Great British Car Journey named as one of world’s best auto museums

New research by Auto Trader has revealed that Great British Car Journey is among the top twenty best auto museum experiences in the world.

The research analysed Google review scores and annual global Google searches for over 180 auto museums around the globe. Great British Car Journey in Ambergate and Brooklands Museum are the only two UK car museums to feature in the list.

With an impressive Google review score of 4.8 out of five stars, and 52,800 global searches made for the museum every single year, Great British Car Journey is the 17^th most popular and most enjoyable auto museum in the world. 

Top of the list is Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan, USA. Considered to be the largest automobile museum in North America, the Gilmore Car Museum boasts over 400 vintage and collector vehicles. 

World’s Top 20 Best-Rated Auto Museums

Rank	Museum Name	Location	Google Review Score
1	Gilmore Car Museum	Michigan, USA	4.9
2	Nethercutt Collection	California, USA	4.9
3	Țiriac Collection	Otopeni, Romania	4.9
4	Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum	Indiana, USA	4.9
5	Revs Institute	Florida, USA	4.9
6	Museum of American Speed	Nebraska, USA	4.9
7	Automuziejus Vilnius	Vilnius, Lithuania	4.9
8	The Henry Ford Museum	Michigan, USA	4.8
9	Brooklands Museum	Weybridge, England	4.8
10	Lane Motor Museum	Tennessee, USA	4.8
11	Blackhawk Automotive Museum	California, USA	4.8
12	Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing	Florida, USA	4.8
13	National Automobile Museum	Nevada, USA	4.8
14	Ford Piquette Avenue Plant	Michigan, USA	4.8
15	Malta Classic Car Museum	St Paul’s Bay, Malta	4.8
16	Studebaker National Museum	Indiana, USA	4.8
17	Great British Car Journey	Derbyshire, England	4.8
18	Rahmi M. Koç Museum	Istanbul, Turkey	4.8
19	Riga Motor Museum	Riga, Latvia	4.8
20	Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum	Pennsylvania, USA	4.8

Erin Baker, Editorial Director at Auto Trader, commented: “A love of cars can come in all shapes and sizes, whether it’s leasing your dream make and model or learning about the history of cars and specific brands. For those who enjoy delving into the design, engineering and people behind vehicles, we wanted to highlight the wonderful museums around the world offering car lovers the chance to immerse themselves in the automotive space. As a UK company, we are thrilled to see the likes of Brooklands Museum in Weybridge and Derbyshire’s Great British Car Journey putting Britain on the global map.”