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The National Motor Museum

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2026 7:14 pm
by Zonda_

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2026 7:43 pm
by Rich B
a 60 year lease from 1972 takes it to 2032 non? it’s not quite dead yet!

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2026 7:56 pm
by Zonda_
Lease runs from 1970. They're going to have a hard time finding somewhere to house it that is as good.

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2026 8:31 pm
by IanF
British Motor Show is on in Farnborough this month

https://www.seetickets.com/event/the-br ... al/3555155

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2026 8:43 pm
by Zonda_
Didn't know they still had Motorshows.

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2026 3:46 pm
by MikeHunt
Ive been to Gaydon, but totally missed Beaulieu, will make sure I visit before its too late.

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2026 6:56 pm
by Jobbo
I haven’t been since 1980 so I must go too. Been meaning to for a while.

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2026 7:24 pm
by integrale_evo
Last time I went was when a friend at uni lived nearby, probably 1999.

I’m another that would like to go before it closes.

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2026 7:30 pm
by Zonda_
I went in the early 80s but I still remember seeing the Jaffa Mini driving around and going on the monorail.

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 6:53 am
by V8Granite
We went 4 years ago and it was excellent, a real shame as the whole area the museum on makes it a proper day out and not just a few hours at a museum.

A car club was there aswell doing its own thing but happy to have guests look around, rides on old buses etc.

A shame but hopefully they get the opprertunitybto build bigger and better.

Dave!

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:45 am
by jamcg
We’ve got a week away down near Weymouth next month, about 2 hours away from here. Were contemplating going but guess it’s a must now it’s future is looking vague

Re: The National Motor Museum

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 8:28 am
by Jobbo
If anyone's planning on going in the near future, check the traffic through Lyndhurst and avoid it if you can - the A31 closure due to the New Forest fire still seems to be in place.