Wednesday 29 May 2013
Saturday 13 April 2013
Friday 26 October 2012
Wheel X Change....... visited Lakeland Motor Museum
Lakeland Motor Museum
Visit... Lake district
also has opportunity to visit the Lakeland Motor Museum, Keswick
Cumbria : Lakeland Motor Museum To over 30,000 motoring related exhibits
including many reminiscent rarities, tastefully presented in a rather quaint
former Shire Horse Stables and courtyard setting
www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk
100 years BlueBird 23 September 2012
Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell who between them captured 21 world land and water, the Bluebird series of cars and boats that broke the world land speed record in 1935
Bluebird display fascinating Campbell's famous Bluebird to film and TV favorites
http://www.bluebirdspeedrecords.com
http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com
100 years BlueBird 23 September 2012
Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell who between them captured 21 world land and water, the Bluebird series of cars and boats that broke the world land speed record in 1935
Bluebird display fascinating Campbell's famous Bluebird to film and TV favorites
http://www.bluebirdspeedrecords.com
http://www.sirmalcolmcampbell.com
Thursday 25 October 2012
UK Car Museums Guide. List of museums, Where are UK Motor Meseums?
Motor Museums from around the UK
Aberdeenshire : Grampian Transport Museum Grampian Transport Museum can trace its
history back to the early 1970's when a number of local enthusiasts became
conscious of the fact that there was a very active interest in historic
transport in the North East of Scotland.
Anglesey : Anglesey Transport and Agriculture Museum Tacla Taid Transport and Agriculture Museum,
Newborough Tacla Taid, the Anglesey Transport and Agriculture Museum, is the
largest of its kind in Wales. It features displays of cars, motorbikes,
commercial and farm vehicles and static engines.
Bedfordshire : Shuttleworth Collection The Shuttleworth Collection home of the
'Edwardian Flying Machines'!
Bedfordshire : Stondon Transport Museum Take trip down Memory Lane, seeing bygone vehicles
from the beginning of the century up to modern day classics, most of which
originate from the largest private collection in the country.
Bedfordshire : Vauxhall Heritage Centre The Heritage Centre was established to
provide a tangible link with the past, as well as offering a valuable service
to Vauxhall Retailers who often display vehicles from the collection in their
showrooms.
Berkshire : History on Wheels Situated in the South East of England, in
Eton Wick, close to Eton College and within sight of Windsor Castle, History On
Wheels is more than just a motor museum.
Berkshire : REME Museum
Throughout the history of REME and its predecessors, hundreds of
different makes and types of specialist vehicle have been used in the mobile
repair and recovery roles
Berwickshire : Jim Clark Memorial Room Museum dedicated to the life of Jim Clark,
twice world motor racing champion in the 1960’s.
44 Newtown Street, Duns. UK. Telephone Number: 01361 883961
Bristol : Bristol Industrial Museum This gallery houses examples of cars,
lorries, coaches, buses and motorcycles which were produced in Bristol. Some of
these are still operational and take part in events during the year.
Wapping Road Bristol BS1 4RN. UK Telephone Number: 0117 925 1470
Buckinghamshire : Bletchley Park Seeing one of our Enigma Machines, including
the rare 'Abwehr G312', is undoubtedly a highlight of a busy day out at
Bletchley Park, but there is much more than machines in a visit to the historic
site.
Cambridgeshire : Imperial War Museum Duxford is Europe's premier aviation museum -
as well as having one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and
naval exhibits in the country.
Cheshire : Griffin Trust
The story commenced in 1980, when David Beckett, a Vauxhall employee,
organised a small collection of transport exhibits for an family day at
Vauxhall Motors Sports and Social Club.
Cheshire : Mouldsworth Motor Museum Away from the urban jungle, deep in the green
heart of the Cheshire countryside, where enterprise and enthusiasm has
fashioned the UK's friendliest motor museum. From the amazing 1930's Art Deco
building to the fine detail of the exhibits, this is four-wheel heaven.
Conwy : Betws-y-Coed Motor Museum Featuring a unique collection of vintage and
thoroughbred cars Betws-y-Coed Motor Museum was created from the private
collection of the Houghton Family and housed in the old Betws Farm which
overlooks the beautiful River Llugwy in the heart of the village.
Station Road, Betws y Coed, Conwy County, Wales. UK Telephone Number: 01690710760
Cornwall : British Cycling Museum Over 400 Examples Of Cycles, Old Cycle Repair
Workshop, Over 1000 Cycling Medals, Fobs And Badges From 1881, Extensive
Library Of Books The First Cycle Oil Lamp And Window Displays Of Gas, Candle,
Battery And Oil Lighting, Gallery Of Framed Cycling
The Old Station Camelford PL32 9TZ Cornwall. UK Telephone Number: 01840 212811
County Durham : Beamish
The Regional Museums Store is a joint initiative by Beamish and Tyne
& Wear Museums. It is a huge warehouse which contains a wide range of
unique artefacts that represent our region's rich social, industrial, maritime,
transport and agricultural heritage.
Cumbria : Cars of the Stars
In 1982, while filming the television series "The Spoils of
War" Granada Television approached Keswick painter and sculptor, Peter D
Nelson and asked if they could borrow his MG TC for use in their production.
Cumbria : Lakeland Motor Museum To over 30,000 motoring related exhibits
including many reminiscent rarities, tastefully presented in a rather quaint
former Shire Horse Stables and courtyard setting
Denbighshire : Llangollen Motor Museum Described in our visitors book as many things
including. * "Funny and informative" * "A trip down memory
lane" * "Wonderful "as is" museum. * "Excellent but
very strange" We try to be interesting and informative but most of all to
demonstrate the charm and character of our motoring past.
Derbyshire : National Tramway Museum There is always plenty to see and do at Crich
Tramway Village.
Devon : Bradworthy Transport Museum The Museum features a unique display of
nearly 100 antique farm and road transport vehicles and is the realisation of a
dream, a lifelong ambition, of Ken Wilson who started his fabulous collection
over 35 years ago
Devon : Cobbaton Combat Collection Military museum and tourist attraction, this
North Devon collection covers mostly World War Two and the years 1939 - 1945,
but with exhibits from the Boer War, up to the First Gulf War.
Devon : Motoring Memories
Motoring Memories is a collection of motoring memorabilia and vehicles
that has been assembled over the last 30 years. It is now housed in a new
building adjoining the old unique Filling Station that in itself is a museum
piece and is currently restored to it's 1950s look.
Devon : National Trust's Carriage Collection The Stable Block is home to working horses
and the Trust's internationally important collection of more than 50
horse-drawn carriages, from the grand state chariot to sombre hearse.
Devon : West of England Transport Collection Buses, Commercial Vehicles, Fire Engines,
Cars. Of particular interest are many of the older bonneted and half-cab buses
and coaches once operated in the area and manufactured before the mid 1960's.
Devon : World of Country Life They have a wide variety of vintage cars,
some of them are: Austin 7 Tourer, Austin Milkfloat, Austin Seedsman, Humber,
Daimler, Oldsmobile, Ford Model T, Peugot, Renault, Morris Cawley (Flatnose),
Sunbeam, Swift, Beam, Morris (Bullnose), Crossley, Austin 7, Austin 10,
Trabant, Land Rover Series 1
Dorset : Tank Museum
The Tank Museum houses the finest collection of armoured fighting
vehicles in the world. Over 300 vehicles from 29 nations make up The Museums
vehicle collections - which run from the very first tank to the modern British
Challenger 2.
East Lothian : Myreton Motor Museum Myreton Motor Museum is one of the oldest
motor transport museums in the UK. It first opened its doors in August 1966,
and resides in a complex of display rooms next to the farm of the founder, the
late Willie Dale.
East Sussex : Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum The vehicles in the collection at Bentley are
lent by many individual owners who wish them to be more widely seen and
enjoyed.
Edinburgh : Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade The Museum of Fire tells the history of the
oldest municipal fire brigade in the United Kingdom, formed in 1824. Housed in
the historic Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters building at Lauriston, it
shows the development of firefighting in an exciting and educational way.
Essex : Battlebridge Motorcycle Museum This little museum evokes an ambience of
motor cycling through the ages with assorted memorabilia scattered between the
classic and vintage.
Essex : Castle Point Transport Museum The Castle Point Transport Museum, situated
in the Canvey and District bus depot, features a display of over thirty buses,
coaches and commercial vehicles.
Fife : Scottish Vintage Bus Museum The Scottish Vintage Bus Museum is now the
acknowledged focal point of historic bus restoration and operation in Scotland
and houses, on a 49-acre site, around 170 vehicles.
Glasgow : Glasgow Museum of Transport The Museum of Transport in the Kelvin Hall is
one of the most popular museums of transport in the British Isles, attracting
half a million visitors a year. Founded in 1964, it houses many exhibits of
national and international importance.
Glasgow : Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust was formed
at the end of 2002. There are five Trustees, each having considerable
experience of large vehicle preservation.
Gloucestershire : Bugatti Trust Study Centre Hugh Conway was an acknowledged expert on
Bugatti history and well known internationally through his books, other
writings and personal contacts.
Gloucestershire : Cotswold Motor Museum and Toy
Collection Some key exhibits include our
London taxi which has over 700,000 miles on the clock and has visited most
major cities in Europe, whilst the Jaguar Xk140s sleek black lines are there to
be drooled over.
Hampshire : D-Day Museum
The D-Day Museum was opened in 1984 to commemorate the 40th Anniversary
of D-Day. Its centrepiece is the magnificent Overlord Embroidery commissioned
by Lord Dulverton of Batsford (1915-92) as a tribute to the sacrifice and
heroism of those men and women who took part in Operation Overlord.
Hampshire : Isle of Wight Bus Museum The Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum was
established in 1997 and contains an impressive display of vintage buses and
coaches, collected to display the Island’s transport heritage.
Hampshire : Milestone Museum
Milestones is packed full of the things that ordinary people used in the
past.
Hampshire : National Motor Museum The National Motor Museum Trust collects,
preserves and presents vehicles and other items related to the history of
motoring in Great Britain from 1895 to the present
Hampshire : Ringwood Town and Country Experience Ringwood Town & Country Experience is
over 30,000 sq ft of exhibitions, including a full size railway station, olde
shops, vintage cars and motorcycles.
Hampshire : Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum The museum houses the finest collection of
fully restored motorcycles in Europe, including factory racers and exotic
prototypes, plus memorabilia spanning 7 decades of motorcycling for sport and
for pleasure.
Isle of Wight : Brading The Experience and World of
Wheels The original Isle of Wight Wax
Works Museum and Animal World was founded by Graham Osborne-Smith and opened in
1965.
Kent : Brattle Farm Museum
Visitors can see agricultural tractors, machinery, horse- drawn and hand
implements, tools and domestic bygones.
Five Oak Lane, Staplehurst, TN12 0HE. UK. Telephone Number: 01580 891222
Kent : Dover Transport Museum The Dover Transport Museum was formed in
1980. There has been three other museum sites but now a site purchased with
lottery funds and funds given by many generous local businesses.
Kent : The CM Booth Collection of Historic Vehicles The main feature is the unique collection of
Morgan 3 wheel cars, 11 are normally on display, dating from 1913 to 1935.
Other vehicles include: 1929 Ford 'A', 1929 Morris Van, 1904 Humber tri-car,
1936 Bampton Caravan, 1911 P&M m/c sidecar, 1911 Premier m/c.
Kent : Tyrwhitt Drake Museum of Carriages Maidstone Carriage Museum is home to a unique
collection of horse-drawn vehicles and transport curiosities. More than 60
vehicles are displayed, from grand carriages and ornate sleighs to antique
sedan chairs and Victorian cabs - even an original ice cream cart.
Lanarkshire : Biggar Museum Trust and Albion Archive The Biggar Albion Foundation was formed in
2001 from beginnings in the Biggar Museum Trust. It looks after The Albion Club
and The Albion Archive and is based in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Lanarkshire : David Coulthard Museum The David Coulthard Museum has without doubt
the world's most complete collection of memorabilia for any F1 driver, past or
present. Started by David's father Duncan, almost every trophy, DC has ever won
is on display.
Lanarkshire : Hamilton District Museum Housed in a former coaching inn, this museum
boasts a local historic interests collection and transport
129 Muir Street, Hamilton, Strathclyde, Scotland. UK Telephone Number: 01698 328232
Lancashire : British Commercial Vehicle Museum The British Commercial Vehicle Museum in
Leyland Lancashire has for the past twenty years been dedicated to preserving
the history of the road transport industry in the United Kingdom.
Lancashire : Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum Greater Manchester has played a significant
role in the history and development of fire engines and firefighting, which the
museum based at Rochdale Fire Station, portrays through its collection.
Lancashire : Keighley Bus Museum Most of KBMT’s servicing, maintenance and
restoration work is carried out in Riverside Depot but unfortunately this
building is not suitable to be opened as a real museum on a permanent basis.
Leicestershire : Donnington Grand Prix Collection The Donington Grand Prix Exhibition is, quite
simply, the largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars in the world. Five
halls, with over 130 exhibits, illustrate the history of motor sport from the
turn of the 20th Century.
Leicestershire : Leicester City Fire Brigade Museum
Society The museum is at a site near
Bradgate Park.
Pool Tail Bungalow off Wallace Drive Groby Leicester LE6 0DG. UK. Telephone Number: 01530 242902
Leicestershire : Snibston Discovery Park Leicestershire’s award winning all-weather
museum. Snibston is one of the largest and most dynamic museums in the
Midlands.
Leicestershire : Stonehurst Family Farm and Museum Enjoyment for the whole family at Stonehurst
Farm and a warm welcome from the Duffin Family.
Leicestershire : The Abbey Pumping Station Museum The Abbey Pumping Station is Leicester's
Museum of Science and Technology. The museum collects and displays the
industrial, technological and scientific heritage of Leicester.
Lincolnshire : National Bubble and Microcar Museum We have over seventy exhibits on show at
present with many more waiting to go in.
Lincolnshire : Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft It was in late 1969 that four separate
enthusiast groups - The Reading Transport Society, The Doncaster Omnibus and
Light Railway Society, the West Riding Transport Society and the Notts. &
Derbys.
London : Imperial War Museum
Discover how war shapes lives at Imperial War Museum London. Explore six
floors of galleries and displays, including a permanent exhibition dedicated to
the Holocaust and a changing programme of special temporary exhibitions.
London : London Ambulance Service Museum The museum houses a collection of vintage
radio equipment, memorabilia from both World Wars and a photographic and
document archive.
London : London Motorcycle Museum The LMM - London’s only motorcycle museum -
is the capital’s friendly focus for Britain’s biking history and heritage.
London : London Transport Museum London Transport Museum has more than 80 road
and rail vehicles in its collection representing public transport in the city
and its suburban and country areas over the last two centuries.
London : London Transport Museum Depot The Museum Depot at Acton holds the majority
of the Museum's collections which are not on display in the main Museum in
Covent Garden.
www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visiting/86.aspx
www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visiting/86.aspx
London : Metropolitan Police Historical Museum The museum is not open to members of the
public but is now used as a lecture theatre for the curator to lecture police
and like bodies in subjects such as Forensic Science, Pathology, Law and
Investigative Techniques.
http://www.met.police.uk/history/crime_museum.htm
http://www.met.police.uk/history/crime_museum.htm
London : Royal Air Force Museum Opened in 1972 by Her Majesty the Queen and
situated on the historic site of London Aerodrome at Hendon, our North London
Museum is the only London attraction to house over 100 aircraft from around the
world including some very early aircraft designs.
London : The British Postal Museum and Archive The BPMA holds about 40 motor vehicles
(excluding motorcycles) of various shapes, sizes and models. Our earliest
original vehicle dates from the 1930s but we also hold a replica of a 1910
Dennis van.
London : The London Transport Museum The London of 200 years ago was a compact
city where most people got around on foot. Streets were often crowded with
pedestrians, with only a wealthy few able to travel by horse.
Manchester : Manchester Museum of Transport The core of our collection represents the
wide variety of fleets absorbed into the Passenger Transport Executive from
1969 onwards. These include the municipal fleets from Ashton, Bolton, Bury,
Leigh, Manchester, Oldham, Ramsbottom, Rochdale, SHMD, Salford, Stockport and
Wigan (in 1974).
Manchester : Museum of Science and Industry Manchester Located on the historic site of the world’s
oldest surviving passenger railway station, housed in five listed buildings,
MOSI’s amazing galleries and outstanding collections tell the story of
Manchester’s scientific and industrial past.
www.msim.org.uk
www.msim.org.uk
Manchester : Tameside Transport Collection
Merseyside : The North West Museum of Road Transport A unique & extensive collection of
vintage buses, British trolleybuses and classic cars in the UK are the
centrepiece of this regional transport museum formerly known as St Helens
Transport Museum.
Middlesex : Whitewebbs Museum of Transport Museum plus popular event location. Events
include Bike Jumble, Antique and Collectors’ Fair, Rover Sports Register and
Museum Open Day, Olde Tyme Ralle and Museum Open Day, Classic Bike Show and
Bike Jumble, Classic Ford Day and Autojumble.
Norfolk : Caister Castle Car Collection Built in 1432 by Sir John Falstaff, Caister
Castle had only one of five such licenses granted by Henry VI. It is an
impressive moated brick quadrangle fortress on the site of an earlier fortified
manor house.
Norfolk : Norfolk Motor Cycle Museum The motorbike first appeared in the 1880's
and by the mid 1900's was a common sight on Britain's roads, used for both work
and pleasure. It was pressed into service during the two world wars under many
guises.
www.mc-museum.freeserve.co.uk
www.mc-museum.freeserve.co.uk
Norfolk : Sandringham Royal Motor Museum The Museum at Sandringham holds an
extraordinary collection ranging from the very large - the 1939 Merryweather
fire engine - to the very small - tiny Indian doll dancers in the Curio
Cupboard - and from the grand - gifts in pearl and exotic hardwoods given to
The Queen on State Visits abroad.
North Yorkshire : Craven Collection of Classic
Motorcycles Over 250 motorcyles plus a
large collection of 1950s and 1960s cars and commercial van.
North Yorkshire : North Yorkshire Motor Museum Set in the peaceful surroundings of National
Park Land is a museum which is run by a family of enthusiasts, for enthusiasts.
The museum specialises in vehicles dating from 1918 through to 1976 a period
which many visitors will be able to remember.
Northamptonshire : David Sutton Rally Car Museum During the last three decades the museum has
assembled a collection of the finest rally cars in the world.
Northern Ireland : Ulster Folk and Transport Museum The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, voted
Irish Museum of the Year, illustrates the way of life and the traditions of the
people of the north of Ireland. Set in over 170 acres of rolling countryside,
the outdoor Folk Museum tells the story of life in early 20th century Ulster.
Oxfordshire : Oxford Bus Museum When awarding funds for redevelopment of the
site, the Heritage Lottery Fund regarded the bus collection as ‘of national
importance’.
Oxon : Pendon Museum Trust Ltd. Imagine - a sunny, summer day in the Vale of
The White Horse in 1930 when life was more leisurely and the fields and the
cottages lay dozing in the heat of the day.
Powys : The Cycle Museum
A wide range of early period bicycles are displayed, it is one of the
great strengths of the collection, including the following that are worthy of
note: A replica Hobby Horse circa 1818, together with a replica Macmillan circa
1839 - 40.
Somerset : Exmoor Classic Cars Some 50 years ago Stephen Johns began
collecting memorabilia which soon lead to the purchase of his first classic
car, a 1935 Rolls Royce 20/25.
Somerset : Haynes International Motor Museum he prestigious Haynes International Motor
Museum, at Sparkford in Somerset is the UK's largest exhibition of the greatest
cars from around the world. A living and working museum, with over 350 amazing
cars and bikes from nostalgic classics of the 50s and 60s, glorious Bentleys
and Rolls Royces.
www.haynesmotormuseum.com
www.haynesmotormuseum.com
South Yorkshire : Fire Police Museum The Museum was acquired from the City Council
and City Fathers in 1982 and was set up as The South Yorkshire Fire Service
Historical Society.
South Yorkshire : Kelham Island Industrial Museum Kelham Island Museum was opened in 1982 to
house the objects, pictures and archive material representing Sheffield's
industrial story.
Suffolk : East Anglia Transport Museum The museum has a wide range of vehicles in
its collection that have been collected from a variety of sources. Buses,
Trams, Trolleybuses, Steam Rollers, Light Railway Vehicles, Milk Floats,
Lorries, Cars, and even a Sinclair C5 go to making up the majority of the
collection.
Suffolk : Ipswich Transport Museum The Museum houses about 90 vehicles, which are
divided into various different types of collection. There is also a large
amount of material associated with local engineering companies, and transport
related memoribelia.
Surrey : Brooklands Museum
For three decades this famous racing track, placed like a giant
footprint in the Surrey countryside, just 20 miles south west of London, was
the centre of British Motor Sport.
Surrey : Cobham Bus Museum
The Museum houses about 30 vehicles, made up mainly of ex-London buses,
and associated vehicles. There are also a few privately owned vehicles which do
not have any London connection.
Surrey : Dunsfold Land Rover Collection The Collection started life in 1993, as a
progression of a private collection started in 1968 by Brian Bashall and
continued today by one of his sons, Philip.
Sussex : Leonardslee Gardens and Victorian Motor Museum In addition to the beauty of the gardens
there are other attractions including the collection of Victorian Motor Cars
which are kept in perfect working order and take part in the annual London to
Brighton run; an award winning Bonsai exhibition and the "Behind the Dolls
House"
Tyne and Wear : Military Vehicle Museum A museum of WW2 and other militaria created
by members of the North East Military Vehicle Club within the historical, last
remaining Pavilion of the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition and with the kind
co-operation of the Council of the City of Newcastle.
Military Vehicle Museum Exhibition Park Pavillion Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4PZ
Telephone Number: 0191 281 7222
Telephone Number: 0191 281 7222
Tyne and Wear : Newburn Hall Motor Museum This museum is well known to enthusiasts in
the North East and even on the Continent but it may be new to many southerners.
35 Townfield Gdns Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8PY. UK.
Telephone Number: 0191 264 2977
Tyne and Wear : North East Bus Museum The North East Bus Preservation Trust (NEBPT)
is a group of over 130 bus and coach enthusiasts dedicated to preserving the
vehicles and heritage of the North East of England.
www.nebpt.co.uk
www.nebpt.co.uk
Wales : National Cycle Collection A wide range of early period bicycles are
displayed, it is one of the great strengths of the collection, including the
following that are worthy of note: A replica Hobby Horse circa 1818, together with
a replica Macmillan circa 1839 - 40.
Wales : Pembrokeshire Motor Museum The museum was purchased by Mike Richards in
April 2000, a well known vintage and veteran car enthusiast. In the museum
there are over 40 cars giving a complete history of the motor car, ranging from
a 1906 Rover,6 Horse Power to a modern 1969 Jaguar 'E' type series II, 171
brake horse power.
Wales : Pendine Museum of Speed Opened in 1996, the museum interprets the
Pendine area, focusing on the use of the sands at Pendine for land speed
attempts and racing.
Warwickshire : Heritage Motor Centre From the earliest days of the car, more than
one hundred years ago, Britain has played a major part in the motor industry.
Today, Britain continues to have a vital rôle in car making and technology in a
global market.
West Lothian : Bo ness Motor Museum After much planning and renovation work to
the building the Bo'ness Motor Museum was officially opened at Easter 2004 by
Caroline Munro and Shane Rimmer, 2 of the stars of the Bond film, "The Spy
who Loved Me".
West Midlands : Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Aston Manor Road Transport Museum houses a
collection of historic and classic vehicles and related exhibits that will
bring back memories of a bygone era.
www.amrtm.org
www.amrtm.org
West Midlands : Black Country Living Museum Historic buildings from all around the Black
Country have been moved and authentically rebuilt at the Museum, to create a
tribute to the traditional skills and enterprise of the people that once lived
in the heart of industrial Britain.
www.bclm.co.uk
www.bclm.co.uk
West Midlands : Coventry Transport Museum Motor cars, commercial vehicles, cycles,
motorcycles, signs, engines, display material, accessories and other related
material.
West Midlands : Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Alive for ever. More than 140 historic
vehicles form The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Collection. Many are original, just
as they left the factory, and fully operational.
West Midlands : National Motorcycle Museum The National Motorcycle Museum is located in
Solihull, close to Coventry and Birmingham.
West Sussex : Amberley Working Museum Amberley Working Museum is a 36 acre open-air
museum dedicated to the industrial heritage of the south-east. Staffed largely
by volunteers, the Museum contains a wide range of exhibits, ranging from
transport-based collections.
West Yorkshire : Bradford Industrial Museum Think of industry in Bradford and you think
of wool. Think of mills and you think of machinery, steam engines and horses,
all of which can be found at Bradford Industrial Museum! Moorside Mills, an
original spinning mill
West Yorkshire : Dewsbury Bus Museum 25 buses available to see - restored to their
former glory by a group of dedicated volunteer enthusiasts.
West Yorkshire : Tolson Memorial Museum Victorian mansion house with collections
including: local history, Roman, archaeological, textile, bird, insect, plant,
scientific, transport, toys and dolls. Vibrant community exhibition programme.
Wiltshire : Atwell Wilson Motor Museum Situated in Wiltshire, England, the Museum is
within easy reach of the many ancient attractions (Avebury, Silbury Hill,
Stonehenge to name but a few) of this rural part of old England.
Wiltshire : Science Museum Wroughton The Wroughton 'out station' near Swindon
houses the large object store for the Science Museum in London, and holds all
the large exhibits that are not on display there.
Hackpen La Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9NS. UK Telephone Number: 01793 846221
Yorkshire : Sheffield Bus Museum The South Yorkshire Transport Museum is a
non-profit organisation which relies on donations, sponsorship, funding and the
help of it's many volunteers to keep it running.
Yorkshire : Streetlife Museum of Transport Hull’s unique Museums Quarter - consisting of
Wilberforce House, the Hull and East Riding Museum, Streetlife and the Arctic
Corsair trawler - is simply the best place to start your discovery of historic
Hull.
Yorkshire : Yorkshire Air Museum The Yorkshire Air Museum has a comprehensive
collection of military vehicles, all of which are being restored to original
specification and roadworthy condition.
Yorkshire : Yorkshire Motor Museum Over 40 vintage, veteran and classic
vehicles. Model aircraft, collection of cycles and on-going restorations.
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