Museums:

 
• Kempton Steam Museum, London - Kempton Great Engines Trust
• Claverton Pumping Station on the Kennet and Avon Canal
• Mill Meece Pumping Station, Staffordshire.
• Middleton Top Engine and Leawood Pump Group, Derbyshire
• Twyford(Hants) Pumping Station;
• Dogdyke Pumping Station website
• Tees Cottage Pumping Station
• Combe Mill Museum
• Ryhope Engines Museum
• Crofton Beam Engines
• Claymills Pumping Engines
• Papplewick Pumping Station, Nottingham
• Kew Bridge Pumping Station
• Prickwillow Pumping Station
• Coldharbour Mill, Devon
• Markham Grange Steam Museum
• The British Engineerium
• The Old Engine House also includes Phoenix Publications and Forncett Museum Websites.
• Crossness Pumping Station
• The Northern Mill Engine Society
• Ellenroad Ring Mill
• Videoclip of Marshall LT Tandem Compound engine at Owston Ferry


Overseas Sites:

 
• Museu de les Aigues, near Barcelona.
• Canadian Museum of Making
• New England Wireless and Steam Museum
• Independent Cruquius Steam Site Technical info for the Dutch Cruquius museum
• The Cruquius Museum, Holland
• Steam and Engine of Australia


Industrial Archaeology:

 
• SIAS; Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society
• Association for Industrial Archaeology
• Old Engines
• Models of historic Steam Engines
• The Levant engine Cornwall
• South Western Electrical History Society
• Retired Professional Engineers Club
• Museums resources - directory of Museums related websites
• The Pool Engines Redruth, Cornwall
• Early Steam engines with animations.
• The Science Museum London
• The Industrial Archaeology page


Miscellaneous Groups linked to the Museum:

 
• Weston Super Mare Amateur Radio Society; on air at Westonzoyland as part of the 2007, 200 & 2009 International Pumping Stations Radio Event, August Bank Holiday 2007/8/9.


Traction Engines and Internal Combustion Engines:

 

• The Somerset Traction Engine Club

  Somerset Steam Spectacular - 15th,16th & 17th July 2011 Low Ham, Nr Langport.

 

• Steam Scenes Largest collection of traction engine pictures on the internet. Steam rallies, road runs and within museums across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
• Bailey Steam Engineering
• East Somerset Society of Model & Experimental Engineers
• Bamford Engines and machinery Group
• (I.S.S.E.S)International Stationary Steam Engines Society.
• West of England Steam Engine Society
• The Robey Trust
• Steam Engine Society
• Preston Services.Spares and parts for engines and boilers.
• Windermere Steamboat Museum
• Castell Pridd Museum of Power.Diesel engines etc.
• Phoenix Books Old engineering books and catalogues on CD.
• Landmark Publishing Publishers of George Watkins books on the Steam Engine.

      Modelling:

• Mikron Model Railways - Taunton

      General and Local Tourist Links:

• City of Wells & North Somerset Tourist Information & Attraction Links

  Visit Somerset

• Stay SouthWest - Accommodation in the Southwest for visitors
• Dunster WaterMill - Everyone knows the Castle, but don't miss seeing this old Water Mill close by as well.
• Watchet Boat Museum - History of Somerset's Flatner boats and other craft.
• Campsites Somerset - Find caravan parks and campsites in Somerset with Caravan Sitefinder.
• The Blake Museum, Bridgwater
• The River Parrett Trail Website
• Musgrove Willows, at Westonzoyland
• Oakham Treasures; Historic Stores, Farm Museum and Farm Shop, Portbury, Bristol (just off Junct19/M5).
• The Washford Radio Museum
• Tropiquaria wildlife park
• Find Local Accomodation: Hotels, Holiday Cottages, B&Bs, Caravans & Campsites.
  
For other local attractions see UK Visitor Attractions
• RURAL INDEX;UK review directory of rural businesses
• Bed and Breakfast Accommodation near WZ Museum
• SomewhereToGo
• Local Service Guide Local Service Guide provides in-depth information on services within your local area, use this guide to find the right service for you.
• Tourist Information and UK Tourism & Attractions
• Enjoy Britain
• List of Museums around the UK with links
• Museums list on Open Government website
• The UK Travel and Tourist Guide
• GuideEuro.net;links to many services and places of interest in Europe, including museums.

We would like to link up with as many suitable sites as possible, which will be of mutual advantage. If you run an unusual website related to steam power, engineering, industrial heritage, etc, and would like to exchange links, please email jason.keswick[@]wzlet.org

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