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Craven Collection of Classic Motorcycles

Private motorcycle museum near York with more than 200 bikes from the 1920s to 2006 in former farm buildings, open on the first Sunday of the month.

Opening hoursAdmission £8 Wheelchair accessible

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About the museum

The Craven Collection was started by the Yorkshire racer and motorcycle enthusiast Dick Craven and first opened to visitors at Easter 1994. It is housed in old farm buildings on the east side of York, near the A64, at Stockton on the Forest.

Today the collection has more than 200 motorcycles on show, with the owner counting about 250, and a large amount of motoring memorabilia. The British section has more than 230 machines from 1918 to 1987, and there is also a Japanese section of about 40 bikes. Other sections cover sidecars, army and police motorcycles, scooters, trials bikes and four-wheeled vehicles.

The owner sees it as a working museum rather than a static display. Most of the bikes are in running order and are used, some of them for television work, and new exhibits appear from time to time.

Highlights

More than 200 motorcycles from the 1920s to 2006
British machines from 1918 to 1987 and a Japanese section
Sidecar, army, police, scooter and trials sections
Most bikes are in working order
Motoring memorabilia

Permanent exhibition

British and Japanese motorcycles – More than 230 British bikes from 1918 to 1987 and about 40 Japanese machines, shown with sidecars, army and police bikes, scooters and trials bikes.

Founded: 1994

Admission & discounts

Adults	£8
Children & teens	freefree up to age 11 · Children under 12 are admitted free with an accompanying adult.

Cash only; there is no card machine.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Elevator: no information
Accessible restroom: no information
Accessible parking: no information
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

The museum states that its aisles are wheelchair friendly.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Brockfield Villa, Stockton on the Forest, opposite The Bull Commercial Centre. The site gives sat nav postcode YO32 9LE. Travelling east on the A64, the museum suggests leaving at the A166 and driving through Holtby to avoid queues at the Hopgrove roundabout.

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