County Classics Motor Museum in Taunton
Britain’s newest Motor Museum! The focus is on cars and motorcycles from our youth from the 1950s to the 1990s, though exhibits range from 1915 to the early 2000s.
Britain’s newest Motor Museum! The focus is on cars and motorcycles from our youth from the 1950s to the 1990s, though exhibits range from 1915 to the early 2000s.
Welcome to Britain’s newest Motor Museum! This unique and brilliant concept, with an excellent café and gift shop, aims to reverse the decline of the town centre in Taunton, Somerset’s historic county town.
The focus is on cars and motorcycles from our youth – from the 1950s to the 1990s – though exhibits range from 1915 to the early 2000s.
County Classics Motor Museum grew from the personal dream of a very ‘driven’ schoolboy: Pat Hawkins bought and sold his first car at the age of 11 and as he grew his businesses from nothing, built up a fine collection of cars and motorcycles alongside them.
When the historic County Stores – a department store owned and run by five generations of the same family since 1832 – closed in 2019 having failed to find any retail buyer, he saw a chance to bring his dream to reality.
The historic building was completely restored and repurposed, a disabled-access lift and vehicle lift were installed and through Covid lockdowns, a dedicated team battled on to create the wonderful, evocative Museum we can all enjoy today. The historic features of the building are enhanced by bespoke joinery and carefully-selected motoring memorabilia; every one of the up to 100 cars and 80 motorcycles is individually captioned and explained. Dedicated volunteers are present to enhance the visitor experience with stories of the vehicles in their heyday.
Thursday 23rd Oct
Depart Chickerell 09:00 - Portland 09:30 - Weymouth 10:00 - Dorchester 10:30 - Yeovil 11:00
Coach will drop you on Bus stop directly outside Museum at 12pm You have 2 hours free time in Taunton Town Centre.
You will need to enter The Museum by 14:00 for our pre- booked slot which includes an exclusive guided tour.
The coach will be ready to depart from the same bus stop at 16:00
Return back to Yeovil 17:25 - Dorchester 17:45 - Weymouth 18:15 - Portland 18:35 - Chickerell 19:00
Inclusive Coach Fare & Entry*:
ONLY £42 Adult, £41 Senior, £28 Child
*Price also includes an exclusive guided tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
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| Britannia Inn | Britannia Inn, Fortuneswell, Portland |
| Charlestown | The Alexandra Inn, Chickerell Road, Charlestown |
| Chickerell | Bluebird Garage, Chickerell Road |
| Dorchester South Station | Dorchester South Station bus stop |
| Dorchester TOT | Top O'Town Car Park (by cafe), Dorchester |
| Easton | Easton Square, Portland |
| Foords Corner | Foords Corner bus stop, Wyke Regis |
| Jestys Avenue | Bus stop end of Jestys Avenue on Littlemoor Road |
| Littlemead | Broadwey, Littlemead bus stop (Swan Inn) |
| Lodmoor Hill | Lodmoor Hill Bus Stop (near Post Office) |
| Lyndale bus stop | Wyke Regis, Lyndale Bus Stop |
| Nottington | Broadwey, Nottington Corner bus stop |
| Poundbury QMSW | Poundbury Queen Mother Square bus stop opposite estate agents (Coach heading out of Dorchester) |
| Radipole | Spa Hotel bus stop, Radipole |
| Redlands | Redlands, Opposite Garage |
| Sgt Bunn | St Bunn Bakery, Lanehouse Rocks Road |
| St Edmunds Church | St Edmunds Church, Lanehouse Rocks Road |
| St Johns Church | Weymouth, St Johns Church, outside Dentist |
| St Nicholas Church | Southlands Road bus stop on Buxton Road, Weymouth (former St Nicholas Church) |
| Victoria Square | Victoria Square bus stop, Portland |
| Westwey Road | Westwey Rd, Magistrates Court, Weymouth |
| Weymouth Bluebird | Weymouth, Outside Bluebird Office, K1 bus stop |
| Wyke Smuggler | Smugglers Inn, Wyke Regis |
| Yeovil QSM | Yeovil, Opp. Quick Silver Mail on Dorchester Road. |
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