Haynes Motor Museum

Over het museum

The museum grew out of the private car collection of John Haynes OBE, founder of Haynes Publishing and creator of the Haynes Owners Workshop manuals, and his wife Annette. He began collecting with a 1930 Morris Oxford Six saloon, and by the early 1980s the collection had grown so large that he decided to found a museum and donate the vehicles to a charity.

In 1984 John Haynes bought a disused sawmill in Sparkford, and in July 1985 the museum opened there with 35 cars. Over the years new exhibition halls were built as he added to the collection and funded the museum’s growth. He died in 2019, by which time the museum had become world renowned.

After a review in 2020 the museum began a programme of change to widen its audience and improve access for everyone. It is now run as an independent registered charity. The permanent collection has more than 300 cars and motorcycles shown in 15 exhibition areas, from veteran cars of the late 19th century, such as an 1898 Daimler Wagonette, to supercars and Formula 1 cars, among them the 2016 Williams FW18. The best-known gallery is the Red Room, which shows international sports cars. The museum also keeps thousands of archive documents and objects, and offers talks, workshops, family trails and a large outdoor play area.

Hoogtepunten

• More than 300 cars and motorcycles in 15 exhibition areas
• The Red Room with international sports cars
• Veteran cars such as the 1898 Daimler Wagonette and Formula 1 cars such as the 2016 Williams FW18
• Haynes Motorland outdoor play area, Scalextric track and junior go-karts
• Every standard ticket is an annual pass valid for 12 months

Vaste collectie

• Permanent collection of cars and motorcycles – More than 300 vehicles in 15 exhibition areas, from veteran cars of the late 19th century to supercars and Formula 1 cars.
• The Red Room – A gallery of international sports cars, one of the museum’s best-known displays.

Opgericht

1985

Beheerder

Haynes Motor Museum (registered charity)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices shown are for booking online by midnight the day before the visit, which saves 10%. On-the-day prices are £24.95 for adults, £21.00 for concessions and £14.20 for children. Every individual ticket is an annual pass valid for 12 months at no extra cost. Tickets are non-refundable but the date can be changed by phone.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum has one step-free main entrance and says all areas are fully accessible; the whole museum is level or ramped. Ten Blue Badge bays are close to the entrance. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters can be borrowed for a voluntary donation of £5 and should be pre-booked by phone. Sensory backpacks can be borrowed free of charge, and a sensory map and an access statement can be downloaded. Assistance dogs are allowed everywhere; pet dogs are not allowed inside the museum buildings or the play area.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

Families can use interactive exhibits and a STEM station, seasonal trails in school holidays, remote-control car races, a Scalextric track, Little Tikes ride-on cars in the museum and the outdoor Haynes Motorland play area with coin-operated junior go-karts. The whole museum is level or ramped for prams and double buggies, and baby changing rooms are near the entrance and in the cafe area. Sessions such as Turbo Tots for ages 2 to 5 and the Young Engineers Club for ages 7 to 12 are held on selected dates. Karting on the test circuit is for children over 8 and at least 1.2 metres tall.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in Sparkford just off the A303, about 30 minutes from junction 25 of the M5, with brown tourist signs from the main roads.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Cafe 750 serves barista coffee, hot meals-to-go, sandwiches, soup, cakes and a children’s menu with highchairs. The gift shop sells souvenirs, books and Haynes manuals. There is a picnic area by the outdoor play area, a dog-walking field, first-aid points and eight electric vehicle charging sockets.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 500 personen.

A purpose-built conference centre has the Millennium suite (up to 500 people), the Merlin Suite (up to 350), the Meadows Suite (up to 50), Napier (up to 30) and a boardroom (up to 16), plus a terrace, lawn and paddock for outdoor events and Christmas parties.

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