Opening Times

Opening Times

We’re currently operating on our Winter opening times:

We are open 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm (last entry at 2pm)

  • Our Filling Station Cafe is open from 10:00am to 4:00pm and welcomes both museum visitors and the general public. Please note that after 2:00pm, our kitchen closes for hot meals, but a selection of sandwiches, cakes, and drinks remains available until 4:00pm.

  • For our Drive Dad’s Car driving experience operating hours, please click here.

You can book your tickets for all dates online here but entrance can also be paid for upon arrival.
Please note it is always cheaper to pre-book your tickets online.

Car clubs, organisations, groups and coaches are very welcome all year and we can arrange additional opening hours to support your event or visit if required. Please visit our Groups & Corporate Events page for more details.  

Please remember our online merchandise shop is open 24/7 throughout the year www.greatbritishcarjourney.com/buy-merchandise

What is the Best Day to Visit?

There is always a lot going on at the Great British Car Journey every day of the week but if you are wondering what would be the best day to visit our interactive museum then you might find the information below useful to help you decide 

If you want to drive a car whilst with us then you need to avoid Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays & Sundays and make sure you visit on a day when we are operating Drive Dads Car. If you want to see lots of extra cars in the Car Park then come on an event day

Drive Dads Car on
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays

Not only could you drive cars on these days you also get to see lots of classic cars not in the main museum being driven by others

Special Events on
Sundays & Bank Holidays

We have lots of special events and visiting car clubs so you can often get to see a lot of bonus cars if you come on an event day. 

Typical Weekly Schedule

This is our normal weekly schedule but does change sometimes so do please check driving operating days and our events calendar to make sure you are not disappointed if you want to drive cars or see a full car park 

Day Museum Drive Cars Events
Monday
9.30am to 6.00pm
Not Available
Bank Holidays Only
Tuesday
9.30am to 6.00pm
Not Available
No
Wednesday
9.30am to 6.00pm
9.00am to 4.30pm
No
Thursday
9.30am to 6.00pm
9.00am to 4.30pm
No
Friday
9.30am to 6.00pm
Not Available
No
Saturday
9.30am to 6.00pm
9.00am to 4.30pm
Occasinal Events
Sunday
9.30am to 6.00pm
Not Available
Main Event Day

What is the Best Day to Visit?