This is a great little museum and well worth a visit for anyone interested in the achievements of Brunel. You can enter the start of the tunnel and learn a lot here about how the tunnel was excavated. The staff are really friendly and knowledgeable. After our visit we took a trip to the Great Eastern Slipway which is a few stops away on the tube/DLR.

Well worth the entrance fee, the staff are friendly, knowledgeable and patient. Access might be difficult if you are less able bodied. I took your advice and went to Wapping station to photograph the twin tunnel entrances.

This hidden gem is well worth visiting. Be sure to go on one of the guided tour weekends. Check their website for the dates. The museum itself is interesting and tells the story of the first Thames tunnel. But the real highlight is when the guide takes you into the tunnel shaft and explains its significance.

Brilliant place to visit and great way to spend about an hour. Volunteer gave a talk on the history and it was really interesting. who would have known the tunnel was supposed to be completed in 3 years but actually took 18 years!

A fascinating museum explaining how the first Thames tunnel was constructed by Marc Brunel nis son Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is well worth visiting on the guided tour days as without the tour it would have been a little underwhelming and I would not have learnt so much. There is an interesting short presentation on the top floor setting out information about how the tunnel was constructed and in the basement there is some interesting old photos plus information about the construction of the latest London Sewer. In between there is a gift shop which although small has some relevant and interesting books for adults and children alike. We had a tour and the guide was informative and helpful. We were taken into the shaft to hear more about the history of the site and could hear the trains passing underneath as the tunnel is still used by TFL. As the museum is in Rotherhithe it is a little off the tourist track so quieter than some other London attractions. The price was good value for what is a small but interesting museum. If this is an area of engineering and history that you find interesting you will enjoy this museum.

Though I never fail to marvel at the Greenwich foot tunnel that I pass through often, I never really understood the history of such tunnels or Britain’s unique innovations in this regard. So after more than 2 decades in London, my husband and I were delighted to discover the Brunel Museum. We were lucky that we opted to go on a weekend, when volunteers are on hand to guide visitors through. Mike greeted us at the door and his abundant knowledge and infectious enthusiasm enriched our experience from the beginning. When we would straggle out of fixed interest in some little detail, he would often happen upon us again to explain some aspect of what we were observing in a way that made us see it anew. It made for a mast delightful day out at an affordable price. We enjoyed it so much that we are planning a followup trip to Bristol to view the SS Great Britain and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The staff were fantastic and really welcoming to us and our children. Our daughters loved finding the answers to the questions they were given and it helped them get involved. Whole feel of the museum and area is relaxed and we personally really enjoyed it! A trip in to the shaft was exciting!

Definitely worth booking the 'tour' ; You can simply read posters information & watch a very good video presentation, but that does not give full impression. Our guide at 11.45am Sat April 20th was outstanding. Then take equally fascinating overground train through docklands to Greenwich for river boats back to Westminster!

A real gem of a museum. Fascinating insight to a very important engineering innovation. Well presented information with some interesting artifacts. Hadn't realised that Isambard Brunel's father was also a great engineer. The social story was interesting too - the conditions the workforce laboured in and the dogged determination of Marc Brunel to get the job finished. Some nice related books etc for sale and a n interesting area to walk around afterwards. All in all a great experience - well worth a visit

We loved this experience. The guide, Helen, was really excellent at setting the scene of the time when the tunnel was built, asking us questions and answering our questions herself. Even though you are in a large hole, she transported us back to the time it was built and listening to the trains below and the water being pumped out during the presentation made the connection to the present. A really memorable experience.