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Pratts Petrol Pagoda Press Hut Scoreboard Racing Legends of Brooklands "Dunlop Mac's" Bungalow The Clubhouse The British Grand Prix: Where it All Began BP Pagoda Shell Petrol Pagoda Garden of Memories McLaren: Driven by Design Stratosphere Chamber Acoustics Building Concorde Brooklands: Innovating the world of flight Worlds 1st Flight Ticket Office Brooklands Memorial First to the Fastest Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed Avro Shed 
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Located at the main entrance to the museum, the Shop offers a wide range of unique souvenir and gift items including books, cards, models, toys and much more - something for everyone.
Entrance
Access bridge to the Museum from our main visitor car park. If you are using a satellite navigation system, then please follow the brown and white tourist signs once you reach the Brooklands area. The postcode for our visitor car park is KT13 0SL
Introductory Film
Start your journey here. Discover the story of Brooklands, our history, location and exhibitions.
Test Hill
Test Hill was constructedin 1909 as another facility to encourage use of the track for development and test work. It was used by manufacturers to test both the ability of cars to climb steep hills and also of their brakes to stop them coming down.
The Members' Hill Restaurant Buildings
Standing at the top of Test Hill date from 1907 and are undergoing restoration by Brooklands Cars.
Anti-Aircraft Gun Tower
Built to protect the aircraft factory from air attack in World War Two. Awaiting restoration.
Members' Bridge
Providing vehicle access to Members’ Hill, this was one of Brooklands’ most famous landmarks.
Members' Banking
MEMBERS’ BANKING is the steepest section of the Track and reaches nearly 29ft high before descending onto the Railway Straight on the other side of the river.
Brooklands Historic race Track
Originally constructed in 1907, the Brooklands race track was the 'Ascot of Motorsport' in its heyday. Today only sections of the race track survive. At the Museum, visitors can walk on the Members' Banking, steepest section of the race track, the Finishing Straight and Test Hill.
Brooklands' Darkest Hour
The Air Raid Shelter Walkthrough Experience features the images and voices of the men and women who survived the deadly World War two air raid.
Pratts Petrol Pagoda
The Shell, BP and Pratts Petrol pagodas were all built in 1922 and supplied drivers with fuel. They have all been fully restored to their 1920’s or 30s external appearance.
Press Hut
The PRESS HUT was built in 1930 for journalists reporting on Brooklands events. Directly behind it lies a line of Race Bays where vehicles would be checked and waiting before going out onto the Track.
ERA Shed
ERA SHED. A workshop and showroom in the 1930s, it now houses the Speed Record Exhibition and features the 24 litre Napier-Railton as well as racing motorcycles. Leads to the Brooklands Cycle Exhibition and Raleigh displays. (See more motorcycle history in the McEvoy Shed, behind the Clubhouse).
The Fastest on earth: Racing Legends of Brooklands
Housed inside two of the original sheds, this The Fastest on Earth exhibition recalls the countless speed records achieved at Brooklands and pays tribute to the Brooklands drivers, riders, mechanics and engineers who claimed new records across the world.
Malcolm Campbell Shed
This was Campbell’s workshop and showroom and now contains Brooklands racing cars, memorabilia and displays. Leads to the ERA Shed.
"Dunlop Macs" Bungalow
Here David McDonald supervised tyre fitting in the 1920s and ‘30s. it is now a vehicle workshop.
The Clubhouse
Enjoy the period atmosphere and the evocative room settings including the Ladies' Reading Room, the Clerk of the Course’s Office and Art Gallery. See the displays, exhibits and collections of memorabilia throughout the ground floor of the 1907 Clubhouse. Also located here is the Sunbeam Café, toilets and Visitor Services Information desk.
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The British Grand Prix: Where it All Began
Built in 1930-31 by Robin Jackson to maintain and tune racing cars, the Jackson Shed now houses the Grand Prix Exhibition, a mechanic’s workshop and the McLAREN FORMULA 1 SIMULATOR.
BP Pagoda
The Shell, BP and Pratts Petrol pagodas were all built in 1922 and supplied drivers with fuel. They have all been fully restored to their 1920’s or 30s external appearance.
Shell Petrol Pagoda
The Shell, BP and Pratts Petrol pagodas were all built in 1922 and supplied drivers with fuel. They have all been fully restored to their 1920’s or 30s external appearance.
Picnic Area
Our indoor picnic area is now open.
Garden of Memories
The ‘Garden of Memories’ provides a peaceful corner of shade and colour in memory of the great drivers, aviators and mechanics who helped create ‘The Spirit of Brooklands’. The generations of workers at Vickers, British Aircraft Corporation and British Aerospace who were the driving force of the British aviation industry are also honoured.
Scoreboard
The Scoreboard is an exact replica of the 12-metre structure that stood in the pre-war Brooklands Paddock.
McLaren: Driven by Design
This behind-the-scenes exhibition explores how the team at McLaren designed and developed one of the ultimate supercars, the McLaren Senna GTR.
The Avro Shed
Contains an accurate replica of the ‘Roe 1’ Biplane, the original of which was used by A.V.Roe to carry out pioneering flight trials on the Finishing Straight in 1908.
Wellington Pavilion
Exhibition Closed
The Wellington Bomber has been moved and the structure dismantled. The wellington Bomber is on display in the Aircraft Factory.
The Barnes Wallis Stratosphere Chamber
The Stratosphere Chamber was designed under the direction of Barnes Wallis in 1946 to test aircraft and laterly boats, engines and other vehicles by simulating a variety of climatic conditions. Today it also houses the Aero Engine and Barnes Wallis weapons displays.
The Acoustics Building
The Acoustics Building was a test laboratory for British Aircraft Corporation products including Concorde parts. Located at the rear of the building is the CONCORDE SIMULATOR which can be viewed by appointment.
BALLOON HANGAR & Vickers Suite
The Balloon Hangar which was once the power source for the wind tunnel used in the Stratosphere Chamber now houses the Vickers Suite.
Concorde
The initial British production Concorde, G-BBDG was the first aircraft ever to carry 100 passengers at twice the speed of sound. Much of Concorde’s design and manufacture took place at Brooklands. Tickets for the Mach 2 Concorde Tour must be pre-booked online.
Brooklands: Innovating the World of Flight
This exhibition area houses the BAC 1-11 and the collection of Vickers aircraft built after 1945, including the Varsity military trainer, Viscount, Vanguard ‘Merchantman’, VC10 airliners and Viking.
Worlds First Flight Ticket Office
The World’s first flight ticket office was built in 1911 for London booking agents Keith Prowse to sell sightseeing flights around the Track.
Brooklands Memorial
Unveiled by Lord Brabazon of Tara in 1957 to mark the first half century of Brooklands.
First to the Fastest
The exhibition celebrates two historic Transatlantic air races: the 100th anniversary of Alcock and Brown’s non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in a Brooklands-built Vickers Vimy in June 1919 and the records broken during the Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race of 1969.
Aircraft Factory
This is the location for the restored Bellman Hangar once it is moved off the Finishing Straight. Once re-constructed it will be re-interpreted inside as the Brooklands Aircraft Factory telling the story of aviation production at Brooklands spanning 80 years.
Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed
Explore the Brooklands Aircraft Factory, an immersive environment, harking back to the Hangar’s original use as a manufacturing building.
Accessed via a footbridge from the upper level inside the Aircraft Factory, the Flight Shed exhibition tells the stories of the pilots and navigators who flew the aircraft.
Sultan of Oman's VC10
This aircraft was first flown from Brooklands on in 1964. Delivered to British United Airways at Gatwick registered G-ASIX, it passed to British Caledonian in November 1970 and was sold to the Omani Government in 1974. After refurbishment it was operated as ‘A40-AB’ by The Sultan of Oman’s Royal Flight at Muscat.
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount was the world's first turboprop airliner and was one of the few commercially successful aircraft programmes of post-war Britain. This example was one of the last Viscounts built at Brooklands.
Vickers Varsity
The Varsity was an aircrew trainer used primarily by the Royal Air Force. This example was the 18th Varsity built, first delivered to the RAF in 1951.It was purchased by Brooklands Museum in September 1988.
Vickers Vanguard
The Vanguard was a private venture airliner built to a British European Airways (BEA) specification for high-density medium range routes. This example first flew from Brooklands in 1961. In early 1995, it became the world’s last airworthy Merchantman, landing at Brooklands Museum in October 1996.
Vickers Viking
Developed as a civil version of the Wellington bomber, this was Britain's first postwar airliner. This example was the 12th Viking built, and was the second Viking to be delivered to BEA (named ‘Vagrant’). Now the UK’s only surviving Viking, G-AGRU was formally donated by British Airways to Brooklands Museum in 2005.
The Avro Shed
Replica of Alliot Verdon Roe's shed built on the Finishing Straight to construct his Roe 1 Biplane, now houses the Museum's replica.
London Bus Museum
The London Bus Museum, operated by the London Bus Preservation Trust, houses the largest private-sector collection of London buses (1890s – 1970s) in the world and is included in the admission price.
Toilets
These toilets are currently closed.
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Pratts Petrol Pagoda
The Shell, BP and Pratts Petrol pagodas were all built in 1922 and supplied drivers with fuel. They have all been fully restored to their 1920’s or 30s external appearance.
Accessible Toilets
There are toilets at the Clubhouse (Radar Key), Jackson Shed, Vickers Suite and in the London Bus Museum.
Baby changing facilities are available in the Clubhouse and in the Jackson Shed.
Accessible Toilets
There are toilets at the Clubhouse (Radar Key), Jackson Shed, Vickers Suite and in the London Bus Museum.
Baby changing facilities are available in the Clubhouse and in the Jackson Shed.
Accessible Toilets
There are toilets at the Clubhouse (Radar Key), Jackson Shed, Vickers Suite and in the London Bus Museum.
Baby changing facilities are available in the Clubhouse and in the Jackson Shed.
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Sunbeam Café
The perfect place to relax and enjoy the ambience of Brooklands Museum within the iconic Clubhouse, the Sunbeam Café offers a delicious range of breakfasts, lunches, snacks and treats, freshly prepared by our chefs.
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