The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden

The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden A collection of prototype model locomotives, and live steam engines. An 18th Century walled Garden with herbaceous borders and rare plants.

Opening Times 2022:
May and September - Weekends and Bank Holidays, 2pm to 6pm. June, July, August - Friday to Sunday and Back Holidays, 2pm to 6pm.

01/06/2026

Extra Steam Up every Bank Holiday Monday 2-4pm. Don't miss your chance to see those machines alive.
Museum open already from 1pm until 5pm.
Walled Garden and Cafe open 7days 9:30am-4pm

31/05/2026

Quick reminder 🚂

Steam Up is happening on BOTH days this weekend — Saturday & Sunday 2-4pm!

Museum Open: Saturday, Sunday and BH Monday1-7pm
Café & Garden Open 7 days a week 9:30am-4pm

Tickets available online or at the door.

Check the link in bio for more info!

31/05/2026

Incredible how a week of sunny days changes this garden, bringing so many flowers into bloom… 🌸☀️
Now we just need a few days of gentle showers to bring our grass back to green 💚🌿

29/05/2026

You’ve just found a hidden gem in Straffan, Co. Kildare ✨

Discover the Steam Museum with engines that are over 100 years old and still operating! Watch them come to life during our live Steam Ups every Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday from 2–4pm 🚂💨

Museum Open: Sat, Sun & BH Mon | 1–5pm
Café & Walled Garden Open: 7 days a week | 9:30am–4pm ☕🌸

Get your tickets online or at the door. Check the link in our bio for more info!

28/05/2026

Our magical Walled Garden 🌸
Have you visited it yet? Every week brings a different experience, with new flowers coming into bloom and every corner looking a little more beautiful than before.
Take a stroll, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, and discover the charm hidden behind the garden walls 🌿
Check our bio for more info ✨

27/05/2026

Our magical Walled Garden 🌸 Have you visited it yet? Every week brings a different experience, with new flowers coming into bloom and every corner looking a little more beautiful than before.
Take a stroll, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, and discover the charm hidden behind the garden walls 🌿
Check our bio for more info ✨

26/05/2026

Silence, peace, birds singing, and every corner feeling more magical than the last... 🌿✨

Visit our garden and experience this true “secret garden” atmosphere for yourself.

Cafe & Garden open 7 days a week | 9:30am–4pm
Steam Museum open: Sat, Sun & Bank Holiday Monday | 1–5pm
Engines Steam Up: Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday | 2–4pm

Click the link in bio for more info 🌸

24/05/2026

What a beautiful day today at the Steam Museum ☀️
Full of visitors, happy families and kids going crazy about the trains and steam engines 🚂💨 It’s amazing to see these historic machines still bringing so much excitement to all generations. Days like this make the museum truly come alive ❤️

24/05/2026

Don’t forget that our beautiful steam engines are coming to life today! 🚂✨

Make your plans for the Bank Holiday weekend — next weekend the engines will be running on both Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 2–4pm.

The Steam Museum will be open: 📍 Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday
🕐 1pm–5pm

Our café is open 7 days a week from 9:30am–4pm, and so is the beautiful Walled Garden 🌿☕
You can also purchase garden entry tickets at the café during off-museum hours.

A perfect family day out with history, nature, great coffee and live steam engines over 100 years old still in operation!

20/05/2026

Behind every running engine at the Steam Museum is a team of dedicated volunteers — talented engineers with a true passion for these incredible machines that once sparked the beginning of the technology we know today.

Over the winter months, they worked tirelessly servicing the collection and carefully assembling a new engine, preparing everything for the season ahead. Now you can experience these beautiful pieces of engineering history coming alive every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from 2–4pm.

Museum Open: Saturday, Sunday, and BH Monday 1–5pm
Steam Engines Running: Sundays and BH Mondays 2–4pm
Cafe Open: 7 days, 9:30am–4pm
Walled Garden Open daily — garden tickets available from the cafe during off museum hours.

A perfect day out for families, garden lovers, history enthusiasts, and anyone curious to see the engines that helped power the modern world.


Address

The Steam Museum & Lodge Park Walled Garden
Straffan
W23X8N4

Opening Hours

1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+353830168338

Website

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