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Follow the progress of the various restorations and events at Britain's most complete pumping station

13/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our September steaming , if you missed it please come and join us for our last steaming of 2026 !
We are in steam again on the 24th and 25th of October !
Join us and see 4 giant beam engines in steam , 2 Lancashire boilers , steam powered workshop and forge along with steam generators & over 30 running engines !
10am - 5pm
Claymills pumping station
Meadow lane
Stretton
Burton on Trent
DE13 0DA
Kids go free !!
Our volunteers have been hard at work putting in our new garden area !

26/09/2026

Come and visit us this weekend for our annual 1940s weekend.

With performances from the Tammy Land Girls, displays from the National Fire Service, the WAAF and many more exhibits.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

23/08/2026

Volunteers have been hard at work getting ready for our next steaming event on the 30th & 31st of August.
Our volunteers have been busy changing bricks in the chimney flue, gaskets in the 12 inch diameter pipe work & tidying up the Victorian handrail originally fitted to burtons Victorian baths.
We hope you can join us for our steaming with over 30 running steam engines, blacksmiths forge, 4 giant beam engines, electrical generators and original boilers in steam.
We are open 10am - 5pm
Clay mills pumping station
Meadow lane
Stretton
De13 0DA
Kids go free !!

09/08/2026

Come and join us for our Land Rover Day today!

We’ve got plenty of vehicles to see, and we’d love to see you there!

Whether you’re bringing a Land Rover along or simply coming to have a look around, everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you soon!

31/07/2026

The team of volunteers have been very busy since our last steaming In May. The May steaming marked the end of the hydraulic test on number 5 boiler. First restored to steam In 1997-2007 then again in 2016-2026. Steam Boilers have a 10 year long hydraulic test & 14 month steam test. Number 5 going out of service is why the volunteers had been working so hard to bring number 1 boiler back into service for Easter this year.

What is a hydraulic test ? - this involves filling the boiler entirely up with water then raising the pressure to one and a half times its working pressure & keeping it there for 30 mins.

The team are well on the way to stripping number 5 down ready for its hydraulic test. All the boiler fittings & stoker mechanism have been removed so that they can be overhauled & the shell sections can be seen. Much of the surrounding brick work will be removed so it can be repaired.

Come along to our Landrover day - 9th Augusts to have a good look behind the scenes !

Our next steaming days are the 30th & 31st of August, we will be running boilers 4 & 1. We hope you can join us then !!

18/07/2026

We are all set up at Barton Under Needwood Steam Rally & Family Festival.

Come and visit us today 10am to 5pm and tomorrow 10am to 4pm.

Top of the field next to the fire engine. See you soon!

07/07/2026

How is the cosmetic restoration progressing in AB engine house ?
As our regular followers will know Claymills pumping station has 4 Wolf compound beam engines housed in 2 identical engine houses AB & CD. CD engine house is now completely restored both cosmetically & mechanically. AB engine house is mechanically restored so both engine’s run, but now the cosmetic restoration has started.
Volunteers have been working hard restoring the plaster coving that sits between the plastered & Red brick sections of the engine house walls. The plaster work was extensively damaged by water ingress while the site sat derelict before restoration. We think you’ll agree it’s looking amazing!

See all four giant beam engines , steam powered workshop & forge , Lancashire boilers , Britain’s oldest working steam powered generator & 30 auxiliary steam engines in steam on the 30th & 31st of August!

06/07/2026

The Pumping station will be closed for the next two Saturdays. Saturday 11th. Saturday 18th July.
This is due to engineering work on the railway crossing.
The trust is sorry for any convenience this may cause.

09/06/2026

Our next event is our annual Landrover day ! Please join us for behind the scenes tours & look what the volunteers have been up to.
Vehicles of all age welcome.
9th of August 10am - 5pm
Claymills pumping station
Meadow lane
Stretton
DE13ODA

01/06/2026

Please note
The model railway and engineering event has been cancelled.
This is due to major engineering work on the railway.
Sorry if this causes any inconvenience.

Address

Meadow Lane
Burton Upon Trent
DE130DA

Opening Hours

Thursday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

01283509929

Website

http://claymills.org.uk/, https://m.youtube.com/@ClaymillsPumpingStation

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