Coronavirus

Due to the current Corona virus outbreak, many attractions are delaying their 2020 season opening times and event organisers are cancelling or postponing their events.

While we will try to update the information on this site as much as possible, we cannot guarantee to have all the information we would like.

Therefore we urge you to check the latest information on the attraction or event's website or Facebook pages, and to contact them before travelling to avoid disappointment.

museums and attractions

Other Sites of Interest / Museums & Steam Centres

Long Shop Museum 2020

The museum’s collections relate to the Garrett family, the draftsmen, engineers and other craftsmen who worked here; the engines, tools, vehicles and machines that were made here, and the impact of the Works on this small Suffolk town. ‘The Long Shop’ itself is a very early example of a building designed for assembly-line production. It is Grade II* Listed, and the water tower is Grade II Listed.

Facilities

  • Parking
  • Souvenir Shop
  • Part disabled access

Address

Main Street Leiston Suffolk IP16 4ES

  • 01728 832 189
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  • View website

Open days

17 Mar-1 Nov Tue-Sat & BHol 1000-1700, Sun 1100-1500. Daily in school hols May-Oct.

Travel

By Rail: Saxmundham / 4 miles

Leiston Works, or Garretts was a family business from 1778 to 1932, after which the company passed into the hands of Beyer Peacock. The works finally closed in 1981. The historic core was preserved and opened as a museum in 1984.

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