Isle Of Man Motor Museum
Purpose-built museum at Jurby with over 500 cars, motorcycles and steam vehicles, from a 1902 electric car to TT winners and a royal Humber.
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About the museum
The Isle of Man Motor Museum was founded by the father and son Denis and Darren Cunningham, who funded it privately, and opened in May 2015. It was designed for the purpose on the site of the former RAF Jurby in the north of the island.
The core of the display is the Cunningham Collection, which includes historically significant vehicles and cars with family stories, and more than 250 further vehicles are on loan from other enthusiasts and collectors. In total the museum shows over 500 vehicles, many of them kept in running order. The collection also tells the story of the island's motoring heritage, which began with the Gordon Bennett Trials of 1904.
The cars range from a 1902 Columbia Electric to modern prototypes and include the Humber Super Snipe used on the 1953 Commonwealth tour of Queen Elizabeth II, a presidential Lincoln Continental limousine and a right-hand-drive DeLorean. Over 300 motorcycles, among them TT winning machines, are shown on two accessible mezzanine levels, and the museum also holds steam vehicles and larger exhibits such as fire engines, buses and a hovercraft.
Highlights
- Over 500 cars, motorcycles, steam vehicles and commercial vehicles
- 1953 Humber Super Snipe used on the Commonwealth tour of Queen Elizabeth II
- Over 300 motorcycles including TT race machines, shown from two mezzanines
- Steam cars and a Doble-Delage under restoration in the workshop
- Prototypes including a right-hand-drive DeLorean
Permanent exhibitions
- Cars – Vehicles from a 1902 Columbia Electric to modern prototypes, including a Humber Super Snipe from the 1953 Commonwealth tour and an ex-White House Lincoln Continental.
- Motorcycles – More than 300 machines from early motoring to TT winners, shown on two accessible mezzanine levels.
- Steam and larger exhibits – Steam cars, buses, fire engines, a hovercraft and other heavy vehicles, plus a restoration workshop.
- Founded
- 2015
- Operated by
- Isle of Man Motor Museum Limited
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £22 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | £20Over 65s, students and disabled visitors |
| Children & teens | £11free up to age 4 · Ages 5 to 15 |
| Seniors | £20Over 65s |
| Visitors with disabilities | £20companion free · One carer is admitted free with each disabled visitor. |
| Students & apprentices | £20 |
| Groups | –Group bookings by arrangement with the museum. |
| Families | £552 adults and 3 children |
| Motorsport marshal (with valid marshal card) | £19 |
Prices include VAT.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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 museum is fully accessible to wheelchair users, with a passenger lift to each motorcycle mezzanine, free manual wheelchairs to borrow (booking advised), one accessible toilet and wider parking spaces for Blue Badge holders beside the visitor entrance. Service animals are welcome in all areas.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 3 hrs |
|---|---|
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 4 |
| Family ticket | £55 · 2 adults and 3 children |
Children aged 5 to 15 pay a reduced price, under 5s are free, and a family ticket covers two adults and three children.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Jurby
Bus from Ramsey to Jurby (Monday to Saturday and on Sundays and public holidays, several departures a day); the Connect Villages on-demand service runs at other times and must be pre-booked on +44 1624 697440 or through the MANNgo app.
By car
Free parking
Free parking for all vehicles; display parking for club visits by arrangement.
- Accessible parking
By road, the museum is on the right after the Jurby Industrial Estate turn-off when driving from the A14 towards Sandygate crossroads.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
The Old Guardhouse Coffeehouse next door serves hot and cold food, snacks, cakes and drinks on every day the museum is open in the season.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Photography | Non-commercial photography is welcome; commercial photography needs permission from the museum. |
| Good to know | The museum suggests allowing at least three to four hours. Not every vehicle can be on display at once, so contact the museum in advance if you want to see a particular one. Local schools are welcome; a combined TT Course and museum tour is offered with Duke Travel from Douglas. |
