Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum
Volunteer-run museum near Lincoln with over 60 historic buses, cars, vans, fire engines and motorcycles, open on Sundays all year.
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About the museum
The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society was founded in 1959 by a group of local businessmen who wanted to preserve vehicles of historic interest in the county. Its first vehicle was a former Lincoln Corporation bus, and the collection grew steadily from there, at first stored at Sobaron Barracks on Burton Road.
In the early 1960s the society acquired its present site at Whisby Road. A wooden former NAAFI building went up in 1966 and workshop buildings followed in 1968 and 1969. A new museum building, funded with a grant from North Kesteven District Council, the society and local help, opened in 1993, and the Peart Pilkington Building was added in 2009 and 2010. The museum became a registered museum and gained Accredited status in 2009.
Today the museum is run entirely by volunteers and receives no regular government funding. Its collection of more than 60 vehicles includes buses, cars, vans, fire engines, motorcycles and bicycles, together with road signs, ticket machines, timetables, photographs and uniforms. Some vehicles are roadworthy and appear at special events, and the on-site workshop restores and maintains them.
Highlights
- More than 60 historic buses, cars, vans and fire engines
- Motorcycles and bicycles
- Transport memorabilia including ticket machines, signs and uniforms
- Working restoration workshop
- Open every Sunday of the year
Permanent exhibition
- Vintage road vehicle collection – More than 60 buses, cars, commercial vehicles, fire engines, motorcycles and bicycles, with ticket machines, signs, timetables, photographs and uniforms.
- Founded
- 1969
- Operated by
- Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £5 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Accompanied under-18s enter free. |
| Groups | –Groups are welcome by arrangement all year, including outside public opening hours. |
Adult admission £5, payable by cash or card.
Accessibility
- 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 museum, including both toilets, is accessible to wheelchair users, and the car park has several accessible bays. Dogs are not allowed inside except assistance dogs.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Accompanied under-18s enter free and school visits are welcome by arrangement.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Swanholme Tavern bus stop · 5-min walk
Stagecoach Lincolnshire buses run along Doddington Road, and Hykeham railway station (East Midlands Railway services between Lincoln and Newark or Nottingham) is about 10 minutes' walk away.
By car
Parking available
On-site car park with several accessible bays; alternative arrangements apply on special event days.
- Accessible parking
The museum is near the A46 Lincoln bypass. The Swanholme Tavern stop is under 5 minutes' walk away.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant: not available
Self-service tea and coffee are available. Light refreshments can be provided for groups if arranged in advance, at extra cost.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | School and group visits are welcome by arrangement, and teachers can make a free advance visit for planning and risk assessment. Children can eat packed lunches on site. |
