Event

Abbey Pumping Station Christmas Steam Day

29th November
Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX
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Christmas at Abbey Pumping Station!

Join us for a fun, festive day out for all the family at the 2026 Christmas Steam Day at Abbey Pumping station!Enjoy vintage vehicles and toys from Christmases past, a festive bass band, crafts and so much more!

See the majestic steam powered Gimson Beam Engine in action, originally built in 1891 and expertly restored to working order.Kids and adults alike can enjoy a ride on our Christmas railway, £1 per ride.

An array of vehicles will be on display in the grounds including the Leicester Museum’s collection of historic Fire Engines, Leyland and Renown Leicester buses, Hoskins Beer Lorry, Frears & Blacks Bread van. Top it all off with chips from our working coal fired fish and chip van.

Here’s just some of the exciting activities to enjoy:

- Brass band and festive music
- Train rides on our festive railway
- See our rare working example of Woolf compound rotative beam engines built by Gimson and Company in full steam!
- Historic Fire Engines and vehicles!

Performances

11:30 to 16:00 - Sunday 29th November

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Abbey Pumping Station Museum
Corporation Road
Leicester
LE4 5PX
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