Cambridge Museum of Technology

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Get tickets to explore the home of industrial heritage. Learn about the story of sewage and waste disposal in the Victorian Pumping Station, and discover Cambridge’s forgotten industries in the Top Bay.

Cambridge is famous for its university, historic buildings, and high-tech companies. Its industrial history has been overlooked and little remains of the former industrial landscape; but Cambridge Museum of Technology tells this hidden history.

Based in the city’s historic sewage pumping station, the Museum helps people to explore, enjoy, and learn about their industrial heritage by celebrating the achievements of local industries and the people who worked in them!

Highlights of your Cambridge Museum of Technology day out

  • The Top Bay: Featuring displays on Cambridge’s forgotten industries and push-button-operated machinery
  • The Boiler House: With two original boilers and the recently-restored No. 4 Boiler, which was added in 1923
  • The Print Room: The fascinating print room opens for demonstrations on afternoons on the second Sunday of the month
  • The Valve Yard: A pleasant place to relax or enjoy a picnic with historic pumps and views of the River Cam
  • The Gas Engine Room: Added to the Pumping Station in 1909
  • Enjoy great coffee from Kerb Kollective, the on-site partner or pop back in the evening for a beer and pizza in the Engineers House.

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Location

Cambridge Museum of Technology

The Old Pumping Station,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
CB5 8LD
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How To Find Us

By Car:

The museum's enterance is on Riverside. There is no access via Cheddars Lane.

By Public Transport:

The Museum is best served by bus 3 (direction Fison Road or Whitehill Estate if you are travelling from Cambridge Station or the city centre), bus 11 (direction Newmarket if you are travelling from the city centre), or bus # 12 (direction Ely if you are travelling from the city centre).

The closest stop is ‘Cambridge, River Lane’. Bus # 2 also stops nearby, an 8-minute walk across the river (direction City Centre from Cambridge North Station). The closest stop is ‘Chesterton, Chesterton Road’. 

If you prefer to walk from the station, it takes 30 minutes from Cambridge Station or 20 minutes from Cambridge North Station.

Parking

There is lots of street parking within a few minutes walk of the Museum. This includes free parking on Cheddars Lane and Stanley Road, and pay-and-display parking on Riverside. The Museum is also on the bus route from the park and ride Newmarket Road site.

If you are combining your visit with shopping, there is three hours free parking for customers at Tesco and four hours free parking for customers at Cambridge Retail Park.

Facilities
  • Toilets
  • Baby Changing
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Free & paid Parking
More Info
Does Cambridge Museum of Technology have wheelchair access?

The entrance on Riverside offers step-free access to the ticket office and Pumping Station.

Some areas of the historic Pumping Station are narrow or have uneven ground, but they have installed threshold ramps at small steps and most areas of the Pumping Station are accessible to most wheelchair users.

There is a rough track up to the exhibitions on Pye and Cambridge Instrument Company, which can be difficult for some wheelchair users. Alternatively, you can use the public footpath and re-enter the site through the staff entrance.

Can I bring my dog to Cambridge Museum of Technology?

Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the Museum. There are water bowls outside the ticket office and the Pye Building. 

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