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Transport, Cars & Railway Museums in the UK

Included below are Transport, cars & railway museums in the UK, such as Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon. Many of our Cars and transport museums house collections of national importance including hundreds of cars, motorcycles and cycles, land speed record cars and thousands of models. Railway museums display steam locomotives, many offering rides on original steam trains and offer an insight in what life was like to be a train driver back in the Golden Age.

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon, Locomotion, Shildon, Durham

Locomotion, Shildon


Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon is an £11 million project, opened in 2004, and the first national museum to be built in the North East. It combines a state of the art 6,000 sq ft collections centre, housing over 60 vehicles from... more

Marlipins Museum

Marlipins Museum, High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex

High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea


Marlipins Museum, once a Customs House, now holds artefacts from the long history of the Shoreham area and the maritime past plus a collection of local archaeological material from prehistoric to medieval times. Upstairs are displays on the local... more

National Cycle Collection

National Cycle Collection, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys

Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells


The National Cycle Collection takes visitors on a journey through Britain's relationship with the bicycle, which continues to be felt strongly as a form of transport and for personal enjoyment amongst all ages. Situated in Llandrindod Wells, near to... more

Monkwearmouth Station Museum

Monkwearmouth Station Museum, North Bridge Street, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

North Bridge Street, Sunderland


The museum is housed in an original Victorian station building that was commissioned by the famous railway entrepreneur George Hudson and designed by Thomas Moore, Sunderland’s first notable architect. Seven interactive galleries have been developed... more

The Dock Museum

The Dock Museum, North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

North Road, Barrow-in-Furness


The Dock Museum is built over an original Victorian Graving Dock, this modern Museum tells the history of Barrow-in-Furness. Discover the remarkable story of Barrow's rapid growth from a small farming village in the early nineteenth century, to a... more

The Helicopter Museum

The Helicopter Museum, The Heliport, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

The Heliport, Locking Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare


Britain´s only helicopter museum is a fascinating place to visit with many rare and unique helicopters on display. It is Weston-super-Mare´s largest undercover all weather attraction and a fun place for all the family, with a coffee shop, children´s... more

Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place

Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry, Warwickshire

Hales Street, Coventry


One of the largest attractions of its kind in Europe, the Coventry Transport Museum is a serious draw for those with a thing for speed – it took some time for my car-mad husband to be prized away from the Thrust SSC, the vehicle in which Richard... more

Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester, Boyle Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester


Museum of Transport - Greater Manchester is one of the largest and varied collections with over 85 vehicles, mainly buses, relating to over a century of road public transport in Greater Manchester. The vehicles have been lovingly restored and... more

Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum: East Anglia´s Aviation Heritage Centre

Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum: East Anglia´s Aviation Heritage Centre, Buckeroo Way, Bungay, Suffolk

Buckeroo Way, The Street, Flixton, Bungay


60 Historic aircraft, 25,000 other exhibits reflecting civil and military aviation from the pioneer years through two World Wars to the present day. Special displays including Boulton & Paul, World War II Decoy Sites, Link Trainers, cameras, uniforms... more

Haynes International Motor Museum

Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset

Sparkford


Haynes International Motor Museum is Britain´s biggest car collection with over 400 cars, motorcycles and commerical vehicles, dating from 1885 to the present day. Also a collection of memorabilia displayed in spectacular style. Exhibits include... more

National Railway Museum

National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, North Yorkshire

Leeman Road, York


National Railway Museum: What will you discover at the greatest railway museum in the world? Get up close to iconic locomotives and carriages, from record breakers to history makers. Explore our magnificent royal trains, and discover the world of... more

Riverside Museum

Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow, Glasgow City

100 Pointhouse Place, Glasgow


Riverside Museum is the stunning new Clydeside home for Glasgow's transport and technology collection. Entry is FREE. Visitors can climb aboard some of the exhibits to get a real feel for vintage public transport by accessing four locomotive... more

Grampian Transport Museum

Grampian Transport Museum, Alford, Aberdeenshire

Alford


Its raison d’etre is to tell the history of road travel in Scotland, but it feels like the Grampian Transport Museum offers plenty more besides. Hidden away in Alford in Aberdeenshire, this lovely attraction has all sorts of fascinating exhibits from... more

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire

Cosford, Shifnal


The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the UK with 70 historic aircraft on display in three wartime hangars and within the National Cold War Exhibition. A major feature of this unique exhibition is... more

Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Building

Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Building, The Airfield, Ramsgate, Kent

The Airfield, Manston Road, Ramsgate


The Memorial Building houses wartime Spitfire & Hurricane fighter aircraft together with an ever expanding display of original and emotive memorabilia from the 1939-1945 war periods. Battle of Britain Tapestry. ´Dambusters´ and ´Channel Dash´... more

Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection

Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection, The Old Mill, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire

The Old Mill, Bourton-on-the-Water


The Museum has seven galleries - overflowing with vintage and classic cars, caravans, precarious looking motorcycles, original enamel signs, a unique toy collection and an intriguing array of motoring curiosities - and is even home to BBC TV’s Brum!... more

Flambards

Flambards, Culdrose Manor, Helston, Cornwall

Culdrose Manor, Helston


A fantastic day out for the whole family! Flambards is the West Country’s leading family attraction and appeals to all ages and interests. Ride the UK’s only twisting drop tower ride ‘The Skyraker001’ and prepare for thrills and excitement as you... more

Milestones

Milestones, Leisure Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke


Experience Milestones Museum, an award winning living history museum. Explore a network of full size streets set inside an easily accessible purpose built museum. There are period shops, vintage vehicles, a village green and even a working pub,... more

Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery

Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria

Castle Street, Carlisle


Tullie House Museum has refurbished two of its permanent galleries to improve the display of its nationally important collection of Pre-Raphaelite art. This exciting development incorporates new interpretation including an innovative multimedia... more

de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum)

de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum), Salisbury Hall, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Salisbury Hall, London Colney Town, St Albans


de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre (inc the Mosquito Aircraft Museum) is a secret wartime site waiting to be discovered by you. It is the home of the prototype Mosquito and there is also on display a variety of de Havilland aircraft and sections,... more

Shuttleworth Collection

Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade


The Shuttleworth Collection is in a quiet countryside setting on an old fashioned all grass aerodrome with eight hangars. These hangars comprise an aeroplane engineering workshop, a garage and coachroom, and the remainder house the world famous... more

Stephenson Railway Museum

Stephenson Railway Museum, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, Tyne & Wear

Middle Engine Lane, North Shields


Stephenson Railway Museum, relive the glorious days of the steam railway at the Museum, home to George Stephenson´s 1826 `Billy´, a forerunner of the world-famous Rocket and many other engines from the great age of steam. The story of coal and how... more

East Anglian Railway Museum

East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel Station, Colchester, Essex

Chappel Station, Colchester


The East Anglian Railway Museum is home to a comprehensive collection of period railway architecture and engineering. Repair and restoration of the locomotives and rolling stock takes place in the Restoration Shed which was built in 1983/4. Visitors... more

Newark Air Museum

Newark Air Museum, Drove Lane, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Newark


The Newark Air Museum is open every day (except Christmas and New Year) with half the aircraft and cockpit sections displayed under cover, along with artefact and engine displays agreat day out no matter what the weather. Currently there are 74... more

Streetlife Museum

Streetlife Museum, High Street, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

High Street, Hull


Step back in time with 200 years of transport history and experience the sights, sounds and smells of the past. Walk down a 1940s high street, board a good train and enjoy a carriage ride. - Veteran cars - Trams - Bicycle gallery... more

Lakeland Motor Museum

Lakeland Motor Museum, Old Blue Mill, Ulverston, Cumbria

Old Blue Mill, Backbarrow, Ulverston


Lakeland Motor Museum houses over 30,000 motoring related exhibits that include cars, motorcycles and engines, plus one of the largest collections of automobilia including badges, mascots, signs, posters and much more. The Campbell Bluebird... more

Museum of Science and Industry

Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester


Museum of Science & Industry: Uncover Manchester´s industrial past and learn about the fascinating stories of the people who contributed to the history and science of a city that helped shape the modern world. Located on the site of the world´s... more

Royal Air Force Museum London

Royal Air Force Museum London, Grahame Park Way, London, London

Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London


If you’re searching for something different to do with younger family members this year, why not set course for the Royal Air Force Museum London and soar through the history of aviation from the earliest balloon flights to the Eurofighter? Here... more

National Maritime Museum Cornwall

National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Discovery Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall

Discovery Quay, Falmouth


If you have ever pondered how to stay alive for weeks on end marooned at sea (answer: drink turtle blood) or what lighthouse keepers do when they are not alerting ships to imminent danger, take a trip to the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth,... more

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex

Amberley, Arundel


Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre is set across 36 acres within the South Downs National Park. Its focus is the industrial heritage of the south east of England, so its exhibits include a wonderfully nostalgic narrow-gauge railway and vintage bus... more

McLean Museum & Art Gallery

McLean Museum & Art Gallery, 15 Kelly Street, Greenock, Inverclyde

15 Kelly Street, Greenock


The McLean Museum & Art Gallery was founded in 1876 by James McLean, the permanent displays include a collection of objects of ancient and modern local and foreign history. Displays feature the engineer James Watt with ship and engine models, local... more

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Road Station, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Quainton Road Station, Quainton, Aylesbury


Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: a working Steam Museum with one of the largest railway collections in the UK. Opening Easter to end of October, Steam Trains and the Miniature Railway run on Sundays, Bank Holidays and School Holiday Wednesdays.... more

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire

Kemble Drive, Swindon


STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway is located in a beautifully restored railway building where seven generations of men and women built the great locomotives. STEAM tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on... more

National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory

National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory, Romney Road, London, London

Romney Road, Greenwich, London


The National Maritime Museum tells the story of Britain´s adventures at sea with features on voyages of exploration, liners, historic events and environmental issues. A golden royal barge, good children's gallery, lots of ship models, globes, charts... more

Brooklands Museum

Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey

Brooklands Road, Weybridge


Brooklands is unique. As the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907, it was more than a great sporting arena. Brooklands was the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, home of Concorde and... more

Fleet Air Arm Museum

Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset

RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Yeovil


The Fleet Air Arm Museum has the largest collection of Naval aircraft anywhere in Europe. Situated alongside an operational Naval Air Station you may see fighter aircraft going through their rigorous training procedures. There are four display halls... more

National Motorcycle Museum

National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Solihull, West Midlands

Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull


The National Motorcycle Museum is the largest motorcycle museum in the world, housing a breathtaking collection of over 700 British motorcycles dating from 1898, each painstakingly restored to its original specification. It is a tribute to this once... more

The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History

The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History, The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, Derby, Derbyshire

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, off Full Street, Derby


The Silk Mill Museum is on the site of one of Britain´s oldest factories. Displays feature local industries, such as mining, pottery, railway engineering and Rolls Royce aero engines.... more

National Motor Museum Beaulieu

National Motor Museum Beaulieu, John Montagu Building, Beaulieu, Hampshire

John Montagu Building, Beaulieu


Petrolheads need look no further for a day’s entertainment than The National Motor Museum, where a huge collection of cars which tell the history of motoring through the ages awaits. From the very first vehicles on the roads (the Chitty Chitty Bang... more

Black Country Living Museum

Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands

Tipton Road, Dudley


Black Country Living Museum was established in 1975 to collect, preserve, research and display items relating to the social and industrial history of the Black Country. The collection of well over 40,000 items ranges from hand made nails to whole... more

Summerlee Industrial Museum

Summerlee Industrial Museum, Heritage Way, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire

Heritage Way, Coatbridge


Summerlee Industrial Museum's 22 acres are based around the site of the 19th century Summerlee Ironworks and a branch of the Monklands canal. Features are: Scotland´s only electric tramway; A huge exhibition hall with working machinery and period... more

Museum of Army Flying

Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire

Middle Wallop, Stockbridge


The Museum of Army Flying: Flying Soldiers! The heroic story of the army in the air from 19th century observation balloons to attack helicopters! The Museum is home to a national collection of military kites, World War 2 gliders, aeroplanes and... more

Museum of Hartlepool

Museum of Hartlepool, Jackson Dock, Hartlepool, Cleveland & Teesside

Jackson Dock, Maritime Avenue, Hartlepool


The Museum of Hartlepool tells the story of Hartlepool from prehistoric times to the present day using many original artefacts, photographs and models. Fascinating archaeological finds from the stone age and the time of the Saxons give way to the... more

Heritage Motor Centre

Heritage Motor Centre, Banbury Road, Warwick, Warwickshire

Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick


Fun for all the family. The Heritage Motor Centre houses informative and interactive exhibitions charting the history of British motoring from the 1890s to present day. Walk the 'Time Road' and discover how motoring and family life has changed... more

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil

Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil


Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery was built in 1824, this Georgian castellated mansion was originally home to the Crawshay family and is set in 160 acres of parkland. The collections include extensive 20th century fine art with many Welsh... more

London's Transport Museum

London's Transport Museum, 39 Wellington Street, London, London

39 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London


London´s Transport Museum is located in the heart of London´s Covent Garden, housed in the original Victorian Flower Market. Offering a unique perspective of the histroic buses, trams and trains. Take a journey through time with interactive displays,... more

Bath Postal Museum

Bath Postal Museum, 27 Northgate Street, Bath, Bath & Northeast Somerset

27 Northgate Street, Bath


We cover 4,000 years of communication from clay-mail to e-mail. This time-line also includes exhibitions in the Education Room on the Victorians, an essential ingredient in school curricula. Four computer games demonstrate how the post was ´carried´.... more

Museum of Flight

Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, East Fortune, East Lothian

East Fortune Airfield, East Fortune


The Museum of Flight is home to Scotland´s national aviation collection and one of the most famous sites in world aviation history. Discover some of the most extraordinary machines in the world that map the development of human flight. Based at... more

Beamish- The Living Museum of the North

Beamish- The Living Museum of the North, Beamish, Chester-le-Street, Durham

Beamish, Chester-le-Street


Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, Britain´s favourite open-air museum, set in over 400 acres of beautiful countryside, vividly recreates life in the North of England in the early 1800s and 1900s. Winner of both the British Museum of the... more

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