The Bristol Railway Archive

Ref.: BBC News (Bristol) - Friday, 7 April 2006, 10:41

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Public tours for historic station

The first ever public tours of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's original Bristol Temple Meads train station will take place this weekend.

The old station, which was built in 1841, was superseded by the current building 30 years later.

Now the original buildings, including passenger and engine sheds and first class waiting room, have been restored.

The tours coincide with the Brunel 200 weekend celebrations which are commemorating the engineer's birthday.

Has anyone been lucky enough to go on one of these tours? What is it like is it any good?

Im looking at things to do in the summer holidays with the kids and were planning to spend a weekend in Bristol sightseeing the kids havent ever been to Bristol so I wanted to show them the SS Great Britain Clifton Suspension Bridge and take in the zoo but I was hoping to also squeeze in a Temple Meads Tour.

Is there a website or somewhere I can see if they are still doing them and what dates they are doing them on?

Starter for ten:

The British Empire & Commonwealth Museum

http://www.empiremuseum.co.uk/exhibitio ... ltours.htm

Brunel200 events

http://www.brunel200.com/events_competitions.htm