01/12/2023
It's only a month to go until our New Year's Day Classic Gathering!
We can't wait to see the amazing lineup of vehicles - is there any better way to start 2024?😍
You can get your tickets on our website;
https://zurl.co/ZONz
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28/11/2023
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We want to thank everyone who supports us, whether that is by visiting, being a member, volunteering or donating- we appreciate your help in keeping the history of British Motorsport & Aviation alive!
If you'd like to donate please visit;
https://zurl.co/gqNV
26/11/2023
Today marks 20 years since the final ever flight of Concorde. The final flight was Alpha Foxtrot which is now on display at Aerospace Bristol
Mike Bannister recounts his memories of the day.
If you’re interested in Concorde, check out our 2024 events now live and available to book - https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on
If you missed any videos from this series, we will be uploading a YouTube video of all the clips next week, so keep an eye out for that.
24/11/2023
This weekend is the 20th Anniversary of the final flight of Concorde - so we’re going to be sharing some more memories from those who worked on Concorde
Today we are sharing Carols memory of taking Alpha Delta to New York
23/11/2023
It's always a good day when you can get the Napier-Railton out on the Finishing Straight!
The perfect weather for a drive 🌞
What's everyone's favourite cars they've seen driving on the Finishing Straight at Brooklands? Leave us a comment!
21/11/2023
We're hiring!
Join the Brooklands team - we are currently looking for;
🚗 Casual Learning & Engagement Facilitators
🏁Assistant Events Manager
🚗Collections Manager
🏁Club House Chef
🚗Receptionist
🏁 Marketing Manager (Maternity cover)
To apply, please visit;
https://zurl.co/32vR
19/11/2023
Nominate Brooklands Museum to win £1000 from Benefact Groups Movement for good!
You can nominate us here;
https://zurl.co/6r4F
18/11/2023
Have you spotted the new addition to our bookshelves?
John Tye, former Concorde pilot, book is now available in our shop.
You can also watch John answer your questions over on our YouTube channel or find the videos over on our TikTok () -
https://zurl.co/DndK
(You can also find John's book here; https://zurl.co/tDMW )
17/11/2023
On this day in 2003, Concorde took its last flight to Barbados
Captain Mike Bannister shares his memories and photos of this journey with us
16/11/2023
John Tye answers your questions!
Catch the full video on YouTube or over on TikTok tomorrow ✈️
Who’s excited to find out more about Concorde, straight from someone who’s flown it before?!
Johns book came out today so visit our shop https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/life-of-a-concorde-pilot/9781803994642/ to purchase 📚
14/11/2023
Today is National Lottery Heritage Fund
A huge thanks to National Lottery players, for funding projects such as Brooklands Museum! 🎉
11/11/2023
'Lest We Forget'
We have laid a wreath outside our memorial for the 88 who lost their life in the air raid on the Brooklands site on the 4th of September 1940.
We will remember them.
10/11/2023
On this day in 2003 Concorde G-BOAD flew to New York, ready to be retired at the Intrepid Museum.
Captain Mike Bannister shares his memories and photos from this flight.
10/11/2023
We will be joined on Sunday, 12-4pm, by Bloodhound LSR as part of their Roadshow.
You can see a full-scale replica of the Bloodhound car and meet members of the team
Book your tickets to join us this Sunday;
https://zurl.co/hzK3
09/11/2023
We're delighted to share we have won Best Museum at the Red Kite Day Surrey Awards!
Thank you to everyone for your support 🎉
Red Kite Days Surrey
08/11/2023
We’re celebrating and looking back on our partnership together.
We were finalists in the Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2018.
You can still see the finalist trophy in our Clubhouse 🏆
Follow Art Fund for updates on their current projects and the national art pass 🎨
07/11/2023
On Sunday, we will be joined by Bloodhound Land Speed Record (LSR) as part of their 'Race to Greatness: Bloodhound Land Speed Record Driver Search' a campaign aimed at finding a new driver for the iconic car.
Come and admire the full-scale replica of the Bloodhound LSR car on Sunday 12th, between 12 - 4pm.
Book your tickets to join us on Sunday;
https://zurl.co/vqej
05/11/2023
On this day in 2003 Concorde G-BOAG was taken on its final journey to Seattle to the Museum of Flight
On this journey they got permission to go supersonic and that record is still held to this day!
Keep your eyes peeled for more Concorde stories this month👀
05/11/2023
Today is the Annual RM Sotheby's London to Brighton Veteran Car Run - one of our volunteers John Bottomley and his son-in-law Phil Kirby will be taking part.
The duo have spent many months preparing their bikes for the event and on the day they will also be supported by other Brooklands Volunteers.
The aim is to get both bikes to Brighton. The time doesn’t matter. It’s not a race. It’s a challenge, and the Team sets out to prove that age doesn’t matter either.
Good luck!
04/11/2023
Tickets are now on sale for our New Years Day Classic Gathering
Bring your cherished classic vehicle, all those pre-31 July 1994 are welcome to form a display against the backdrop of our historic site and its collection.
Get your tickets now and celebrate the start of 2024;
https://zurl.co/IFjP
03/11/2023
02/11/2023
This Sunday 5 November, is the Annual RM Sotheby's London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
For this year’s Run, the Brooklands Museum Motorcycle Team decided to make an entry to pair a motorcycle and a pedal cycle as a team effort. Volunteer John Bottomley will take on the feat of riding the 1903 Dreadnought, which was kindly loaned to the Museum by the Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Club for the Run. Alongside John, his son-in-law and fellow Volunteer Phil Kirby will be riding a 1901 Raleigh Safety Bicycle, which comes from the Collection on display at Brooklands Museum.
We wish them the best of luck for Sunday!
01/11/2023
We've been nominated for Best Museum at the Red Kite Day Awards 2023!
We need your support to help us win, so vote for us now - https://zurl.co/SrSS
Voting closes on the 5th Nov
Thank you for the support 😁
31/10/2023
Captain Mike Bannister shares his memories and photos of the last flight from London Heathrow to Manchester on the 31st October 2003, exactly 20 years ago today.
You can see Concorde G-BOAC at Runway Visitor Park in Manchester!
31/10/2023
Today was the final flight of G-BOAC (204) from London Heathrow to Manchester, to retire at the Runway Visitor Park
First Officer, Paul Griffin shares his memory of this flight.
Runway Visitor Park
29/10/2023
Today is the last day of October half term
Join us for a great family day out and learn all about the history of aviation in our special trail
Book your tickets now;
https://zurl.co/aMsg
28/10/2023
📣 Ask a Concorde Pilot a question 📣
As part of our celebrations of the 20th Anniversary since the last flights of Concorde, we’re giving you the chance to get involved!
Ask any question about Concorde or the life of a Concorde Pilot to John Tye (former Concorde Pilot)
Just comment your question and John will answer the best ones we get on the 16th November (so keep an eye out for that👀)
You’ve got until Tuesday to come up with your best questions for John so get them in quickly to be in with a chance of getting them answered!
28/10/2023
There's still time to join us this half term and discover the history of aviation at Brooklands
Complete our brand new trail leading you around the Museum & even make your own paper aircraft in our free family workshops
Book your tickets to join us now;
https://zurl.co/mhV5
27/10/2023
Manuel's dusting off his bow tie and ironing out his jacket ahead of our Fawlty Towers dining experience here at Brooklands Museum. Sybil has stocked up on gin, orange, lemon squash, scotch & water ready for the evening. Chef has prepared a brand-new menu to accompany it all!
We've just released some more tickets for this exciting event on the 11th November, so make sure to book your tickets now!
https://zurl.co/TRDI
26/10/2023
Seeing the car demos on the finishing straight this half term has been great!
Tomorrow is your last chance to catch the collection in action (weather depending)
Book your tickets to join us & finish half term off on a high;
https://zurl.co/KtMQ
25/10/2023
Snr First Officer, Jonathan Napier (what a brilliantly Brooklands fitting name!) recounts his memories of the final commercial flight on the 24th October 2003.
We were delighted to host the largest gathering of former Concorde staff & hear their wonderful memories.
25/10/2023
We were thrilled to host the largest Concorde reunion on the anniversary of the last commercial flight.
Pictured is the group standing under G-BBDG, with Snr First Officer Jonathan Napier, recreating the iconic image, 20 years on.
We were also featured in the Telegraph 👏
24/10/2023
24th October 2003 marks 20 years since the last scheduled commercial flights of Concorde which all landed at London Heathrow.
Captain Mike recalls this day, and the celebration of Concordes retirement.
Join us later this month for the next story about the last flights.
24/10/2023
Over the next month we will be hearing more about the last flights of Concorde from former Chief Concorde Pilot, Captain Mike Bannister.
Mike will share with you his photos and memories from these final flights.
Video number one about the flights on the 24th October 2003 will be launching later today so keep an eye out 👀
23/10/2023
2023 marks 20 years since the last flights of Concorde.
Join us over the next month to explore the stories from people involved in these final flights, and discover more about the last journeys this iconic aircraft took.
Today we begin with Amanda who was on the final flight from Heathrow to New York on the 23rd October 2003.
We have 20th anniversary final flight medals on sale now - purchase them in the shop or via our online store; https://buy.myonlinebooking.co.uk/brooklandsmuseum/shop/product.aspx?catid=4&id=11549
22/10/2023
On Tuesday, as a part of a celebration commemorating 20 years since the last commercial flight of Concorde, we will be dropping the Concorde nose at 4pm.
Come along and watch it in action!
Book your tickets to join us for the day here -
https://zurl.co/Yjdr
21/10/2023
Tomorrow is the London Bus Museum Transport Fest
This event features extensive bus displays, including rarely-seen early examples, as well as wonderful examples of other commercial transport such as taxis, and military & emergency vehicles.
There will be heritage bus trips, a collectors’ market, live music and children’s attractions. This event is not just for transport enthusiasts but fun for all the family as well.
Book your tickets now;
https://zurl.co/PEPx
20/10/2023
Looking for something to do with the family this half term?
Join us from tomorrow until the 29th for a fun family day out. There is plenty to enjoy for all ages, ranging from pedal planes for the little ones, to vehicle demos on the finishing straight (weather depending!)
Book your tickets to join us now;
https://zurl.co/P80W
18/10/2023
Due to cancellation, we still have tickets available for our Concorde Gold Simulator experience on the 26th of October and our Concorde Silver Simulator experience on the 4th of November.
These are the last flights of the year with tickets available 🛫
Book your ticket now:
https://zurl.co/4nCG
17/10/2023
We will be opening the Aircraft Factory, Flight Shed and the London Bus Museum an hour early between 9am and 10am on the 25th October, for a Quiet Hour for visitors that are neurodivergent to enjoy the Museum, free from the hustle and bustle of our normal opening hours.
October Half Term activities in the Aircraft Factory will be operating from 9am and The London Bus Museum will be operating a ‘Quiet Bus Trip’ at 9.50am (additional charges apply).
Book your tickets to join us now; https://zurl.co/LmGX
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Today marks 20 years since the final ever flight of Concorde. The final flight was Alpha Foxtrot which is now on display at Aerospace Bristol Mike Bannister recounts his memories of the day. If you’re interested in Concorde, check out our 2024 events now live and available to book - https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on If you missed any videos from this series, we will be uploading a YouTube video of all the clips next week, so keep an eye out for that.
This weekend is the 20th Anniversary of the final flight of Concorde - so we’re going to be sharing some more memories from those who worked on Concorde Today we are sharing Carols memory of taking Alpha Delta to New York
On this day in 2003, Concorde took its last flight to Barbados Captain Mike Bannister shares his memories and photos of this journey with us
John Tye answers your questions! Catch the full video on YouTube or over on TikTok tomorrow ✈️ Who’s excited to find out more about Concorde, straight from someone who’s flown it before?! Johns book came out today so visit our shop https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/life-of-a-concorde-pilot/9781803994642/ to purchase 📚
On this day in 2003 Concorde G-BOAD flew to New York, ready to be retired at the Intrepid Museum. Captain Mike Bannister shares his memories and photos from this flight.
Concorde G-BOAG retired to Seattle 5th November 2003
On this day in 2003 Concorde G-BOAG was taken on its final journey to Seattle to the Museum of Flight On this journey they got permission to go supersonic and that record is still held to this day! Keep your eyes peeled for more Concorde stories this month👀
Concorde final flights G-BOAG
Captain Mike Bannister shares his memories and photos of the last flight from London Heathrow to Manchester on the 31st October 2003, exactly 20 years ago today. You can see Concorde G-BOAC at Runway Visitor Park in Manchester!
Today was the final flight of G-BOAC (204) from London Heathrow to Manchester, to retire at the Runway Visitor Park First Officer, Paul Griffin shares his memory of this flight. Runway Visitor Park
Snr First Officer, Jonathan Napier (what a brilliantly Brooklands fitting name!) recounts his memories of the final commercial flight on the 24th October 2003. We were delighted to host the largest gathering of former Concorde staff & hear their wonderful memories.
24th October 2003 marks 20 years since the last scheduled commercial flights of Concorde which all landed at London Heathrow. Captain Mike recalls this day, and the celebration of Concordes retirement. Join us later this month for the next story about the last flights.
Over the next month we will be hearing more about the last flights of Concorde from former Chief Concorde Pilot, Captain Mike Bannister. Mike will share with you his photos and memories from these final flights. Video number one about the flights on the 24th October 2003 will be launching later today so keep an eye out 👀
2023 marks 20 years since the last flights of Concorde. Join us over the next month to explore the stories from people involved in these final flights, and discover more about the last journeys this iconic aircraft took. Today we begin with Amanda who was on the final flight from Heathrow to New York on the 23rd October 2003. We have 20th anniversary final flight medals on sale now - purchase them in the shop or via our online store; https://buy.myonlinebooking.co.uk/brooklandsmuseum/shop/product.aspx?catid=4&id=11549
We’ve had so much fun today at German Day! It was amazing to see the incredible line up of German Vehicles😍 What was your favourite part of the day?
We’ve had a great day at Emergency Services Day today! From introducing a new quiet hour to demos on the finishing straight, there has been plenty to do and see 😍 Looking forward to next year!
Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened. Tickets are now on sale for our special Concorde Anniversary Dinner on the 26th of November. Join Captain Mike Bannister and his Colleagues as we mark the 20th Anniversary of the last flight of Concorde. Book now; https://zurl.co/3PNo (Photo credit Geoff Edwards)
Today marks 100 years since Bert Denly set his first records at Brooklands! Martin Gegg from the Motorcycle team tells us some more about Bert on this Centenary.
Monday is the 90th Anniversary of the Napier-Railtons first appearance at Brooklands. Former Museum Director, Allan Winn, tells us more about this iconic car On Monday the Napier-Railton will be running on the finishing straight (weather dependent)
Be Transported this Summer! Explore where British Motorsport and Aviation began 🏁 Book your tickets now; https://zurl.co/VS06
We posted this over on our TikTok on the weekend but we thought we’d share the full video on Facebook too! We played a game of did it race at Brooklands at the Goodwood Festival of speed! Did you get any right? Comment below if you did or if you spotted some more Brooklands era cars at Goodwood!
Floating Ping Pong Experiment
Try the floating ping pong ball experiment with our learning team! 🏓 To find out more about how we’re supporting science development then visit; https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/learning/brooklands-innovation-academy
The Halford Special
The Halford Special! Join us this Sunday to celebrate all things Aston Martin at the Aston Martin Heritage Festival! Tickets available here; https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/aston-martin-heritage-festival We can’t wait🤩🤩
Aston Martin Razor Blade
The Aston Martin Razor Blade! See more from Aston Martin at the Aston Martin Heritage festival on the 14th August, tickets available here: https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/aston-martin-heritage-festival 🤩
A balloon powered car
Make a balloon powered car inspired by Barnes Wallis! 🚗 Here at Brooklands we’re excited about STEM- to find out more about learning science at Brooklands check out the Brooklands Innovation Academy - https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/learning/brooklands-innovation-academy - from schools to sponsorship, there’s a way to get involved Let us know if you try this at home! 🤩
Broolands Years Relived
We’re having so much fun at Brooklands Years Relived today! Come and join us in this wonderful sunshine ☀️🍹
John Cobb back at Brooklands?
John Cobb is back at Brooklands … Well not quite but we do have costumes actors in playing the parts of Brooklands Legends such as John Cobb and Bill Wisdom! 🤩 Their special appearances will begin this weekend at the Brooklands Years Relived event and will continue for every weekend in July! Then in the summer holidays you will have the chance to interact with these Brooklands characters, every day! 🙌🏻 To book tickets to Brooklands Years Relived this Saturday and meet one of our Brooklands Characters please visit; https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/brooklands-years-relived
The Rudge!
The Rudge is just one of the amazing motorbikes that’ll be out on Motorcycle day this Sunday! Be sure to join us for an action-packed day!🤩🤩
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Brooklands - the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuit, constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907
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Built in 1907 by Hugh and Ethel Locke King, Brooklands became the place where this country’s most daring drivers and inventive engineers came during the sport’s most formative years. The World Land Speed Record was set here on three separate occasions, the Track hosted the first two RAC British Grands Prix in 1926 and 1927.
Motorcycle racing started at Brooklands in 1908 and the Track quickly became home of many motorcycle riders, including Eric Fernihough and Noel Pope.
The Museum is home to the Members’ Banking, the steepest part of the Brooklands race track, and has a wide collection of cars, motorcycles and bicycles, particularly from the heyday of the track until it closed in 1939. The motoring collection is displayed inside the surviving Motoring Village buildings, next to the iconic Brooklands Clubhouse.
Brooklands was also one of the most prolific aircraft production sites in Europe. From A V Roe’s first trials here in 1907-08, through many decades of manufacture, no other place in Europe, has seen such achievements. Some 18,600 new aircraft of nearly 250 types were first flown, manufactured or assembled at Brooklands.
The Museum’s collection of Brooklands aircraft spanning the last hundred years ranges from a replica of the aeroplane in which A.V.Roe carried out pioneering flight trials to Concorde G-BBDG.
Inside the new award-winning Brooklands Aircraft Factory exhibition, we tell the story of Brooklands’ manufacturing heritage. Exhibitions explore the history of aircraft manufacture - from the pioneering early aircraft of wood and fabric, to the supersonic airliner and the technologies of the future.
Across in the Aircraft Park visitors can step aboard the Brooklands Concorde and re-live the supersonic age on our fascinating 35-minute tour. Inside the Balloon Hangar building, we have created a 4D Theatre that provides the closest experience any living person will have of “racing” around the Brooklands Race Track, “flying” with the Red Arrows or "Driving" with Mike Hawthorne around Le Mans.
A wide range of motoring and aviation events are held through the year – full details are on the Museum What’s On Calendar.
The Museum is open from 10am every day except a few days over Christmas. we close at 4pm in the winter and 5pm in the summer. To find out more about our opening times and admission please visit our website.
Admission Charges Adult £14. 50 Senior Citizen/Student £13.50 Children (5-16) £8.00 Children under 5 FREE Family ticket £38.00 (2 adults & up to 3 children)
Visit www.brooklandsmuseum.com for the latest information.
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