S is for Steam... at the Crossness Pumping Station [CANCELLED - SOLD OUT]

🚨 UNFORTUNATELY TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT, SO IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT 🚨

GET PUMPED AT THE COUNTRY'S MOST BEAUTIFUL SEWAGE STATION!

• Explore Crossness Pumping Station and see the Prince Consort steam engine in full steam, alongside three other Victorian beam engines.
• 🚌 Vintage Routemaster bus from/to Abbey Wood Station.
• 🚂 Narrow-gauge RANG railway ride.
• 🏛️ The Great Stink Exhibition on Victorian sanitation reform.
• 🎥 Screenings of our Why Crossness? film.
• ⚙️ Small engine displays in action.
• ☕ Drinks and snacks at The Ness Café.
• 🛍️ Browse the Gift Shop for unique souvenirs.

🚨 TICKETS ARE VERY LIMITED 🚨

• You MUST buy a ticket before you RSVP for this event.
• Buy your ticket here: https://crossness.visihost.co.uk/#event_1
• You are booking for July 20th Afternoon Visit.
• Tickets are £22.50 each.
• If there are no tickets available, it has sold out.

MEET DETAILS

11.00am: PRE-MEET (optional)
Grab a coffee or breakfast/brunch at The Abbey Cafe.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jAQ3PGXJaVtdDUMKA

11.45am: GET THE SHUTTLE BUS FROM ABBEY WOOD STATION

• There is a free Shuttle Bus for ticket holders from Abbey Wood Station to the Crossness Pumping Station.
• Gather at stop F on Wilton/Gayton Road outside Abbey Wood station to await the shuttle bus.
• The bus stop is under the flyover, opposite the Abbey Arms pub.
• STREETVIEW: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jPErZjrTkAnoUV4S7

12ish: ARRIVE AT CROSSNESS

• Feel free to explore, take the tour, and hangout for chat, drinks and snacks at the cafe.
• We will be on site until 3.30pm approx.
• Check the Meetup event and WhatsApp group (link shared the week before the event) for live updates.

3.30pm: (approx) TAKE THE SHUTTLE BUS BACK TO ABBEY WOOD

• Due to the additional travel requirements for this event, there is no separate post-meet drinks.

GETTING THERE

ADDRESS: The Old Works, Thames Water S.T.W., Bazalgette Way, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ
MAP: https://maps.app.goo.gl/pWxWr3scaLKpASG19
TRAVEL INFO: https://crossness.org.uk/visit/#gettinghere

• Travel to and from the site is via shuttle bus from Abbey Wood station on the Elizabeth Line.
• If you want to get there by other means, please check the Crossness website here: https://crossness.org.uk/visit/#gettinghere

ACCESSIBILITY

• Please note that the site is more than 25 minutes walk from the nearest bus or tube. It is also a Grade II listed building with many access limitations.
• If you are thinking of attending, please be aware of the unique additional accessibility challenges which this location presents.
• This PDF provides a comprehensive overview:
• https://crossness.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Access-Page-for-website-250212-v2.pdf

WHATSAPP GROUP FOR ATTENDEES
The week before the event, a WhatsApp group link will be shared with everyone RSVPd as "Going". Please note that joining will make your phone number visible to other members.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. We have an attendee limit to help the host manage the event. We prefer a smaller, friendlier group.
• If the attendees list is full, you will be added to the waitlist. If someone drops out, waitlisted attendees are moved to the 'Going' list in order of priority. If the waitlist gets too long, we close RSVPs.
• IF YOU CAN NO LONGER ATTEND, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR RSVP. This gives someone on the waitlist the chance to attend.
• If you don't show up to three events in a row and you did not change your RSVP to "Not Going", you will be removed from the group.
• If you change your RSVP to "Not Going" on five events in a row, you will be removed from the group.

Thank you! – The LoMAZ Admin Team

Image credits (l-r) Steve Cadman, Christine Matthews and Peter Skynner used under Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic CC BY-SA 2.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license).