Ride on a genuine Victorian horse-bus here on 21 April
There will be rides on our 1890s horse-drawn London bus at the Spring Gathering at the Museum on Sunday 21 April. This and many more attractions at the South-East’s biggest bus show – hundreds of...
View ArticleIt’s nearly here – The Spring Gathering!
Coming on Sunday 21 April – the South East’s biggest and best bus show with up to 200 buses on display, old and new, heritage bus tours all day, horse-bus and open-top bus rides, children’s attractions...
View ArticleNew Jotus CR model on display at Spring Gathering
The next release from Jotus Models – a 1/76-scale model of London’s little CR-class single-deckers – will be on display, in pre-production mock-up form, on the Museum Shop stand inside Cobham Hall at...
View ArticleWhat a fantastic Spring Gathering!
The Spring Gathering was one of the best ever. Wonderful weather and over 4,800 visitors. Our thanks to all those who supported the event, either as visitors, as exhibitors, as stallholders or by...
View ArticleThree great buses join the Collection
The very last Routemaster, a long-gone RT-type back from Paris and a significant country single-decker have joined LBM’s Collection. All three were unveiled at the Spring Gathering on 21 April by our...
View ArticleThanks to everyone for making it a superb Spring Gathering.
Our sincere thanks to everyone who made this year’s Spring Gathering one of the best ever. To the 4,800 visitors – thank you for supporting this fundraising event for the charity which runs the museum....
View ArticleHalf-Term Classic Bus Rides at the Museum
Bring the kids and ride on a 1949 London double-decker this half-term. There will be 15-min local bus tours every day from Saturday 25 May to Sunday 3 June.
View ArticleThe Swinging Sixties – re-live the sights & sounds on Sunday 30 June
Re-live the Swinging 60s at “A Sixties Summer” here at the Museum on Sunday 30 June. Live 1960s music from The Radiators plus dozens of fabulous buses, lorries, taxis and cars to admire. There will be...
View ArticleBring your classic bus, coach, lorry, van, taxi or car to “A Sixties Summer”...
If you own a classic bus or other vehicle which was on the roads in the 1960s, why not enter it for our Sixties transport extravaganza on Sunday 30 June? Event entry is completely free for the vehicle,...
View ArticleAll stalls space for A Sixties Summer – 30 June – now SOLD OUT
All the stall pitches for the big event on 30 June – A Sixties Summer – have now been sold and we regret that we are unable to accept any further bookings from stallholders. A big thank you to all …...
View ArticleThe weather’s set fair for “A 60s Summer” this Sunday – 30 June
The weather forecast is excellent for Sunday’s big event at the Museum – “A Sixties Summer” featuring the classic buses and cars of that decade. There’ll be live 1960s music from “The Radiators”, a...
View ArticleAll set for “A Sixties Summer” tomorrow 30 June!
It’s forecast to be 25º and sunny tomorrow for the big event celebrating the Swinging Sixties – classic buses and cars, rides on old buses, live 60s music from “The Radiators” and much, much more. See...
View ArticleSTOP PRESS! Ride on a 1930 open-staircase bus here tomorrow!
Our 1930 open-staircase AEC Regent ST922 will be giving rides (£1 a head) at tomorrow’s (Sunday 30/6) big event here at the Museum. It may be a bit old for the 1960s but we thought visitors might like...
View ArticleSixties Summer was a major success
A record number of visitors for the Museum’s June event – nearly 2,000 – attended “A Sixties Summer” on Sunday 30 June and enjoyed glorious weather. Read the full report of the event, with pictures, here.
View ArticleEntry Forms for Transportfest on 20 October 2013 are now available
20 October see this year’s Transportfest – our annual transport extravaganza which brings the show season to a close. All classic buses & coaches, taxis, lorries & vans, emergency and military...
View ArticleStall bookings now being taken for Transportfest on 20 October.
Transportfest 2013 will be on 20 October – the third staging of this very popular ‘season-closing’ event. Over 2,000 visitors are expected at this transport extravaganza and there will be the usual...
View Article2014 Spring Gathering will be on Sunday 13 April
The 41st staging of our famous Spring Gathering, one of the largest bus shows in the country, will be on Sunday 13 April 2014 here on site at the Museum. Put the date in your diary now and don’t miss...
View ArticleBEA RF Coach joins the display
MLL740, a BEA 1-1/2 deck coach, has been loaned to the Trust from July2013 and has taken up its place in the Museum’s Time Line. Come and see this vehicle, and follow the time line through 100 years...
View Article4-Light Garden Seat Horse Bus joins the collection
The Museum’s third Horse Bus has travelled from its recent home with the Beamish Museum to take it’s place along side our other two horse buses in Cobham Hall.
View ArticleColin Curtis. Memorial.
On Saturday 21st September 2013, Colin’s ashes were laid to rest around a bright Red Rose bush, opposite the Museum building. The service was presided over by Simon Douglas-Lane. Colin’s sister and...
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