The Great Western Brick Show returns on Saturday 5th October and Sunday 6th October 2024.

There will be plenty to see and do, making it a brilliant day out for all the family:

• Incredible models and inventions built by LEGO® fans such as railway layouts, buildings, space craft, cars, trucks, aircraft and much more
• Interactive Building – help create an all-new giant LEGO® mosaic from over 100,000 bricks!
• LEGO® marketplace offering the latest sets as well as some rare and collectible gems.
• LEGO® and Duplo® brick pits tables for children
• Robot Battles

Plus, discover our award-winning museum displays and exhibits telling the remarkable story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway.

New Additions this Year!

Discover the Outlet Trail

In collaboration with McArthur Glen Swindon Designer Outlet, STEAM and Brickish the Great Western Brick Show is proud to present the all-new Outlet Trail. Running from Monday 2nd September to Sunday 29th September, visitors to the McArthur Glen Swindon Designer Outlet can embark on a thrilling treasure hunt, searching for 10 LEGO® models hidden throughout the outlet. Each model holds a letter – collect them all to uncover a secret phrase!

Participants who successfully decipher the phrase will have the chance to enter an exciting competition, with the grand prize being a Family Ticket to the Great Western Brick Show at STEAM. It’s a perfect blend of fun and family-friendly adventure!

Calling All Schools: Build for the Future!

This year also marks the launch of the Great Western Brick Show’s first-ever School Competition, a unique opportunity for young minds to showcase their creativity. In partnership with the LEGO® Group, schools are invited to participate in a brick-building challenge with a purpose: Design a Railway Bridge of the Future to Combat Climate Change.

Winning teams will not only have their models displayed at this year’s show but will also compete for exciting LEGO® prizes for their schools. As a special highlight, winners will have the chance to meet a real LEGO® MasterBuilder from the LEGO® House, making this an unmissable opportunity for young builders.

For more information about the School Competition and how to enter, click here.

Tickets

In order to manage visitor numbers more carefully, tickets should be purchased online. Tickets sales will be available soon!

Entrance tickets cover access to both the STEAM Museum and the Great Western Brick Show event.

STEAM Season Ticket holders receive 10% discount on event admission!

Simply select the Season Ticket discount option when booking your tickets online and type in your unique Season Ticket number at checkout when prompted.

Click HERE, to purchase tickets.

How to Find Us

Please be aware that there is no free parking for the event. Where possible, visitors are encouraged to use alternative methods of transport where possible.

Find out more about sustainable transport options on the Swindon Travel Choices website: www.swindontravelchoices.co.uk

Regular bus services provided by Swindon’s Bus Company www.swindonbus.co.uk and Stagecoach West www.stagecoachbus.com

Car parking for STEAM special events is in the Swindon Designer Outlet North and West car parks. Please note there is no free parking for STEAM special events. There is strictly no car parking outside of the Museum.

To find the North car park using a Sat Nav, please enter Kemble Drive. For the West car park, it’s Penzance Drive. Please be aware, the Swindon Designer West Car Park (accessible via Penzance Drive) is likely to be a little less busy than the North Car Park on Kemble Drive.

Please note the bus lane next to the West Car Park should NOT be used. Cameras are in use and fines will be issued by Swindon Borough Council to any car drivers using the bus lane.

To enter the West Car Park avoiding the bus lane, please use the postcode SN5 7JL.

Please be aware that road traffic around Kemble Drive and the Swindon Designer Outlet car parks can get very busy at weekends, especially when there is a special event happening. We advise you allow plenty of time for parking as there may be traffic queues for these car parks.

Alternative parking is available at the nearby Bristol Street car park (postcode: SN1 5EQ), which is approximately a 7 minute walk away from STEAM.

To reach STEAM from Bristol Street Car Park on foot, please leave via the same access you used to drive into this car park; there is a blue pedestrian sign to guide you. Turn left once outside the car park and continue until you come to a pedestrian plinth sign directing you through the GWR tunnel connects to the Churchward site. Your route will pass the Historic England offices and residential apartments, soon leading to STEAM.

Nearby car parks also include the Brunel North and Brunel West multi-storey car parks, located 10-15 minutes walk from STEAM.