If you’re looking for a unique gift or special day out to celebrate Father’s Day, the British Motor Museum has lots to offer to make it a truly memorable day! Those visiting the Museum on Sunday 15 June, can admire over 400 commercial vehicles at the ‘Classic and Vintage Commercial Show’. The show, which takes place on 14 & 15 June, offers visitors an opportunity to reminisce about days gone by amongst giants of the motoring world.

The Museum also has plenty of gift ideas to spoil Fathers. A Heritage Certificate is the perfect gift for an owner of a cherished classic car. The Certificates are the official ‘Certified Copy of a Factory Record’ for a classic car showing the vehicle’s specification as it left the production line. For more information visit britishmotormuseum.co.uk/archive/heritage-certificates

Alternatively, adopt a car from the Museum collections! From the Albion A1 8hp dog cart to the Wolseley 2200 (last of line), cars that form part of the Museum’s permanent collections are available to adopt. Adoptions cost between £25 & £100 and adopters get a digital adoption certificate as well as their name added to the car’s listing in the Online Collections. For more information, visit https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/support-us/adopt-a-car
You can also purchase a Gift Voucher for Father’s Day!

Treat Dad to a visit to the Museum whenever suits him the best. Simply buy the Gift Voucher Museum ticket and he can redeem it online ahead of when he plans to visit. Find out more at https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/book-now


Or if you know Dad will want to come back to the Museum again and again, treat him to an annual Membership so he can enjoy admiring over 400 British classic cars and attending the fantastic motoring shows for a whole year? Starting from £42 for the year, Membership also includes free entry to the Museum and its events, plus special Member only events including ‘Museum on the Move’, where Members get the rare opportunity to ride in a selection of vehicles from the Museum’s collection. Find out more at https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/about-us/membership

The Museum’s online shop also stocks a range of gifts from novelty motoring themed items such as ‘Dads Garage’, ‘Great Dad’ and ‘Man Cave’ tin signs, to motoring cuff links, hip flasks, mugs, and memorabilia as well as many unique marque products. To find more Father’s Day gift ideas please visit https://shop.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/

Museum entry is just £46 for a family in advance or £52 on the day, £17 for adults in advance or £20 on the day, £15 for concessions in advance or £18 on the day, £9 for children (5-16 years) in advance or £10 on the day and under 5s are FREE. There is also the option to Gift Aid or donate your entry fee and get an Annual Pass in return at no extra cost!

  • The British Motor Museum houses the collections of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust – over 400 cars spanning the classic, vintage and veteran eras and a fabulous archive of film, photographs, personal papers and business documents.
  • The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (the Trust) is an independent educational charity formed in 1983. The Registered Charity Number is 286575. Its mission is to collect, conserve, research and display for the benefit of the nation, motor vehicles, archives and ancillary material relating to the motor industry in Great Britain and to provide a world-class motor museum and major visitor attraction providing a broad based academic and educational facility coupled to an entertaining and attractive display. 
  • As a registered charity, the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust operates a number of fundraising schemes from ‘Adopt a Car’ to Payroll Giving and is registered with the Fundraising Regulator.
  • In December 2014, the Trust gained the coveted designated status from Arts Council England which confirms that its collections are of national significance.   The Designation Scheme is a mark of distinction, identifying and celebrating pre-eminent collections of national and international importance in non-national institutions.  British Motor Museum is a National Portfolio Organisation supported by Arts Council England providing funding for a 3-year programme of exhibitions, engagement and learning activity from 2023 to 2026. Arts Council England is the national development body for arts and culture across England, working to enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries. Between 2023 and 2026, it will invest £446m per year to help create these experiences www.artscouncil.org.uk 
  • The British Motor Museum delivers a range of educational packages which support the National Curriculum – science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at KS1 to KS4.  A wide range of family and lifelong learning activities also take place in the Museum during school holidays. 
  • Each year the Museum hosts a number of highly successful and varied motoring Shows and Rallies as well as family events, lectures and workshops. For full details please visit the website www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk
  • The address is British Motor Museum or British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0BJ.