Tickets to Brunel's SS Great Britain include free unlimited return visits for a year (excluding group tickets, schools, or venue hire guests).
- Children aged 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult
- Access to the Brunel Institute is free - see below for details
- Access to our new museum, Being Brunel is included in the ticket price, a separate ticket is not required. A ticket to gain entry only to Being Brunel is not available, you will be able to visit Being Brunel as part of a visit to the whole site here at Brunel's SS Great Britain.
Brunel's SS Great Britain opening times
- Open every day, except 24 and 25 Dec and the second Monday in January (11 January 2021). Opening times include our new museum, Being Brunel.
Autumn/Winter opening times
Monday 4 November 2019 - March 2020
- Open: 10am to 4.30pm
- Last entry: 3:30pm (one hour before closing)
Spring/Summer opening times
March 2020 - November 2020
- Open: 10am to 6pm
- Last entry: 5pm (one hour before closing)
Brunel Institute opening times
- The Brunel Institute has separate opening times to Brunel's SS Great Britain.
| Mondays | Closed |
| Tuesdays | Open 10.30am to 4.30pm |
| Wednesdays | Open 10.30am to 4.30pm |
| Thursdays | Open 10.30am to 4.30pm |
| Fridays | Open 10.30am to 4.30pm |
| Saturdays | Open 10.30am to 4.30pm on the first two Saturdays of every month |
| Sundays | Closed |
How to access the Brunel Institute
- Access to the Brunel Institute is free of charge and no ticket is required
- Please bring a form of identification with you which shows your current address (This could be a driving licence or utility bill which is less than three months old but mobile phone bills are not acceptable)
- If you are visiting in order to see a particular object or section of the collections, please inform the Curator in advance
- We are currently undertaking exciting conservation work for our new national Brunel museum and some of our objects are offsite.
Harbourside Kitchen opening times
- The Harbourside Kitchen is located alongside Brunel’s SS Great Britain
- Harbourside Kitchen will be closed for maintenance from 27 January - 6 February 2020 - The Dockyard café, situated by Being Brunel, will be open for visitors during this time. The kiosk outside the site will be open from 1 February 2020, serving drinks and snacks.
- Open every day of the year, except 24 and 25 Dec and the second Monday in January (11 January 2021)
Spring/Summer opening times
- Open: 9am to 6pm
Autumn/Winter opening times
- Open: 9am to 4.30pm
Go Aloft! opening times
- Go Aloft! is open every weekend from 12pm until 4pm (last climb 3:45pm).