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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Hundreds of vehicles to feature at Retro Truck Show
Hundreds of modern and classic trucks will be on display at the Retro Truck Show next month. The event will take place at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, just over the Oxfordshire border, near Banbury, on September 6 and 7, and will feature more than 300 vehicles from across Europe. Now in its 15th year, the show highlights trucks built between 1971 and 2001, including models from Volvo, Scania, DAF, Foden, and ERF. Tom Caren, show manager at the British Motor Museum, said: "This show is one of our most popular and a great weekend out for owners, drivers, enthusiasts, and the public. The Retro Truck Show (Image: British Motor Museum) "It's a wonderful spectacle to see the trucks lined up in rows and a fantastic opportunity to admire them up close." The event is open to all trucks from the eligible years, with a £30 fee to exhibit. Visitors can enjoy an indoor model show, trade stands, and a selection of food and refreshments, including burgers, ice cream, and hot meals from the museum's Junction 12 Café. Camping is available on Friday and Saturday nights for £26 per pitch per night for two adults, and exhibitors can camp in their vehicles for free. Advance tickets are priced at £17 for adults, £9 for children, £15 for concessions, and £46 for a family of four. Entry includes access to the museum and collections centre and visitors can convert their ticket to an annual pass at no extra cost.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Fairfield by Marriott hotel construction in UK secures approval
The construction of a Fairfield by Marriott hotel in Warwickshire, UK, is set to begin later this year, following the receipt of Reserved Matters approval. Set to open in early 2027, the midscale property marks the brand's UK debut. The new 142-bedroom hotel in Gaydon will be strategically located near the British Motor Museum and JLR Global Headquarters. Part of Marriott Bonvoy's global portfolio, which encompasses more than 30 hotel brands, the Fairfield by Marriott hotel will be independently owned and operated. The local area currently faces a shortage of internationally branded hotel accommodations, according to management partner Cycas Hospitality, which was appointed to manage the hotel in April 2024. The introduction of the Fairfield by Marriott property is anticipated to draw a more diverse audience and bolster the local visitor economy. British Motor Museum acting managing director Adrian Managhan said: 'A new hotel in such close proximity to the Museum presents exciting opportunities for growth. As an independent museum run by a charitable trust, we depend on income from visitors, donations, and commercial ventures such as conferences and events. 'An increase in footfall driven by this development will directly support our mission to 'Collect, Conserve, Share and Inspire'.' The latest announcement follows the brand's European introduction with the Fairfield by Marriott Copenhagen Nordhavn, which opened last year. "New Fairfield by Marriott hotel construction in UK secures approval" was originally created and published by Hotel Management Network, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Summer of fun: the top motoring events to attend this year
Silverstone Festival brings supercars and F1 cars together in August Now that you've got your used car for the summer, where are you going to take it? Fortunately, the UK is blessed with no end of excuses for a drive, ranging from must-see museums and events to must-tour roads. In recent years, they have been joined by a growing roster of weekend and weekday-evening pub meets and cars-and-coffee gatherings. A great source of information for these less well-publicised events is on which you can search by date, city and car event. It recently broadened its scope to also include companies offering, for example, supercar hire, karting and circuit experiences. To set you thinking about where you could go this summer, we have compiled a selection of drives, events and destinations to consider. Happy motoring! With institutions including Brooklands, the British Motor Museum and the National Motor Museum to choose from, you'd think car enthusiasts' appetite for automotive history were sufficiently served, but there are plenty more such places to visit. Among the newest is the Museum of Land Speed near Pendine Sands in South Wales, which tells the story of speed trials there. The Great British Car Journey in Ambergate, Derbyshire, has been open for a few years now and remains an intriguing celebration of British cars with the added attraction of being able to go for drives in some of them. Taunton's recently opened County Classics Motor Museum is the brainchild of one local enthusiast who has been collecting interesting mainstream cars, most of them British, for years and decided to display them. Also in Somerset, Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford is a similar but more ambitious concept founded by Mr Haynes Manuals himself. The British Grand Prix (6 July) has to be at the top of your must-see list, but affordable, general-admission race-day tickets are selling out fast. Don't worry, though, because there are plenty still available for the Silverstone Festival (22-24 August), an event that promises to be just as exciting as the circuit celebrates 75 years as a Formula 1 championship venue (it was the first back in 1950) with a cavalcade of legendary F1 cars. Admission-only tickets for the Goodwood Festival of Speed (10-13 July) are selling out fast too, so get your skates on. At least there's the Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional (26 July), a much more down-to-earth affair for which tickets are still available at reasonable prices. If one of our suggested used cars qualifies as an unexceptional classic, you and it may qualify for a display entry ticket costing just £20. It's from the sublime to the ridiculous the following week when it's the turn of Beaulieu Supercar Weekend (2-3 August) with demonstration runs and arena performance displays. F1 champion Jody Scheckter's Laverstoke Farm in Hampshire is once again the venue for CarFest (22-24 August), featuring driving displays, track events and test drives. Round off the summer season with your best bib and tucker for a day at Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace (27-31 August) or the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace (5-7 September). Starting in the south, there's the 70-mile long Atlantic Highway section of the A39 from Barnstaple to Newquay, and in Dorset the 18-mile Jurassic Coast Road following the B3157 from Weymouth to Bridport (or peel off and continue to Lyme Regis). For south-east drivers, the A272 Winchester to Uckfield is a good road with a recently opened Caffeine & Machine petrolhead stop where it crosses the A32. Turning northwards, another is the A429 Fosse Way linking the south (Cirencester) with the Midlands (Leicester). In the west, the recently created Pembrokeshire Coast Road follows the Wales coastline for 200 miles from Amroth to Dale. Alternatively, spend a day enjoying the roads in the Brecon Beacons. The Brecon to Llandovery section of the A40 followed by the A4069 across the Black Mountains to Brynamman and back to Brecon via Penderyn makes a good circuit. In the north-east, you're spoiled for choice with roads such as the A171 Scarborough to Whitby, returning via the A169 to Pickering and then the A170. In Scotland, well, where to start? How about the A710 Moffat to Edinburgh or the A710/711 Solway Coast road? ]]>
Auto Car
22-06-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Car
Summer car events, venues and road trips you should try in 2025
Holiday plans in a flux? Need at least some form of automotive entertainment this summer? We've got you covered Open gallery Silverstone Festival brings supercars and F1 cars together in August The Black Mountain Pass is one of the best roads in Wales – just watch for speed cameras Pendine Museum celebrates land speed record cars Close Now that you've got your used car for the summer, where are you going to take it? Fortunately, the UK is blessed with no end of excuses for a drive, ranging from must-see museums and events to must-tour roads. In recent years, they have been joined by a growing roster of weekend and weekday-evening pub meets and cars-and-coffee gatherings. A great source of information for these less well-publicised events is on which you can search by date, city and car event. It recently broadened its scope to also include companies offering, for example, supercar hire, karting and circuit experiences. To set you thinking about where you could go this summer, we have compiled a selection of drives, events and destinations to consider. Happy motoring! Days out With institutions including Brooklands, the British Motor Museum and the National Motor Museum to choose from, you'd think car enthusiasts' appetite for automotive history were sufficiently served, but there are plenty more such places to visit. Among the newest is the Museum of Land Speed near Pendine Sands in South Wales, which tells the story of speed trials there. The Great British Car Journey in Ambergate, Derbyshire, has been open for a few years now and remains an intriguing celebration of British cars with the added attraction of being able to go for drives in some of them. Taunton's recently opened County Classics Motor Museum is the brainchild of one local enthusiast who has been collecting interesting mainstream cars, most of them British, for years and decided to display them. Also in Somerset, Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford is a similar but more ambitious concept founded by Mr Haynes Manuals himself. The British Grand Prix (6 July) has to be at the top of your must-see list, but affordable, general-admission race-day tickets are selling out fast. Don't worry, though, because there are plenty still available for the Silverstone Festival (22-24 August), an event that promises to be just as exciting as the circuit celebrates 75 years as a Formula 1 championship venue (it was the first back in 1950) with a cavalcade of legendary F1 cars. Admission-only tickets for the Goodwood Festival of Speed (10-13 July) are selling out fast too, so get your skates on. At least there's the Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional (26 July), a much more down-to-earth affair for which tickets are still available at reasonable prices. If one of our suggested used cars qualifies as an unexceptional classic, you and it may qualify for a display entry ticket costing just £20. It's from the sublime to the ridiculous the following week when it's the turn of Beaulieu Supercar Weekend (2-3 August) with demonstration runs and arena performance displays. F1 champion Jody Scheckter's Laverstoke Farm in Hampshire is once again the venue for CarFest (22-24 August), featuring driving displays, track events and test drives. Round off the summer season with your best bib and tucker for a day at Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace (27-31 August) or the Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace (5-7 September). Starting in the south, there's the 70-mile long Atlantic Highway section of the A39 from Barnstaple to Newquay, and in Dorset the 18-mile Jurassic Coast Road following the B3157 from Weymouth to Bridport (or peel off and continue to Lyme Regis). For south-east drivers, the A272 Winchester to Uckfield is a good road with a recently opened Caffeine & Machine petrolhead stop where it crosses the A32. Turning northwards, another is the A429 Fosse Way linking the south (Cirencester) with the Midlands (Leicester). In the west, the recently created Pembrokeshire Coast Road follows the Wales coastline for 200 miles from Amroth to Dale. Alternatively, spend a day enjoying the roads in the Brecon Beacons. The Brecon to Llandovery section of the A40 followed by the A4069 across the Black Mountains to Brynamman and back to Brecon via Penderyn makes a good circuit. In the north-east, you're spoiled for choice with roads such as the A171 Scarborough to Whitby, returning via the A169 to Pickering and then the A170. In Scotland, well, where to start? How about the A710 Moffat to Edinburgh or the A710/711 Solway Coast road? Join our WhatsApp community and be the first to read about the latest news and reviews wowing the car world. Our community is the best, easiest and most direct place to tap into the minds of Autocar, and if you join you'll also be treated to unique WhatsApp content. You can leave at any time after joining - check our full privacy policy here. Next Prev In partnership with
BBC News
09-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Vintage motorcycles take to Warwickshire roads in Banbury Run
Hundreds of vintage motorcycles were out on the roads in Warwickshire at the weekend, for the annual Banbury event, which this year was celebrating its 75th anniversary, saw 300 motorcycles take to the streets without the luxury of features like clutches, gears and modern braking the bikes dated from 1930 or before, with the oldest built in by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC), the bikes set out from the British Motor Museum in Gaydon on Sunday morning, taking a variety of routes before returning to the museum. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
