Brunel Museum

After visiting the museum and shaft , hop on the tube and go to Wapping station on the other side of the river . On the platform , you can see the tunnel and the station is built in the other shaft .

Climbing into the tunnel entrance was fun. Especially for who,like me, is very tall :D Looks like is the oldest tunnel in London . Pretty cool ha ;) Take a look of the benches outside : so cool!

I had an excellent meal at the historic Mayflower pub opposite which included a free drink of local real ale as part of a deal with the Museum .

Dedicated to Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s father, whose great achievement was the Thames Tunnel , ‘the eighth wonder of the world’, completed 1843 and still in use today.

Within the elegant confines of this red brick engine house is the tale of the design and construction of the Thames Tunnel , the oldest tunnel in London . Read more

It's only a tiny museum , but definitely worth the 3 GBP entry fee to learn about something you've probably never heard about.

The museum 's tiny, but hold on a year or two and they'll have an amazing events/exhibition space in the converted ventilation shaft .

Quaint rooftop garden that looks like a real garden . And climbing into the tiny tunnel entrance was fun.

You must get some cocktails from the Midnight Apothecary here- awesome!

Open Garden Squares Weekend - 8-9 June 2013 - Saturday 10:00–22:30 + Sunday 10:00–22:30

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This small museum has a few most interesting models of early tunneling machinery. Worth a visit.

Interesting story

Could have been maintained better.