Brooklands Club Member Benefits
As a Brooklands Club Member, you and your guests can enjoy the unique Art Deco Club Members Bar whilst enjoying refreshments and lunches. Relax inside the Clubhouse or soak up the atmosphere on event days from out on the balcony overlooking the Paddock and Motoring Village.
Club Members restaurant & bar
There is an exclusive menu available. On Thursdays and Fridays you will see hearty lunches plus light meals including the famous Brooklands Club Sandwich. The Club Bar also opens every Saturday with a menu including special burgers and children’s meals. On Sundays we offer a delicious roast menu with our chef's popular Yorkshire puddings.
Club Members can bring up to five non-member guests (of any age) with them when they visit and they too will be allowed use of the Clubhouse facilities.
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History of the Brooklands Clubhouse
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1907
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From the outset in 1907 the Brooklands Clubhouse was designed to be the centre of the Brooklands circuit.
The Club housed the track officials such as Clerk of the Course, Clerk of the Scales and the Stewards. It was originally where the cars and drivers were weighed prior to their races and contained changing rooms and a large open viewing stand for the Press.
The Club also housed a Dining Room and bar for the exclusive use of the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club. An additional luncheon room was added on the first floor in 1913 with stairs leading directly from the Paddock. Motor racing was still very much the preserve of the wealthy amateur at this time and in 1930 the Clubhouse was extended to accommodate this growth of interest, with the Club races becoming an essential part of the social “season” along with Henley, Wimbledon and Ascot. Those improvements included a Ladies Reading Room, Billiard Room, Member's Lounge and Tea Room.
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1939
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The circuit closed in 1939 with the advent of the Second World War and the Clubhouse was altered to accommodate drawing offices.
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The office of Sir Barnes Wallis was housed here as part of the Vickers Armstrong Research and Development Department. Through the many years of aircraft manufacture at the site the clubhouse fell into some disrepair and was largely used for storage.
In 1983 British Aerospace sold the northern end of the Brooklands site, including the clubhouse, to a company called Gallahers and in 1984, following the leaseback of the 30-acre museum site to Elmbridge Borough Council, major restoration work began which resulted in the building you see today.
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The Brooklands Museum Trust was formed in 1987 and the clubhouse underwent a programme of refitting to make it suitable to house exhibits as well as to host corporate functions and hospitality.
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In support of this the “Brooklands Club” was formed and the Members’ Bar and Restaurant created for their use.
The “Brooklands Club” was amalgamated with the “Friends” group in time for the 2009 season and the “Club Level” member was created.
In the Spring of 2012 the Clubhouse was renovated again and is now presented in a style echoing the feel of the 1920s and 30s for corporate functions as well as for Club level members. Club Level Members can experience a step back in time as they enjoy their cocktails on the Clubhouse balcony overlooking the busy Paddock where pre-war and classic cars are often parked or inaction on busy event days.
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