Classic Vehicle Show
Classic Vehicle Show
2026 Classic Vehicle Show Spring Bank Holiday Monday May 25th
We hold regular event days throughout the year, see What’s On for details.
Enjoy unlimited rides on a train hauled by one of our vintage Steam Locomotives and FREE bus rides to Bures and back.
After feedback from customers we are focussing on the Classic Vehicle Show for the Bank Holiday Monday. It never fails to impress and offers a grand day out for all the family. Get up close and personal to up to 200 classic cars, buses, commercial, and agricultural vehicles. There will also be a number of friendly car clubs in attendance.
Free bus rides on two vintage busses will be available between 11:00 and 1600 where you can relax and enjoy the sights of the local country side. This is a round trip which lasts about 30 minutes.
Our Goods Shed will be playing host to a number of trade stalls selling items from model vehicles to craft items. And of course we will also be running steam and diesel trains where you can have unlimited rides all day long! Your admission also includes full access to the museum and it’s exhibits, including access to our Restoration Shed.
The miniature railway will be open with unlimited rides and our friends from the Braintree and Halstead Model Railway Club will have their club rooms open, with a wide range of model railway layouts on display.
Don’t forget our train themed playground for the kids!
Hot and cold food and drinks will be available from Platform Two Cafe (run by Stour Valley Catering) and our very own micro pub, The Viaduct, will be open selling a range of beers, ciders, wines and soft drinks.
Our friends from Molly Moo’s Ice Creams will also be in attendance.
We are delighted to announce that we have been lucky enough to have our friends from two Vintage Bus groups support us and have confirmed they are planning to attend our Classic Vehicle Show.
G864 XDX is a preserved Leyland Olympian bus that was formerly owned and new to H.C. Chambers and Son of Bures, Suffolk in 1989.
This group have kindly offered to give free return bus ride during the day where you can relax and enjoy the sights of the local countryside. This is a round trip which lasts about 30 minutes.
The AJN 825 Bus will be on display in our Goods Yard. This bus was delivered new to Westcliff-on-Sea Motor Services at Southend on 31st March, 1939 and entered into service on 1st April, 1939. The chassis is a Bristol K type fitted with a Gardner 7 litre engine, and a body built by Eastern Coach Works at Lowestoft built to carry 53 passengers. It is the Lowbridge type at 13ft 6in high with long seats on the upper deck and sunken gangway.
We Want You!
Do you own a classic vehicle of any type? Be it a car, motorbike, bus, commercial vehicle, emergency vehicle, sports car, if so we would love to hear from you! It is FREE to enter and exhibitors and one occupant of the vehicle benefit from all the activities mentioned above.
We also welcome vehicle clubs. Space is limited and exhibitor bookings are on a first come first served basis.
To enter your vehicle or club, simply follow the event booking instructions via the link below. Entry terms and conditions apply. If you have any questions or are unsure if your vehicle qualifies, then please get in touch.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BOOKING IS PER CAR, NOT PER PERSON. (MAXIMUN TWO ADULTS PER VEHICLE PLEASE)
Would you like to attend with a trade stall? No Food stalls please.
For Further details please complete the form below and our Reception staff will be in contact with you.
Please note they work at the Museum on Wednesdays and Weekends.
Event Timetable
Our trains run all day long with no fixed timetable from 11:00 to 15.00, and you can have as many rides as you like, whenever you like.
The Classic Vehicles will be on Display from when the Museum opens at 10:00 to 15:00 too
On Site Catering
Feeling Hungry?
You can visit Platform Two Cafe, which is run by our external suppliers, Stour Valley Catering – they’re open from 10am – 4pm (please note that food is not served by Platform Two Cafe after 2pm during the winter months) and serve tasty breakfast, lunch & snack options, as well as coffee, tea & a range of cold beverages.
Ticketing
Please note, prebooking closes at midnight before the event, tickets are then available on the door at the prices shown above.
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