Brooklands Museum

A fantastic day out. I got bought a couple of tickets from the wife for Christmas last year and our time to use them was running out so we organised a Tuesday off and went to Brooklands. It was probably the best day out I've ever had . We climbed in aeroplanes, racing cars, had a simulated flight on Concorde, saw bouncing bombs, sat on vintage busses, drove a bus and racing car simulator. There was so much to do that we were there from opening to closing time, a fantastic place if you're interested in history, aviation, vintage cars, vintage motorcycles , vintage bicycles, and a whole host of other things . Highly recommended.

I really enjoyed my visit — especially the Concorde tour. A special thank you to the volunteers. These are people who truly care. I got the strong feeling that museums like this exist thanks to their passion and dedication. Because of them, we can share this incredible heritage with our children. Highly recommended.

A fantastic day out at this museum. The staff were so friendly and knowledgeable. Very kind as it was my grandson's birthday present and he us nureodiverse but everyone was so paitent with hus hundreds of questions about planes and especially concorde. I highly recommend booking the concorde tour, it was brilliant! Please suppprt this musem and visit, you will not be dissapointed.

We visited the museum multiple times and now even purchased the annual membership to attend all events in 2026 with our kid, as he loves the place. A lot of history in one place - motorcycles, cars, buses, airplanes, helicopters and many more. I recommend most special events, as they use Mercedes' tracks to show those cars on the road.

Had a fabulous experience - very friendly staff, passionate and knowledgeable about their subject. Especially enjoyed visiting Concorde for the virtual flight. Enjoyed the bus museum as well, plus did a virtual drive in one of their F1 cars. A very good day out.

As a museum goes it's pretty good, but knowing a bit about racing here would be good. For myself, one who loves Motorsport, the nostalgia and imagination brought the place alive. Old wooden sheds stand as they did when they were useful, tools and car parts sat on workbenches and that smell of old grease in places. A wander up to the banked curve was a highlight, for me and my imagination at least, almost hearing those cars roaring past at over 100mph. The Concorde tour is worth a look, very well presented and explained. We visited the cafe, it was ok, there wasn't a great selection but then it is out of busy season, a jacket spud, beans, cheese and tuna, was paid for and eaten. My only gripe is that the signage isn't great. There is a map but having clearer signs would have been better. Like all museums they are a snap shot of another time, let yourself imagine what it must have been like back then.....!

Excellent museum, loads to see. Great displays of vintage racing cars and motorbikes. Several old airliners you can enter plus one of the few Concords. Inside the hangers are many vintage aircraft. Additionally there is a bus museum also included. Spent almost 4 hours inside.

Brooklands Museum was a great visit overall. The car parking was a little confusing at first, as the attendants didn’t seem to be paying much attention, but once parked everything ran smoothly. The Concorde Experience is a must-do — the guides were full of knowledge and history, making it a really fascinating part of the day. There’s also so much else to see and do across the museum, and during my visit there was an Emergency Services event which added even more variety. It’s also a family-friendly place, with plenty of activities and exhibits for kids to enjoy while learning at the same time. The main café was very busy (understandable with the event on), but there were pop-up food stalls which offered good value, even if the queues were on the longer side. Pros: • Fascinating Concorde Experience with excellent guides • Wide range of exhibits and events throughout the year • Great for kids with lots of interactive learning • Extra pop-up food options during events Cons: • Parking attendants could be more organised • Main café and food queues get quite busy on event days

The Brooklands Museum was so much more than I expected. I haven't been in years and don't remember much being there but now they have a 'Concorde Experience' (a 30 min guided tour, for an extra £5), a 4D simulator (including red arrows, also an extra cost), a formula 1 simulator, the London Bus Museum (I lurve buses so this was exciting for me and I think the collection is just as good as London Transport Museum, and it's bigger) and, soon, a new hangar for a massive aeroplane production exhibition. Outdoor planes includes the VC10 which is worth the entrance price along for its hilarious velvet toilet. I was also surprised to see a pretty extensive bicycle collection, and of course the old cars are plentiful given this was the first purpose built motor racing/testing track in the world, before it became one of the biggest plane factories. The docents are brilliant - there's loads of them and they are all really friendly and knowledgeable. It really enhances the experience. Was sorry to read that another visitor had a hard time with a volunteer being mean to his 3 year old, fwiw there were some slightly older children (maybe 5 - 6) on my Concorde tour that the guide made a particular fuss of, making sure they had a great time, and I didn't see any signs of children being anything but welcome in the whole place, so hopefully that's a one off and I hope that poor child has recovered! There's a cafe doing hot food and a special Brooklands ale my bf described as 'excellent' which is pretty rare from him so give that a try! With Mercedes Benz World just around the corner, this is totally worth the trip out from London - Brooklands alone will take up half a day.

Took my 3 year old car-loving son here in the afternoon. Be aware that there is a lot of walking outside so don't forget jackets, scarves, etc to keep warm. My first impression was that it looks like an old junkyard where broken down cars & airplanes get stripped for scraps. Even the inside of each airplane looks a bit like a rummage sale - but hey, if you're looking to visit the museum AND buy a used "Girl Interrupted" DVD then this place fits the bill. Overall volunteers were very nice and informative. Some didn't seem too happy to be dealing with curious little kids who will try to get into everything but I really can't fault a volunteer for not having an infinite amount of patience. My son was very excited to be able to climb into the old double decker buses and a few race cars. These were the highlights for him. That and the gift shop of course. Haha. They also have a hands-on learning room for kids that looks like something circa 1945. Each demonstration was broken and dirty. They would be better off cleaning the whole room out and have an area to let the kids hang out and play. We paid the extra £5 to go on the Concorde tour. Be aware that it starts with a 15 minute lecture on a stationed bus then you move to another 10-15 minute lecture while standing underneath the airplane. Finally you are able to board the plane. Unfortunately my little guy was completely done with it by the time we got in so we left at that point without really getting to see too much inside. Overall a fun time for my kid with the added bonus that it's located next to the Mercedes Benz racetrack which looked like something fun for mommy & daddy.

More often than not, when a museum (or anything for that matter) tries to take on two subject matters the usually fail at both. Brooklands is the rare exception. Their aircraft and car collections are both very impressive. There's a great juxtaposition of old and new even with the location - it's in the middle of an old race test track and next to the state-of-the-art Mercedes test track. The fact that they have a Concorde is worth the price of admission as there aren't many left that one can actually go inside. The one they have at Brooklands is a prototype similar to the one at the excellent Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. They do an interactive flight experience which is fun but just a bit cheesy. They play Queen's Don't Stop Me Now during the show which, at first glance, appears to be a great choice of song, what with all the 'supersonic' referencesbut I don't think they listened to the rest of the song; Im burning through the sky collision course - yeahhhh, need to rethink that a bit. Anyway, tangent. There's a nice balance of static displays and museum environment for both the cars and planes, with a good selection of rare pieces in both. They need to do a bit of a tidy up in some areas but the whole place is well staffed by enthusiastic volunteers who will sit and chat for ages if you give them half the chance. If you have even a passing interest in planes or cars, I'd definitely suggest a visit.

Some great cars, and a chance to see the original banking, a selection of motor bikes, and as mentioned elsewhere the planes. Best to include a visit to Mercedes next door at the same time.

Great museum for commercial aviation enthusiasts. You can board the Concorde, Bac-111, VC-10 and Vickers Viscount. Staff is super friendly and informative. Can't wait to go back on my next trip to London

This is a large site with collections of aircraft and csrs and some cycles and ogher things. There are several indoor exhibitions some of shich are more like stores than museums and some are too crowded. They have a Concorde, a rare site and on thd dsy I visited there were a lot of old cars driven around which added interest. There is lots to see on site so allow the whole day. Displays vary from good to tired. Worgh a visit but it has not reached full potential.

Overall we had a great day, the majority of the volunteers interacted amazingly with our three year old, who has a massive interest is cars and planes. However our day was ruined by one volunteer on the Concorde exhibit who from the moment the tour began made it abundantly clear he didn't think young children should visit. At every opportunity he would stop the tour, give us a cold hard look and disapproving glances. Whilst my son was asking his mum a question he then suddenly screamed at my sons mum to get off the tour and to take our son with her. She suggested we sit the initial tour out and rejoin the group once the tour of Concorde began. He continued to scream at her and my son to get off the tour, then proceeded to make sarcastic and condescending remarks at both of them. We were left with a now screaming and traumatised three year old who had been waiting weeks to visit Concorde. The experience has left him shaken and unfortunately the attitude and utter unprofessionalism of one volunteer has ensured we won't be visiting or recommending this place to anyone.

we whent hear afta merc world and there is a hell of a lot hear we got an added bonus there was a clasic car day and people brought there own vintage cars so there was even more to see. admission is 10pound per adult even though the web site says 8 pound per adult. there is some thing for every one hear if you love cars or planes youd be in heaven there are 2 huge hangers all to do with planes and a few buildings with cars and motor bikes there is allso the chance to have a look on some of the planes but be warned you have to pay 4pound extra and book to go on the concord plane. there was allso a bus museum there but me and my boyfriend didnt go in as we where unsure as to weather or not we had to pay to get in or not. the staff where very friendly and happy to talk. there is so much there we only got half way round so i would advice that if you go get there early grate place ideal for familes i would allso say chek there website for any special days where you get a lot more cars to see well worth it :)