A working Victorian engine, a riverside park, a café and a playground — and it's free to come in.
As well as exploring our museum, there's a whole park to enjoy — with a café and a playground.
The park is full of the fascinating remains of Markfield Sewage Treatment Works, making it an important historical site. And we're right on the banks of the River Lee, a stone's throw from Walthamstow Wetlands.
Donations are always welcome and help our volunteers keep the engine in steam. Scroll down to find out more about making the most of your day out.
Second and fourth Sunday of most months, plus many Bank Holiday Mondays.
Engine runs 12.30 – 1.15pm and 2.30 – 3.15pm. The best time to see it move.
Dates can change — please check before travelling, especially over the festive period.
We have free activity sheets for younger visitors and an activity area packed full of toys and tools — funded by Museum Development London. Markfield Park has a playground and lots of green space to run around in, including a beautiful rose garden. Markfield Cafe has lots of child-friendly food on offer.
Volunteers on hand in the museum can guide you through the different parts of the engine and explain how it all works.
Sewage treatment works remain tours — Markfield Park is one of the most complete remaining sites of a Victorian sewage treatment works, making it nationally important. Our volunteers will lead you through the site and explain how sewage was treated before being released into the River Lee. We have tours most open days — you can book at the museum entrance.
There's so much to do in the local area — eat at Markfield Cafe, explore the industrial heritage of the River Lee, or go wildlife watching at Walthamstow Wetlands.
On steaming days the 1886 beam engine turns under its own power — a giant in motion you can stand beside.
Free activity sheets, hands-on engineering activities, trails and a play area to inspire the next generation of engineers.
Homemade food right next door to the museum — perfect for a break between exploring the engine and the park.
One of Europe's largest urban wetland reserves — a short walk along the River Lee from the museum.
Walk or cycle the traffic-free Lee Navigation — explore Tottenham's industrial heritage north towards Waltham Abbey or south towards Hackney and the Olympic Park.
Tottenham's local history museum in a 16th-century manor house with parkland — a short trip from Markfield Park.
There is step-free access to the ground floor of the museum. Public toilets, including an accessible toilet, are in the park — the accessible toilet key is held at Markfield Cafe.
