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Spend Valentine’s Day with the Cars!
Of course its an age thing but for those of us born in the last Century the car will almost hold memories which will tug

The Perfect Family Day Out in the Peak District
The days when Dad had a big car and Mum had a little one are part of the quaint history of car ownership. The current

Family Friendly Weekends for Winter 2026
Make your winter weekends less of a bore The Christmas decorations are back in the loft, the much awaited presents are a little bit played

New Indoor Hot Wheels Track for Winter 2026
After the success of our outdoor Hot Wheels Riverside Raceway this summer and to help make Winter weekends less of a bore! we have built

New for 2026 Introducing Great British Car Shows
A New Year and some very special EVENTS for your diary. A full programme of Great British Car Shows for 2026 It will be our

Celebrating the New Mini’s 25th Anniversary
To celebrate the New Mini’s 25th birthday next year we are launching 2 limited edition drive vouchers. These vouchers will entitle the recipient to drive

Our High Mileage Classic Car Heroes
Both my trusty Rover 75 and Jane’s equally trusty Porsche Macan are now proud members of the six figure club having both travelled more than

Come & See Our Christmas Delorean
Get Museum Ticket Here Our Christmas DeLorean Is on Display This December Our Christmas DeLorean is now on display here at The Great British Car

What is the difference between a Classic Car and a Youngtimer?
The accepted definition of a Classic Car or Historic Vehicle is a car that is more than 30 years old and a Youngtimer is a

Paul Smith Announces New Mini Special Edition
Our Paul Smith Mini Takes a Trip to Nottingham Every now and again, one of our cars goes out for something a little special —

Our Top Ten Best Selling Classic Cars
Our Top Ten Classic Cars at the Museum by Sales Volume Continuing our recent series of top ten cars at the museum this week we

Our Top Ten Classic Cars to Drive
Top 10 Drive Dads Cars This Christmas A Drive Dads Car voucher makes a perfect Christmas Present giving the lucky recipient the chance to drive

Breakfast With Santa at Ambergate
Christmas At The Car Journey: Breakfast With Santa As Autumn fades gently into Winter and the leaves give up their struggle to hang on as

Carols With The Cars in the Peak District
Christmas At The Car Journey: Carols With The Cars The great Sir William Lyons , founder of Jaguar Cars said, “The car is the closest

Thank You! New Donations this month of a Mini One. MG TF & Austin Seven Ruby
Founder’s Blog October 2025 : Big Thankyou !! Great British Car Journey is truly fortunate to have so many generous benefactors mainly in the form
