Automotive museums in Great Britain

Braidwood&Rushbrook Museum: Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh
Biggar Museum Trust: Moats Park Heritage Centre, Kirksdale, Biggar, Strathclyde ML12 6DT
Classic Collection Motor Museum: Mill 2, New Lanark, Lanark, Strathclyde ML11 9DB
The Museum of Fire: Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DE.; Ph: (0131) 228 2401; The history of the first municipal fire brigade in Europe and fire fighting in Edinburgh between 1824 and the 1940s. Created through the display of fire engines, equipment and uniforms
Glasgow Museum of Transport: Kelvin Hall, 1 Bunhouse Rd, Glasgow, G3 8DP; Ph: (0141) 287 2720; WWW: www.gtm.org.uk
Glenluce Motor Museum: Officers Croft, Glenluce, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 0NY; Ph: (01581) 300 534
Highland Motor Heritage Centre: Bankfoot, Perthshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, PH1 4EB.
The Jim Clark Room: 44 Newtown Street, Duns, Berwickshire - TD11 3AU; Ph: 01361-883-960; Comprehensive account of his life: From Berwickshire farmer to Formula I World Motor Racing Champion in 1963 and 1965
Moray Motor Museum: Bridge Street, Elgin, Grampian, Scotland; Tel: +44-1343-544933; Location: on A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness, by bridge over River Lossie; Opens: Easter-Oct, 11.0017.C0 daily; A 1957 Tojeiro Jaguar, the last AC Ace and a single seat Maserati plus other notables are among the 20-car, 23-motorcycle collection of Tom and Freda McWhirter, owners of this most northerly museum in the UK.
Motoring Heritage Centre of the The Scottish Motor Museum Trust: Loch Lomond Outlets, Alexandria, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland; Tel/fax: (44) 01389 607862; WWW: www.motoringheritage.co.uk/; Cars built in Scotland
Myreton Motor Museum: Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland EH32 0PZ; Tel: +44-1875-870-288; Opening times: Open: Apr-Oct, 7 days, 11am-4pm. Nov-Mar, Sat/Sun, 11am-3pm.; Predominantly pre-war 50 plus collection of impressive variety where cars are maintained in running and 'original' condition. Motorcycles, cycles and horsedrawns too,
Royal Museum - National Museum of Scotland
Department of Science Technology, and Working Life: Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF; Ph: (0131) 247 4422; E-mail: info@nms.ac.uk; www.nms.ac.uk; The Scottish national collection maintains a transport department with some cars and motorcycles.

Midland Motor Museum: Stanmore Hall, Stourbridge Road, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 6PT; Location: Betwen Hndgnorth and Stour-bridge on the A458; Opens: 11.00-16.00 (daily July-September, otherwise weekends only); Superb collection of 100 sports and sport racing cars plus motorcycles in the beautiful setting of the hall's old stable block. The whole spectrum of great cars from AC Cobra to Vauxball 30/98.

Haynes Motor Museum: Sparkford, near Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7LH; Tel: +44-1963-440-804; Fax: +44-1963-441-004; Opens: 9.30-17.30 seven days a week; WWW: www.haynesmotormuseum.co.uk
Weston Scooter Parts, Lambretta Museum: 77 Alfred Street, Weston-super-mare, North Somerset, BS23 1PP; www.westonscooterparts.co.uk/museum.htm; By appointment only

Coors Visitors Center (formerly the Bass Museum): Horminglow Street, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1JZ; Tel: +44-1283-511-000; Home of the Bass historic transport fleet and a venue for classic car venues.; www.coorsvisitorcenter.co.uk/main.htm

East Anglia Transport Museum: Chapel Road, Carlton, Calville, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 5AT

Brooklands Museum: Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 OQN; Tel: +44-1932 857381; Location: Just of A3 Cobham turnoff. Junction 10 on M20; Opens: Monday-Sunday 10.00-16.00 (5 pm in summer), closed 23-31 December.; Expanding facility at the historic track recreating "The spirit of Brooklands". Attractions include the famous site itself plus aircraft, motorcycles, plus in the original E.R.A. shed a Brooklands Speed Record exhibition.; WWW:www.brooklandsmuseum.com
Kew Transport Museum: 41 Burlington Avenue, Kew Gardens, Surrey; WWW: www.ktm.itgo.com
Dunsfold Land Rover Museum: Alfold Road, Dunsfold, Surrey, GU8 4NP; WWW: www.dunsfold.com; World's biggest Land Rover collection, including many prototypes
London Bus Preservation Trust
Cobham Bus Museum: Redhill Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1EF; Tel: +44-1932-868-665; kevinmcgowan.org

Amberley Working Museum: Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9LT; WWW: www.amberleymuseum.co.uk; Various exhibitions, including cars, motorcycles, buses, coaches and many, many more
Bentley Motor Museum: Halland, Sussex; Location: off A22 between Ringmere and Halland, adjacent to Wildfowl Park; Interesting 50-car collection assembled from various private owners, representing the Veteran to Classic spectrum.
Cars (Classis Automobilia & Regalia Specialists): 4-4a Chapel Terrace Mews, Kemp Town, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1HU; Tel: +44-1273-601-960
Horsham Museum: Causeway House, 9 Causeway, Horsham RH12 1HE, West Sussex; Local museum including some transportation-related exhibits.

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