London Bus Museum
Please note the London Bus Museum will be closed on Monday 20 until Thursday 23 April inclusive. This is to enable essential works and redecoration to be undertaken.
A number of buses will be available to explore in front of the Aircraft Factory. The London Bus Museum will reopen on Friday 24 April. We apologise for this inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Explore over 30 buses and coaches at the largest collection of working historic London buses in the world, a heritage representing more than 150 years of public transport evolution in the capital.
Ride on vintage bus services at special events, school holidays and some weekends throughout the year.
About two-thirds of the buses and coaches are owned by the Trust and the remainder by individual members. Some buses have been fully restored and have won many awards, while others are under restoration in the workshop.
The London Bus Preservation Trust is dedicated to preserving and restoring its collection of historic London buses and its home in Cobham Hall at Brooklands Museum opened in 2011.
The vehicles are all of London origin and date from about 1875 to 1979. See the early horse bus to more modern buses similar to those on London’s streets today.
Explore memorabilia include uniforms, ticket machines, medals, signs and examples of works of art for which London Transport received many awards.
Explore more information on the London Bus Museum website.
Please note that as of 1st January 2026 we have gone cashless at Admissions. Thank you for your understanding.
Upcoming London Bus Museum events
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London Bus Museum Summer Festival
- 28th Jun 2026
- 10am - 5pm
Enjoy extensive bus displays, heritage bus trips, music and children’s entertainment.
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London Bus Museum TransportFest
- 18th Oct 2026
This event features extensive bus displays, including rarely-seen early examples, as well as wonderful buses!
Further exhibitions
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Grand Prix: Where It All Began
Drive the original track in the McLaren F1 Simulator and explore our collection of classic racing cars. -
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Fastest on earth
In here you will discover the Brooklands Motorcycle collection and some of the greatest Brooklands cars to have raced on the track. -
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Race track
The original circuit, which opened in June 1907, was designed by Col. H.C.L. Holden to comprise a large banked oval circuit bisected by a finishing straight. -
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Aircraft factory
Explore the Brooklands Aircraft Factory, an immersive environment, harking back to the Hangar’s original use as a manufacturing building. -
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Flight shed
The Flight Shed exhibition tells the stories of the pilots and navigators who flew the aircraft. -
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Barnes Wallis stratosphere chamber
The inspirational story of Barnes Wallis, a pioneer beyond his times, who also designed the World War Two-winning Tall Boy and Bouncing Bombs. -
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First to the fastest
Brooklands was at the centre of some of the most significant innovations of the 20th century that have changed the way we travel today. -
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Innovating the world of flight
Brooklands was one of the most productive aircraft manufacturing sites in Europe, with nearly 19,000 aircraft having made their first flights from here over an 80 year period. -
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McLaren: Driven by design
This behind-the-scenes exhibition explores how the team at McLaren Automotive designed and developed one of the ultimate supercars, the McLaren Senna GTR.
