For students looking to have an Engineering-themed day out in or around London, there are many possible destinations. Here are a few suggestions from us:
- large museum in Weybridge, Surrey with historic land and air vehicles, including a Concorde Experience
- exhibitions from the Brunel archive, and the Victorian shaft of Thames Tunnel
- free entry
- London's original airport
- get close and hands on with working historical machinery
- the story of London's water supply at the site of the former Kew Bridge Waterworks,
- historic vehicles and
- a short day trip from London to Bletchley Park, hosting the world's largest collection of working historic computers
- learn about the construction of the Barrier and how it works
- guided tours of of the Towers, walkways and Victorian Engine rooms