Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum

About the museum

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust was founded in 1998 by the Aston Martin Owners Club to protect the growing collection that its members had gathered. At that time this included the 1934 Ulster and a large amount of archive material and memorabilia. Since then the trust has become an independent charity, and its museum is in Drayton St Leonard in Oxfordshire.

The museum is housed in a barn and tells more than 110 years of Aston Martin history. The vehicle collection ranges from A3, the oldest surviving Aston Martin in the world, through defining models of every era to cars of today. The trust looks after more than 25 important cars and prototypes, together with racing memorabilia, models, engines, trophies, engineering tools and artefacts, among them overalls and trophies of the racing driver Sir Stirling Moss.

The trust also holds the largest collection of Aston Martin records in the world, including factory records, publications, workshop manuals and thousands of photographs. It offers research and certificate services to owners and researchers, runs events and publishes a podcast. Visits to the museum are normally by guided tour booked in advance, with selected days when visitors can explore at their own pace.

Highlights

• A3, the oldest surviving Aston Martin in the world
• More than 25 significant cars and prototypes
• Racing memorabilia, trophies and overalls of Sir Stirling Moss
• Engines, models and engineering tools
• The largest Aston Martin archive in the world

Permanent exhibition

• Aston Martin collection – More than 25 significant cars and prototypes, from the oldest surviving Aston Martin to modern models, with racing memorabilia and artefacts.

Founded

1998

Operated by

Aston Martin Heritage Trust (registered charity 1182793)

Admission & discounts

Members of the Aston Martin Owners Club and supporters of the trust enter free but should book in advance and bring their membership card. Tickets for guided tours must be booked in advance, and are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The tour takes place on one level with level access and a single even floor. Most areas are wheelchair accessible, but a few exhibits are in places that may be hard to reach by wheelchair because of narrow corners; staff will describe them. A wheelchair can be borrowed, and chairs are placed throughout the museum. Printed information and an Easy Read version are available on request. The main car park has a gravel surface, but visitors with access needs can park directly outside the entrance. Assistance dogs are welcome. The museum is generally quiet with low lighting, and visitors can leave and rejoin a tour at any time.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Family-friendly activities are offered on Free Flow days. Children aged 0 to 5 enter free.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in Drayton St Leonard, near Wallingford. Some satellite navigation systems direct drivers to the village centre rather than the museum, so follow the brown signs. Access from the north-east (Stadhampton) can be flooded in bad weather, and the museum advises approaching from the west via the Oxford Road entrance at Berinsfield. The what3words location is wisdom.voltages.sensual.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available

There are no café facilities and only limited toilet facilities at the museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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