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 (14 January 2019). Opening times include our new museum, Being Brunel.
Spring/Summer opening times
- 23 March 2018 - October 2018
- Open: 10:00am to 6:00pm
- Last entry: 5:00pm (one hour before closing)
Autumn/Winter opening times
- November 2018 - March 2019
- Open: 10:00am to 4:30pm
- Last entry: 3:30pm (one hour before closing)
Brunel Institute opening times
- The Brunel Institute has separate opening times to Brunel's SS Great Britain
- The Brunel Insittute will be closed over Easter Friday 30th March - Monday 2 April
Mondays | Closed |
Tuesdays | Open 10:30am to 4:30pm (closed 25 Dec) |
Wednesdays | Open 10:30am to 4:30pm (closed 26 Dec) |
Thursdays | Open 10:30am to 4:30pm (closed 27 Dec) |
Fridays | Open 10:30am to 4:30pm (closed 30 March, 28 Dec) |
Saturdays | Open 10:30am to 4:30pm on the first two Saturdays of every month (closed 31 March) |
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
- Open every day of the year, except 24 and 25 Dec and the second Monday in January (14 January 2019)
Spring/Summer opening times
- Open: 9.30am to 6pm
Autumn/Winter opening times
- Open: 9.30am to 4:30pm
Go Aloft! opening times
- Go Aloft! is open daily from 12 Midday to 5pm (last climb 5.45pm).