British Lawnmower Museum

Over het museum

The British Lawnmower Museum in Southport is a privately funded museum dedicated to the engineering heritage of garden machinery. It says it receives no grants and relies on the public. It occupies the premises of a garden machinery business in Shakespeare Street, which also sells new machines and spare parts and restores vintage mowers.

According to the museum, it displays about 300 restored machines from a collection of more than a thousand, covering the whole history of the lawnmower. The story runs from Edwin Budding, who patented the first grass-cutting machine in the early 19th century, through the Victorian and later makers to the first robot mower of 1995, which cost one million pounds to develop. Visitors see early machines such as a water-cooled boiler mower and some of the fastest and most expensive mowers in the world, as well as snow scooters and outboard motors powered by mower engines.

A special exhibition, Lawnmowers of the Rich and Famous, shows machines once owned by well-known people, including members of the royal family, musicians, television presenters and comedians. The museum has an archive of patents, manuals and advertising material, its curator leads tours, and it lends vintage machinery for film and television work.

Hoogtepunten

• About 300 restored lawnmowers from a collection of over a thousand
• Lawnmowers of the Rich and Famous exhibition
• Early boiler-powered mowers
• Some of the fastest and most expensive lawnmowers in the world
• Robot mower of 1995
• Guided tours with the museum's guides

Vaste collectie

• Lawnmowers of the Rich and Famous – Restored lawnmowers once owned by well-known people from royalty, television and music.

Opgericht

1945

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Entrance fee is £3 for adults and £1 for children. A signed Haynes lawnmower manual and the museum DVD include free entry. Guided tours should be booked in advance.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Children's tickets cost £1.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is at 106 to 112 Shakespeare Street in Southport, close to Royal Birkdale golf course.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

The museum shop sells souvenirs, postcards, models, clothing, mugs, books and a DVD, and the business also sells spare parts, vintage restored lawnmowers and new garden machinery.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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