PumpHouse

PumpHouse The PumpHouse is a museum run by the City of Kingston and a cooperative hive of very organized Bees.

Housed in Kingston’s 1851 waterworks, we bring STEAM topics and history to life through hands-on fun and interactive exhibits

You don’t have to be a train person.The Swyrich Train Room has been known to create train people. 🚂Come see the detailed...
09/05/2026

You don’t have to be a train person.

The Swyrich Train Room has been known to create train people. 🚂

Come see the detailed model railway displays for yourself during your next visit to the PumpHouse.

Before BEES! flies away... 🐝Come discover the remarkable world of bees at the PumpHouse. Explore how they live, work and...
09/04/2026

Before BEES! flies away... 🐝

Come discover the remarkable world of bees at the PumpHouse. Explore how they live, work and communicate, and learn more about the important role these tiny pollinators play all around us.

BEES! is on now until Oct. 31. Come see what all the buzz is about!

BEES! was developed by the City of Surrey’s Museum of Surrey in collaboration with Honeybee Centre of Surrey and funded by the Government of Canada.

There is no “right way” to play in the Discovery Centre.Build it. Take it apart. Change your mind halfway through.That’s...
09/03/2026

There is no “right way” to play in the Discovery Centre.
Build it. Take it apart. Change your mind halfway through.
That’s kind of the point.

Our model railway displays in the Swyrich Train Room are a favourite stop for visitors young and old, but they’re only o...
08/31/2026

Our model railway displays in the Swyrich Train Room are a favourite stop for visitors young and old, but they’re only one part of what you’ll find inside the PumpHouse.

Come for the trains. Stay for everything else.

You don’t have to see everything.You can skip the pump room.You can skip the exhibits.(Though… they are cool.)You can ab...
08/28/2026

You don’t have to see everything.
You can skip the pump room.
You can skip the exhibits.
(Though… they are cool.)
You can absolutely come just for the Discovery Centre—where your kids can play, build, and learn, and you can sit down for a minute.

Come for the candle dipping. Stay for the bees.Join us on Saturday, August 29 for Dip into Beeswax, a hands-on morning ...
08/28/2026

Come for the candle dipping. Stay for the bees.

Join us on Saturday, August 29 for Dip into Beeswax, a hands-on morning featuring traditional candle dipping with The Limestone Beekeepers Guild, beeswax modelling with Gillian Goff from Mulberry Waldorf School, origami bees, a live observation hive and time to explore the BEES! exhibition.

Choose from two sessions: 10:30–11:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. All ages are welcome!

Tickets are $20 for candle-dipping participants and $5 for accompanying adults who will not be making or taking home a candle.

Learn more and register at https://www.kingstonpumphouse.ca/events-programs

BEES! was developed by the City of Surrey’s Museum of Surrey in collaboration with Honeybee Centre of Surrey and funded by the Government of Canada.

This programming is supported by TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.

We’re a museum inside an old water pumping station filled with giant machinery and model trains.Which is already a fairl...
08/27/2026

We’re a museum inside an old water pumping station filled with giant machinery and model trains.

Which is already a fairly strong elevator pitch, really.

Come explore the PumpHouse and discover one of Kingston’s most unique historic spaces.

We have a question for you:How much do you actually know about bees? 🐝There’s a good chance the answer is less than you ...
08/25/2026

We have a question for you:

How much do you actually know about bees? 🐝

There’s a good chance the answer is less than you think. Come test your bee knowledge and discover plenty of new facts along the way.

Explore BEES!, on now at the PumpHouse until Oct. 31.

BEES! was developed by the City of Surrey’s Museum of Surrey in collaboration with Honeybee Centre of Surrey and funded by the Government of Canada.

There’s more inside the PumpHouse than you might expect.Historic steam pumps? Yep.Model trains? Absolutely.Hands-on acti...
08/23/2026

There’s more inside the PumpHouse than you might expect.

Historic steam pumps? Yep.

Model trains? Absolutely.

Hands-on activities? We’ve got those too.

Bee exhibitions with climbable honeycomb? Of course.

Come in and have a look around. 👀

🐝 Warning: visiting may result in a sudden urge to tell everyone you know interesting facts about bees.We accept no resp...
08/22/2026

🐝 Warning: visiting may result in a sudden urge to tell everyone you know interesting facts about bees.

We accept no responsibility.

Feed your curiosity with BEES!, on now at the PumpHouse until Oct. 31.

BEES! was developed by the City of Surrey’s Museum of Surrey in collaboration with Honeybee Centre of Surrey and funded by the Government of Canada.

Address

23 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON
K7L2Y2

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

6135447867

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