Brooklands Museum, Weybridge: See 2,341 reviews, articles, and 1,939 photos of Brooklands Museum, ranked No.1 on Tripadvisor among 8 attractions in Weybridge. All this for a great value of money. Brooklands Museum is a great place for young people to engage their imagination, work together and develop new skills through inspiring projects and activities. Bus museum brilliant too. In 1987 the Brooklands Museum Trust was formed to preserve the sites history and heritage. Post navigation. Based on the site of the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit, Brooklands Museum displays a wide range of motoring and aviation exhibits, including giant racing cars, motorcycles, bicycles, civilian and military aircraft, including the Second World War Wellington Bomber. Search for: Contribute. It was also one of the most prolific aircraft production sites in Europe, with over 18,500 aircraft built or assembled at Brooklands by companies such as Vickers, Hawker, BAC and British Aerospace. Brooklands Museum I-Spy Book. It's a great insight into the amazing history of the site. Brooklands, the world's first purpose-built motor-racing circuit, was the site of many engineering and technological achievements throughout eight decades of the 20th century. Brooklands Museum is a venue full of charm and character, that promises to keep your guests entertained, not only with its colourful and unique exhibitions but also its stylish function rooms. A large part of the Brooklands scene was the camaraderie it generated among its amateur drivers. On display are such classic cars as the 1921 Wolseley Moth, a Morris Eight Saloon from 1935 and a 105-year-old Lorraine Dietrich Vieux Charles III. We did pre book tickets due to the way things are now. The museum displays a wide range of Brooklands related motoring and aviation exhibits ranging from giant racing cars, motorcycles and bicycles to an unparalleled collection of Hawker and Vickers/ BAC built aircraft. Bristol Industrial Museum. The concorde experience is seperate to the entrance cost and is £5 adults and £3 children. We also booked the Concord, a very informative gentlman talked to us outside of the concord & then we went inside. Harrington Aviation Museum. Kids Biplane T- shirt Medium £14.99 Add To Basket More. Its lovely to have a memorial garden here too. We have Science Clubs, career days with a Science, Technology, Maths and Engineering focus, a Youth Panel for ages 13-18, and plenty of opportunities for volunteering to add to your CV. Brooklands Museum. To receive more personalised information about any of our products or services, please call our Sales Team, directly on … Lots of things to do. The museum’s architecture is almost as much of a draw as the exhibits themselves. The circuit also played host to the first 24-hour race ever. We visited Brooklands Motor Museum will having mini break. Such a variety with the motor racing and the aircraft exhibits and the Bus Museum too. There is a small restaurant at the museum that sells a selection of hot and cold food and drinks. Both motorsports and aviation are celebrated at the Brooklands Museum.. One of the most evocative names in British motorsport history, Brooklands Museum has a wide range of exhibits. Twelve Club members turned up on cue to look at the various exhibits on display ranging from old racing cars to the mighty Concorde supersonic aircraft. Brooklands Museum is an excellent day out for all the family. Museum Contact Details: Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0QN. The two Alfa Romeo cars shown in this exhibit were actual participants in the races at Brooklands. English: The Brooklands Museum is covers 10% (30 acres) of the original Brooklands site, a historic location for both motor sport and aviation. This museum is well worth a visit and a full day out really should be planned to see all the exhibits at this amazing museum, Brooklands has really become the centre of Concorde in the UK, if not the world today. See Museum Page. Need information? It includes some of the surviving sections of the track, as well as various buildings and exhibits relating to the motor circuit, plus several surviving buildings and exhibits relating to the aviation uses.. Leave a Comment Cancel reply. There have been a few events to report on over the last few weeks so I will start right away with the visit to Brooklands that David kindly organised for us. I've lived in the area for 15 years on and off and I'm ashamed to say I hadn't 'gotten round' to visiting Brooklands Museum before. Brooklands was the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit. Tel: 01932 857381 Brooklands Museum is a 15 minute walk from Weybridge station, a 25 minute journey Guildford. I like formula one and seeing the car exhibits. The car park is on the Mercedes-Benz World side of the River Wey with access to the museum via a footbridge. Thankfully, due to a number of investors, including Mercedes-Benz, Brooklands survives and one of the cool places to visit is the Brooklands Museum that has been undergoing what they call ‘Re-Engineering’. In 1913 Brooklands was the setting where the first person went 100 miles in one hour. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Forgot to review it last year 2019 but glad i remembered now! Thinking of becoming a member because I love it here so much. My loss! Brooklands was the first purpose-built motor racing circuit in the world in 1907. Living to See You £7.99 Add To Basket More. Our slot was to arrive at 11.30am. There is alot to see & the exhibits are both inside & outside. A huge collection of historic home videos recording events at Brooklands Museum. Apart from Brooklands Museum's displays and exhibits, today there are a number of memorials to Brooklands. The first of these is the 'Brooklands Memorial' built by Vickers-Armstrongs to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Motor Course and was unveiled by Lord Brabazon of Tara in July 1957. Parking at Brooklands is free. Brooklands is the type of museum that you can return to again and again as there is always something occurring or a new exhibit to see. What is there to do and see at Brooklands Museum? Map image above copyright Brooklands Museum. Last fall, they opened two new exhibits: The Brooklands Aircraft Factory and the Flight Shed—telling the story of aviation design and manufacture at the site. The Museum's latest aviation exhibits are an impressive 1914 Sopwith Schneider floatplane replica, built by volunteers at Brooklands and funded by the Kingston Aviation Heritage Trust who donated it to the museum on 27 November 2013 and a 1961 BAC/Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.3A which arrived on loan from nearby Brooklands College on 22 May 2014. Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd operates the independent Brooklands Museum as a charitable trust and a private limited company incorporated on 12 March 1987; its aim is to conserve, protect and interpret the unique heritage of the Brooklands site.. Brooklands Museum. Alternatively, it can easily be reached by road with FREE parking and hotels nearby. There is so much on offer that we actually failed to get around the all the exhibits but at least this gives us a reason to return! Following the dispersal of the British Airways exhibits at the RAF Museum at Cosford in 2006, this unique vehicle was donated to Brooklands Museum and is now used as the meeting location for our Concorde Experience tours. The Museum displays include a wide range of Brooklands related motoring and aviation exhibits, ranging from giant racing cars, motorcycles and bicycles to an unparalleled collection of Hawker and Vickers/ BAC-built aircraft, including the Second World War Wellington Bomber and the only Concorde with public access in South East England. Find all of your favourite exhibits around Brooklands Museum with the I-Spy Book. For images, directions, prices and more details see: www.brooklandsmuseum.com Find all of your favourite exhibits around Brooklands Museum with the I-Spy Book. 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