Let me come clean and start by saying that I like eccentric attractions and the Brunel Museum scores very highly in this respect. It is housed in Brunel’s original engine house, formerly the home of the pumping engines used to keep Brunel's Thames Tunnel (the world's first underground river crossing) dry. Unfortunately you can only visit the tunnel itself when... More

I actually enjoyed the experience of crawling thru a four foot doorway and down the scaffolding into Brunel's Great Hall at what was the entrace to the Thames Tunnel. Well worth it unless you'e claustrophobic. We got there taking the London Walk led by the museum director who, unfortunately, was a bit overly excited about his subject and went on... More

I volunteered here during the Open City event in September – knowing nothing about the tunnel and very little about Brunel! The guides are fantastic and it was fascinating to learn all about the world’s first underwater tunnel, the first underwater fair and the first underwater shopping arcade. Unfortunately as the trains use the tunnel throughout the day you cannot... More

This Museum is a small treasure! Being an American I went into the museum thinking that it would be hard for me to fully understand and appriciate what they had to offer, and was very suprised to find that I was able to connect to the themes in a variety of differnt ways, I fully believe that this museum is... More

I visited the Brunel Museum last summer after the opening of the East London Line, that just stops in Rotherhithe. Although it is a very small museum, I enjoyed the time I spent there. I especially recommend this visit to people who are keen in Victorian History or Engineering, but also to people who just want to know something more... More

When I was studying abroad in London, I was what you could call a "museum junkie". I would frequent all sorts of museums that I could, since I have a deep-seated fascination with history. It used to be a bit of a walk ( tube to Canada Waters and walk the rest), but with the opening of the East London... More

The day that i paid a vist to the Brunel Museum was a bright day - caught the london overground train to rotherhithe and from the station it was a short walk to the museum, when i arraived i was greeted by a volunteer who seemed charming and after paying a small entrance fee ( £2 ) and he explained... More

This museum is located a couple of hundred yards up the road from Rotherhithe station.It is located in the engine house for the Thames Tunnel.In the basement there is a video about Brunel.i only bothered with about 5 minutes of this as i found the narration a bit muffled in places.There is an exhibition devoted to the excavation and use... More

This is a very small museum, where there is hardly a big number of people. But, someone like me, who is really inspired by Mark and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is the perfect place. There is a small video area, where you will watch a 50 minute video (10min about Mark and 40 about Isambard). The video covers their lives... More