Explore this unique museum through hands-on and interactive experiences
Brooklands Museum is a fantastic place for a family outing. Open all year round, families can explore this unique museum through hands-on and interactive experiences. During school holidays and many event days we run themed activities. Children can explore the Museum using one of our free trails, which can be collected from the shop on arrival.
If you need a break from all the fun then head over to the Sunbeam Café which offers a delicious range of freshly made, seasonal recipes covering breakfast, lunch, snacks and treats. For children, we offer mini hot meals and ‘Pick and Mix’ lunch packs to take away in their very own lunch boxes.
Facilities
- Baby Changing in the Clubhouse and Jackson Shed (Grand Prix Exhibition)
- Family Accessibility (buggys and wheelchairs)
- Sunbeam Café (mini hot meals and lunchboxes for children)
- Outdoor Picnic Areas
- Shop (selection of gifts and souvenirs)
Top 10 Things to See & Do with the children
- Meet the Loch Ness Monster, the Wellington Bomber
- Get your photo taken in a Formula One car
- Explore the world of Supercars in McLaren: Driven by Design and have a go at building your own race car in the LEGO build station
- Explore inside the WW2 Air Raid Shelters
- Step on board Concorde and re-live the excitement of the supersonic age (extra charge applies and pre-booking advised)
- See the noisy record-breaking Napier-Railton
- Take a pit stop in the Sunbeam Cafe and refuel with one of our Mini Racer lunchboxes
- Walk under huge aircraft and discover how Brooklands innovated the world of flight
- Explore the awesome Stratosphere Chamber
- Drive around the streets of London in the London Bus Museum's bus simulator
Brooklands Aircraft Factory > Explore the Brooklands Aircraft Factory, an immersive environment, harking back to the Hangar’s original use as a manufacturing building. 
British Grand Prix: Where it all began > Step inside the workshop Robin Jackson, one of motor racing’s leading engineers in the 1930s. In here we tell the story of the first British Grand Prix races, held here at Brooklands in 1926 and... 
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... 
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. 
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. 
Concorde Experience > Take the Brooklands Concorde Experience and see inside the World's most famous aircraft. Re-live the excitement of the supersonic age in this fascinating 35-minute tour, evoking emotional memories. 
Fastest on earth: Racing Legends of Brooklands > 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... 
Sunbeam Café > The Sunbeam Café offers a delicious range of freshly made, seasonal recipes covering breakfast, lunch, snacks and treats. 
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... 
Barnes Wallis Stratosphere Chamber > The Barnes Wallis-designed "Stratosphere Chamber" was built in 1946 to investigate high-speed flight at very high altitudes. 
Trails for Children
Help yourself to one of our free family activity trails on arrival that will lead you to unexpected places and objects throughout the museum.
Trails are available to pick up from Admissions or from Reception in the Clubhouse.
