Cloverlands Model Car Museum

About the museum

Cloverlands Model Car Museum grew from a childhood collection that began with two model cars, a Jaguar SS and an Alvis, given to a young girl by her father. As an adult she added to it for decades,.

The collection was first shown to the public in Montgomery, in the Montgomery Institute on Arthur Street, from about 2015. It continued to grow, helped by a further collection of around 300 mint and boxed cars from Canada and a large Shropshire collection discovered in 2013. The museum is a registered charity and is supported by a Friends group.

In 2022 the collection moved to Llanfair Caereinion in Powys, and the museum reopened that June at the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway terminus, in the Llanfair Connections visitor centre. Its founders Gillian Rogers and Roy Marthews both died in December 2021 and did not see the new premises. Today the trustees describe it as the largest public collection of model cars in Wales, with about 20 collections and more than 5,500 exhibits.

Highlights

• More than 5,500 model cars in about 20 collections
• Marques such as Bugatti, Bentley, Mercedes and Rolls-Royce
• Large group of Formula 1 and touring car models
• Pictures and motoring memorabilia
• Located at the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway terminus

Permanent exhibition

• Model car collections – More than 5,500 models in about 20 collections, including Bugatti, Bentley, Mercedes and Rolls-Royce marques and Formula 1 and touring car models.

Founded

2015

Operated by

Cloverlands Model Car Museum (registered charity)

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

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

Tourism listings describe wheelchair access around the displays as easy and say that visitors with disabilities can park close to the entrance. Llanfair Caereinion station is wheelchair accessible and has dedicated parking bays.

Kids & families

Children are welcome. The museum is next to the railway, whose trains can be combined with a visit.

Getting there & parking

The museum stands at the Llanfair Caereinion terminus of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway; trains from Welshpool Raven Square station run to Llanfair Caereinion on operating days.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Duplicate models and books are sold. The Llanfair Station Tearoom is on the same site and station toilets are available.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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