Podium Place Cars and Coffee Meet, Saturday 15th March 2025

Podium Place (RG14 5SH) is a relatively new destination offering a one-of-a-kind experience, blending delicious specialty coffee with iconic classic, modern and supercars. Greenham Common (RG19 8BZ) was a USA airbase during World War 2 and the Cold War, and was also used by Richard Noble for testing Thrust 2 in preparation for his World Land Speed record. The control tower has been renovated in recent years to include a small museum and coffee shop. Milestones Museum (RG22 6PZ) records the history of Basingstoke and surrounding area through the ages with a collection of restored vintage vehicles, and also has a café and gift shop.

All three venues have websites where more information can be found.

We will meet at Podium Place between 9.30am and 10.00am and aim to depart at around 11.00am for the 20-minute drive to Greenham Common where we will stay for an hour or so and then make our way to the Milestones Museum.

Please email Fred (please click the link below) if you would like to join us and let us know your car details, reg number and how many people will be attending with you.

NB. Podium Place gets exceptionally busy from 9am onwards so we suggest you arrive early to ensure a good parking place.

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From C to B to A! Saturday 5th April 2025

A very special spring social tour starting at the ‘C’ of Cooper Garage, Surbiton complete with a guided tour of this historic garage with an enthusiastic member of the Mini Club. Then it’s a short drive over to the Bentley Drivers dining room within the Hand & Spear, Weybridge for our lunch stop. Then it’s off (again) down to Brooklands and up (or round) the test hill for our visit to Brooklands Cars Ltd, who have invited us to view their Brooklands Coachworks and AC Heritage Department.

Room for up-to 45 people - in three groups of 15 - so as to give people quality time at each of the ‘C via B to A’ destinations. To enable motoring enthusiasts from both near and further afield to attend, there are three start times for each of the groups. Please let lead organiser Ray Cockle know, by e-mail (link below), which is your preferred choice, and second choice of group start time when booking your ticket. The group start times are 09:30hrs, 10:30hrs and 11:30hrs, the latest finish time is expected to be about 16:30hrs.

Cost per person is £20 for Member’s and £25 for non-Members. This includes the Cooper Garage and Brooklands Cars Ltd tours.

Light refreshments (tea & coffee etc) will be available to purchase from the close by Legion cafe who are hosting our parking in Surbiton.

There’s also a lunch menu available from Hand & Spear for you to choose from and pre-purchase - menu will be included in your ticket email once purchased. The link for you to pre-order and pay for your lunch (by 26 March please) will be sent to you once you’ve bought your event ticket(s).

Please email lead organiser Email Ray Cockle >> for further information about this event; or Email Jonathan Braim >> for information generally about our forthcoming schedule of driving group events.           

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Goodwood House Tour Sunday 25th May 2025

Another very special social tour that’s back by popular demand, last year’s event was a sell out. So get in quick!

This Driving Group event is for up-to 30 people. You will most likely tour around the House in a group of 10 so as to give you quality time in the sumptuous rooms with your guide. You rendezvous at Goodwood House at 1:30pm in readiness for the House tour start time of 2pm, with a latest finish time (after taking Afternoon Tea) of around 4:45pm/5pm.

Cost per person for the House Tour & Afternoon Tea is £50 for both Member’s and non-Members. 

Please contact lead organiser Jim Sell at [email protected] for further information and your tickets.

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