Heritage Motor Centre

Banbury Road
Gaydon
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV35 0BJ
England

Website

E-mail

General museum

enquiries@heritage-motor-centre.co.uk

Education department

education@heritage-motor-centre.co.uk

Archive department

archive@heritage-motor-centre.co.uk

Telephone

01926 641188

Fax

01926 641555

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The Heritage Motor Centre is home to the world’s largest collection of British Cars; it boasts nearly 300 cars in its collection which span the classic, vintage and veteran eras and is a mecca for car enthusiasts.

The Heritage Motor Centre is situated in Gaydon, Warwickshire, just off junction 12 of the M40. The building itself is a spectacular piece of architecture with an art deco design, and stands proudly in a beautifully landscaped setting of 65 acres, which rolls out onto the Warwickshire countryside.

Venue Type:

Museum, Transport heritage site

Opening hours

Daily 1000-1700

Closed: December 24 - January 1 inclusive

Admission charges

Adults: £11
Children (5 - 16yrs): £8
Children under 5: FREE
Concessions: £9
Family (2 adults up to 3 children): £34

Collections record the history of motor car manufacture in Britain and include a wide range of historical items which help describe the long and varied history of the motor industry, since its early beginnings more than one hundred years ago. Every item has been made by or is connected to British motor manufacturers.

Collection details

Archives, Land Transport

Key artists and exhibits

Making British Cars
Life's Highway
Baldwin Collection
Under The Skin
British motor industry
British cars
Classic cars
Longbridge

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Face to face resources

Journeys Through Time (KS1)

A schools programme where children journey through the history of cars. Experience what it was like to own one of the first cars and to have driven on victorian roads through exciting costumed role-play. Explore our collection of over 150 vehicles including a 1920s London bus complete with conductor! Learn how cars have changed the way we live our lives over the last 100 years.

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