Canvey Island Transport Museum
Volunteer-run museum in a 1934 bus garage showing more than thirty preserved commercial vehicles and a model railway.
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About the museum
The Canvey Island Transport Museum occupies a bus garage built in 1934 for the Canvey and District Motor Transport Company. Several similar companies used it before it passed to the Eastern National Omnibus Company, which kept it in use until 1978. The Castle Point Transport Museum Society then took on the lease of the depot and later bought the freehold.
Since then the society has built up a collection of more than thirty preserved commercial vehicles. They include work by chassis makers such as AEC, Bedford, Bristol, Guy and Leyland and by body builders such as Eastern Coach Works, Duple, Harrington and Massey Brothers. Some vehicles are fully restored, while others are being rebuilt by their owners or by groups of members in the workshops and pit area, so visitors can see traditional skills such as wood-frame construction and aluminium panel beating.
The museum also has a working model railway layout, a range of other transport items and a shop selling die-cast models, souvenirs and transport-related merchandise. It is run entirely by volunteers.
Highlights
- More than thirty preserved commercial vehicles
- Buses and coaches by AEC, Bedford, Bristol, Guy and Leyland
- Restoration work in progress in the workshops and pit area
- Working model railway layout
- Museum shop with die-cast models
Permanent exhibitions
- Preserved commercial vehicles – More than thirty preserved buses, coaches and other commercial vehicles in the former bus garage, some restored and some under rebuilding.
- Model railway layout – A functioning model railway layout, shown with a range of other transport artefacts.
- Operated by
- Castle Point Transport Museum Society
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Entry is free on open Sundays; donations are welcome. The museum is run by volunteers.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
The nearest railway station is South Benfleet, and local bus services from the station pass the museum door.
The museum is at the far end of Canvey Island, about a mile from the town centre on the right-hand side of Point Road when travelling east from the centre. Brown signs on the island lead to the Transport Museum. For satellite navigation use the postcode SS8 7TD.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The museum shop sells die-cast models, souvenirs and other transport-related merchandise.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Volunteers are on hand to show visitors around and answer questions. The workshops and pit area where vehicles are being rebuilt can be seen during a visit. |
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