This is the best car museum I’ve been to. The journey through time, the fabulous cars, the history and narration in the free audio,
the special stories all made for an amazing day. We loved it. It was a great day out
Take a quick video tour of our attraction to discover what you can expect when you visit our interactive car museum.
The Journey is organised into chapters that tell the fascinating story of the pioneers, entrepreneurs, industrialists that built the British motor industry.Â
From Herbert Austin to William Morris to the Rootes Brothers, you will discover how they built their empires as you explored the cars they created and you may have driven.
Our fully interactive audio-visual guide helps you uncover Great British innovations and the stories behind over 150 carefully selected cars from the Austin Seven to the Metro and beyond!
Whether it was your first car, your family car or the car you passed your test in, we are pretty sure you will find it in the Great British Car Journey.
There are plenty of photo opportunities inside too!
You will discover that many of the cars in the Great British Car Journey collection also have their own unique stories related to their owners and their history.
You can even pull out the choke, turn the key and take a trip down memory lane with our unique classic car driving experience Drive Dad’s Car.
One Owner, High & Low Mileage, Pop Star, Royal just some of the stories behind our cars.
From our hot wheels track to the DeLoran we have plenty to keep the children entertained
Barista coffee, snacks or meals in the cafe or Artisan Ice Cream outside we have it covered
Breakfasts, lunches, meetings, private tours & driving days
Take the next step and book a drive in a classic car
Free admission, exclusive events & much much more
We are based on the old Derwent Wireworks site on the edge of the Peak District at Ambergate in Derbyshire and share the location with several other attractions
that you may want to visit on your trip to the Great British Car Journey. Pre booking required in many cases
