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Tower Bridge to celebrate Victorian engineering as part of British Sci
Tower Bridge London SE1 2UP
Saturday 8 March
Taking place on Saturday 8 March, the Bridge will be holding free drop-in sessions for those with entrance tickets between 10am – 4pm, where people can discover the Victorian steam engines, coal-fired boilers, and accumulators that once powered the mighty bascules of the Bridge and how they have evolved over time.
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Tower Bridge to celebrate Victorian engineering as part of British Sci
London’s defining landmark, Tower Bridge, has announced it will be hosting free family activities in its Victorian engine rooms, to celebrate this year’s British Science Week.
Taking place on Saturday 8 March, the Bridge will be holding free drop-in sessions* between 10am – 4pm, where people can discover the Victorian steam engines, coal-fired boilers, and accumulators that once powered the mighty bascules of the Bridge and how they have evolved over time.
Visitors can expect a host of hands-on, science-based activities to try, in keeping with British Science Week’s ‘change and adapt’ theme. From learning how to generate power using the heat of your own hands and making your own electric power using hand crank generators, to assembling a 3D jigsaw puzzle to discover secrets of the Bridge and taking part in a family challenge to build the strongest model bridge using shapes, there are activities to suit everyone.
British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, taking place between 7-16 March 2025. Co-ordinated by the British Science Association, the awareness week is aimed at people of all ages, to raise awareness, spark enthusiasm and celebrate science, technology, engineering and maths with people from all walks of life.
Tower Bridge is a must-see for visitors to London, for its rich history to its incredible views from the Glass Floors in the High-level Walkways. Last year the iconic landmark celebrated its 130th anniversary. On completion, the Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge in existence.
Taking place on Saturday 8 March, the Bridge will be holding free drop-in sessions* between 10am – 4pm, where people can discover the Victorian steam engines, coal-fired boilers, and accumulators that once powered the mighty bascules of the Bridge and how they have evolved over time.
Visitors can expect a host of hands-on, science-based activities to try, in keeping with British Science Week’s ‘change and adapt’ theme. From learning how to generate power using the heat of your own hands and making your own electric power using hand crank generators, to assembling a 3D jigsaw puzzle to discover secrets of the Bridge and taking part in a family challenge to build the strongest model bridge using shapes, there are activities to suit everyone.
British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, taking place between 7-16 March 2025. Co-ordinated by the British Science Association, the awareness week is aimed at people of all ages, to raise awareness, spark enthusiasm and celebrate science, technology, engineering and maths with people from all walks of life.
Tower Bridge is a must-see for visitors to London, for its rich history to its incredible views from the Glass Floors in the High-level Walkways. Last year the iconic landmark celebrated its 130th anniversary. On completion, the Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge in existence.