The Bubblecar Museum
Museum on a Lincolnshire farm with over 50 British bubblecars and microcars, period shop displays, a café and occasional bubblecar rides.
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About the museum
The Bubblecar Museum presents itself as the only public museum in the UK devoted to microcars, meaning cars with engines of less than 700cc. These small, fuel-efficient vehicles appeared in the early 1950s, a time of post-war austerity and worries about oil supplies, and many small manufacturers built them in Britain and on the continent.
The museum shows more than 50 microcars, with makes such as Bond, Isetta, Reliant, Frisky, Berkeley, Messerschmitt, Heinkel and the single-seater Bamby built in Hull in the early 1980s. Many are arranged in period scenes, and a row of recreated shops displays 1950s memorabilia including Bakelite and china. A mezzanine holds technical, advertising and press archives.
The collection is housed at Clover Farm in Langrick near Boston, Lincolnshire, where there is also a café, a gift shop and a rally field and campsite. Visitors can book short rides in a bubblecar on set weekends, and vehicles shown on the website may not always be on display.
Highlights
- Over 50 microcars including Bond, Isetta, Reliant and Frisky
- Period dioramas and a row of recreated 1950s shops
- Archive of technical and advertising material on the mezzanine
- Bubblecar rides on set weekends
- Café and gift shop
- Rally field and campsite
Permanent exhibition
- British microcar collection – More than 50 bubblecars and other microcars, many shown in period displays, together with a row of recreated 1950s shops and memorabilia.
- Founded
- 2004
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £5 |
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| Children & teens | £1 |
| Bubblecar ride (15 minutes) | £15Turn up on the day on ride weekends; the next ride dates are 23, 24 and 25 October 2026. |
| Gift voucher: ride, tea, cake, museum entry and guidebook | £22Redeemable on ride weekends. |
Adult admission £5 and child £1.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- 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
A disabled toilet is listed among the facilities at the museum site; other access arrangements are not published.
Kids & families
The museum describes itself as fun for all, with children admitted for £1, and offers short bubblecar rides on set weekends.
Getting there & parking
The museum is at Clover Farm on Main Road in Langrick, near Boston in Lincolnshire.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
The café is described as good for afternoon tea. There is also a farm shop and a museum gift shop. The rally field has toilets, showers and electric hook-ups for campers.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
A one-acre rally field and paddocks next to the museum can be booked for events and camping, and an indoor area can be hired for evenings.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Good to know | Vehicles and memorabilia shown on the website may not be on display at the time of a visit, so visitors who want to see a particular car should check in advance. |
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