Well if you and your son are petrol heads

Here is some info, I meet up with a relative from Canada in September and we tend to visit a different sort of auto museum, His main reason for visit is for the Beaulieu Autojumble.

Beaulieu is worth a visit for the Motor Museum Abbey and House, all on the one site.


http://www.atwellwilson.org.uk/index.htm
Small museum, plan to visit this year ( been to all the others)




Tank museum at Bovington, South coast.

Haynes Motor Museum ( the book guy )
Stayed at Sparkford Inn, Pub with rooms .

Morgan factory, this was very enjoyable and worth a visit, its about a 3-4 hour run from Heathrow, well worth a visit.


http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/sales/visits/opening_times.html


You need to book the tour and it’s a few quid.


We stayed here and I would recommend it.


http://www.malvern-hills.co.uk/linklodge/index.html



Its just up the road from the factory and the owner raced MG,s . There is a pub up the hill that does evening meals.


A few years ago we headed north from Heathrow and visited.

Coventry, here the Coventry transport Museum is excellent, ( as good as the Beaulieu museum)

You can also take a look around the Cathedral if you fancy a bit of culture.

Also in this area is The Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon, it about a ½ hour from Coventry and of course the Triumph factory is near.

We stayed here .

http://www.badgersmount.co.uk/


Around the Heathrow area is the Brooklands Museum, this is worth a visit and there is a nice Mercedes Benz dealer that has a few exhibits’ on show as well next door.

Also be aware that what looks like an 2 hour drive on the map will actualy take half a day.

Links are copied from my email so may not work, but Im sure you will find them.