Please find frequently asked questions about the Great Western Brick Show.
The event is held every year at the STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway.
Fire Fly Avenue
Swindon
SN2 2E
United Kingdom
01793 466646
Ticket sale is available on the STEAM Museum website. Special admission prices apply for this event at the museum.
Numbers will be limited and we cannot guarantee tickets will be available to purchase on the door.
To provide a more comfortable visitor experience, tickets will be available for a range of timed entry slots. There are a couple of important things to remember when booking your ticket slot:
The show is open on both days - Saturday and Sunday - from 10 am and closes at 5 pm. All tickets are for a timed entry slot.
Parking is available close by in the Swindon Designer Outlet Centre car parks. All parking charges apply to museum visitors. See the Outlet Centre Car Park information boards for more details. Please ensure you pay/validate your car park ticket in the Outlet Centre Car Park before you return to your vehicle.
Follow the brown tourist signs for the Designer Outlet Centre, Great Western Heritage Area, or the ‘M’ for STEAM Museum sign.
Parking is available close by in the Swindon Designer Outlet Centre car parks. All parking charges apply to museum visitors. See the Outlet Centre Car Park information boards for more details.
Swindon Station is on the main London Paddington to Bristol line.
There is a taxi rank just outside the station.
Walking from Swindon railway station – turn right outside the station and walk along Station Road towards Emlyn Square, staying on the right-hand side of the road. Walk through the second underpass on
Tea, coffee, cold drinks and other light refreshments are also available from the cafe kiosk in the main hall itself and from the Station Buffet on the first floor. Just take the stairs up from the entrance hall of the museum.
There are also several other places nearby that you can enjoy before or after your visit to the show. These include the Food Court in the Designer Outlet shopping centre next door or the many cafes and restaurants in the town centre.
STEAM is fully accessible – with lifts and ramps giving wheelchair and pushchair access throughout the museum. Disabled toilet facilities are also available.
The museum is also pleased to offer free admission to a carer or helper assisting a disabled visitor.
For more details, including how to arrange parking for disabled visitors, please check the museum website accessibility pages or contact STEAM directly on 01793 466646.
All displayers and traders are members of the LEGO® User Group Brickish. The application process is announced to their members around April time. Due to popularity the amount of displayers and traders is limited and the applications close usually within a few weeks, volunteers to help run the event are always welcome.