18th century walled garden of two acres resides among the mature trees of Lodge Park demesne.
The garden was made to complement the needs of the house, which overlooks a fine stretch of the river Liffey. The old brick faced walls continue to be clothed with exotic climbers, fruit trees and roses. A magnificent south facing shrub border edged in box hedges and topiarised yew trees runs the length of the garden.
Stately Beech hedges divide the different compartments of the garden, which include a white garden, peony border, south facing shrub border, working vegetable garden, herbaceous border and rose garden. The North facing border is home to a collection of shade seeking perennials and shrubs like Hydrangea, Rodgersia, Hosta, Digitalis and Veratrum and creates a quiet woodland ambiance.
You are more then welcome to visit gardens through the year. Tickets ccan be bought in the cafe or on Steam Museum Website
The garden can be visited whole year around
Our 2023 opening hours are:
1 – 5pm on the following days:
June, July, and August
Friday, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
September
Saturday, Sundays and Bank Holidays
October
Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday (October 30th)
Steam-Ups happen between 2 – 4pm on Sundays!
Last entry: 1 hour before closing
ADMISSION CHARGES
Adult (each)
Garden only: €5.00
Museum & Garden: €7.50
Child / OAP / Student / Group of Twenty (each)
Museum & Garden: €5.00
Family Admission
Museum & Garden: €20.00
Horticultural/Technology student (with card ,each)
Museum & Garden: Free of charge
TICKETS
You can purchase tickets on arrival at the museum, or online in advance via the link below.
WHERE WE ARE
Lodge Park,
Straffan, Co. Kildare, W23 X8N4
Ireland
Visits at other times are possible, but must be by arrangement in advance. And we welcome group bookings.
Please contact us on:
info@steam-museum.ie, garden@steam-museum.ie, or by calling 083 016 8338