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Last update: May 2024
Brunel Museum is a unique wedding venue located in South East London, England. Couples can celebrate their special day in a Grade II listed building that was founded in the 1800s by the Brunels, a renowned engineering family.
This industrial-chic destination gives you the opportunity to curate your dream day according to your tastes and preferences. Exposed concrete, original brick walls, various artworks, and cultural exhibitions lend distinctive character to both The Grand Entrance Hall and The Engine Room. The Botanical Roof Garden and courtyard are ideal for welcome or post-ceremony drinks and photo opportunities. Rotherhithe Underground station is conveniently located just a short walk from the museum.
Facilities and Capacity
The Brunel Museum can accommodate wedding ceremonies up to 120 guests and seated wedding breakfasts for up to 80 guests. The underwater tunnel shaft has been reimagined as The Grand Entrance Hall and is entered via an elegant staircase that will take your guests towards an underground adventure. It was the first underground theatre in the world and over 150 years ago acrobats, tightrope walkers, and entertainers performed here. Needless to say, it is a fitting location for unconventional, vibrant parties and memorable occasions. This venue is licensed for civil ceremonies and couples may liaise with Southwark Registrar to arrange legal formalities. The Engine House’s cellar stone walls celebrate Brunel’s final projects with prints, posters, and paintings that lend a cultural aesthetic. To-be-weds can opt for exclusive hire of the museum for their milestone celebration. You can make use of the mixer deck, amplifier, powerfull projector, cinema screen and speakers for your evening entertainment. The gobo LED coloured lights at this venue will no doubt elevate the party atmosphere and aesthetic of your special soirée.
Services Offered
Brunel Museum offers two wedding packages, with evening or all-day hire options available. You can acquire the assistance of an on-site wedding coordinator for an additional fee or choose to oversee and manage your day independently. The events team collaborates with trusted suppliers for all your decor, catering, and entertainment needs. Midnight Apothecary partners with the museum to provide upscale beverage packages.
History
Brunel Museum is a charity organisation with a focus on education and history. The director and board of management are passionate about celebrating the legacy of the Brunel dynasty.
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Reviews for Brunel Museum
Magical venue with great staff
The Brunel is a wonderful alternative venue with multiple beautiful layers - the dramatic tunnel shaft to the magical roof garden. It is a space that doesn't need much decoration if you don't want to however also allows for personalisation if you want.
Also, we highly recommend the Midnight Apothecary which is their partner drinks provider - there were so many compliments on the cocktails they served.
Excellent from start to finish
Utterly incredible
Our 90 guests made use of all corners of the museum- the tunnel shaft for a beautiful ceremony, the terrace for drinks as well as limbo & other garden games, the rooftop garden for intimate pictures & quiet chats, the round table and grassy area for picnics and eating, and the museum for learning about Brunel's great work.
Alicja coordinated our 2 food trucks to set up on the driveway outside the museum barn doors which kept noise and bbq smell away from guests, and organised our salad and donut bar on tables inside the museum on the lower floor. The bar (provided by Brunel Museum-collaborator Midnight Apothecary) was set up on the main terrace, as well as the lovely Bossco coffee cart opened it's hatch for guests to get a boost of energy too.
Alicja and her team magick'd away the ceremony chairs in the tunnel shaft for late night partying in the evening with a DJ, and organised firepits and marshmellows in the garden with the setting summer sun- our guests were blown away.
We cannot thank Alicja and the whole Brunel Museum team enough for seeing our vision and then competently taking the reigns so my partner and I could just soak it all in. We can't wait to stop by for a little drink at one of Midnight Apothecary's summer cocktail evenings to trigger our happy memories.
(Ps. all immensely affordable, Alicja and her teams helping hand is worth double the price they charge, and they have a fantastic bunch of suppliers from drinks, coffee, food, lighting- everything! to make it an incredible day).
Perfect informal cozy outdoor venue
A very special venue and a brilliant team!
Amazing Venue and Amazing Party
Quirky, unique venue with friendly and supportive staff
As this is more of a DIY venue, do be prepared to go the extra mile in the prep. Although, we found all the staff to be incredibly helpful and very willing to accommodate and support with everything. We used Midnight Apothecary (affiliated with the Museum) for our drinks - which were great, and we would definitely recommend! Our guests loved the cocktails on the roof garden. We also worked with Ben - a lighting engineer also affiliated with the Museum - who helped us to create an amazing atmosphere in the shaft for our ceremony.
The venue is also located in a beautiful part of London by the South bank of the Thames and surrounded by cobbled streets. It makes for beautiful photos. We would recommend a Summer wedding here as the roof garden and piazza are great spaces, which could be tricky to use in the rain. It is also easily accessible via taxi, Jubilee Line and the London Overground.
We had a superb day, and if you are looking for a unique, historic and DIY wedding then we are sure you will also have a fantastic wedding day too!
Beautiful relaxed, versatile venue by the river
Perfect location for a London wedding
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