Design & Make

Become an engineer like Brunel and design your own Bridge to cross the Avon Gorge.

Brunel was a big fan of Shakespeare. Create your own masterpiece like one of Brunel’s Shakespeare inspired paintings.

Design a dessert fit for a Victorian dining room table.

Bake your own ship’s biscuit – warning – not very tasty!

Rats were a huge problem on board the ship, can you help by designing a rat trap?

Get creative and make your own pocket size world to peer into using this paper peepshow.

Make and use a sextant so you can find out your latitude, perfect for a starry night.

Make a paper sailing ship and see how quickly you can get it to sail along a table.

Get creative and make your own signal flags to fly in your window.

Brunel drew this horse when he was only 6! Now it’s your turn to create a work of art.

*New* Sophia Hawes, Brunel’s sister, was a talented portrait painter. Why not try drawing your own portrait?

Make your own Victorian toy!

Create a paper hospital ward

Ever wondered how metal ships float?

What would you put in a museum to represent you?

Make your own show with shadow puppets!

Use a menu from a Victorian voyage to plan a meal to eat onboard the SS Great Britain