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MG TD TF 1500 - Abingdon + Beaulieu Motor Museum

Need some MG travel suggestions ...

Jo Ann and I are in London and Edinburgh this week and next. Trying to get a little MG time in while we are here.

Planning on a day at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum, Hampshire UK, and hopefully a stop in Abingdon and the MG Car Club on another day.

Any suggestions of things to do/see for an old gear-head and new MG owner?

Thanks,

Lonnie
TF7211
LM Cook

Beaulieu is pretty far south. I did it last Summer from the Taplow area. It required changing trains and a taxi, but was very cool. It can be done in a day.

Ira
Ira Spector

If you can I would recommend the Duxford Imperial War Museum Lots of flying aircraft through the ages and a day might not be enough. Fascinating place up near Cambridge.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

Rod
Rod Jones

"I would recommend the Duxford Imperial War Museum"
Second that - fabulous place. You might get a chance to see an old warbird fly.
Also, if you're interested in even older flying machines, there's the Shuttleworth collection. Roughly the same area as Duxford.
http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth-collection/aircraft.asp

If you make if to the Lancaster area, try bygone past, a huge collection/flea market that's worth visiting even if your suitcases are full
http://bygonetimes.co.uk

Have Fun!
Mike
Mike Fritsch

Both Duxford and Shuttleworth have excellent aircraft collections and Beaulieu for cars.

Also Brooklands Museum for cars, bikes and planes.
Usually a few older MGs on display. Close to London, about 40 minutes from Waterloo station then a short taxi ride. See www.brooklandsmuseum.com for details. Note access difficulties this weekend. Allow a day for a visit if you can.

If you go to Abingdon you can also visit the County Hall Museum where there is an MG display. www.abingdon.gov.uk/museum/about-museum

Dave

Dave Williams (TD10254)

If you're into machinery of all types the London Science Museum is fantastic. I've visited it on layovers and brought my wife and teens there last summer and they thoroughly enjoyed it as well.

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
JE Carroll

The British Motor Heritage Museum at Gaydon in Warwickshire is about 90 minutes north of Abingdon and is a treasure chest. MG "Old Number One" lives here alongside hundreds of historic cars.
Jack Long

In London proper is the National Transport Museum, quite the collection of English transit vehicles quite the take not a lot of MGs but the whole spectrum of Lorries from house drawn to modern also locomotives
Jon Levine

Have a nice trip Lonnie! The last time we were in the UK was when the kids got married in Eccleshall, I would love to go back, beautiful country and super nice people. PJ
Paul S Jennings

Lonnie

Have a look at
http://goo.gl/maps/03eMn

and for the best listing of shows and events for all classic cars, see
http://www.classicshowsuk.co.uk/carshowsthisyear/carshowsinaugust.asp

David
David Wardell

If you're really thinking fun call the Morgan factor in Malvern on Themes. They have 2 Morgans they rent out by the day. We did it 2 years ago and got happily lost on the country roads. (I know, not a TD but they sort of look like one:). A true "life experience" (for me anyway).
Ed
efh Haskell

Hey guys -

Thanks for the info. We ended up spending about five hours at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum, abby, and house. Wished that we could have stayed longer. Wonderful museum and grounds.

We skipped Abingdon in order to spend more time at Blenheim Palace. We were continuing to follow Churchill's history that we started in previous visits to GB.

We had visited the Duxford Imperial War Museum on a prevous trip. They had to kick me out at closing time!

Maybe we can visit British Motor Heritage Museum, Abingdon, and the other suggestions on another visit.

> David - Don't know how you did it, but that Google map showing MG sights is great.
http://goo.gl/maps/03eMn

> Ed - A week (or a day) with a Morgan would be over the top! However, a week of driving in Ireland about 20 years ago taught me that my brain is not designed to drive on the left side of the road. We now hire a driver and the English countryside is a much safer place!

Speaking of Morgans, we saw a couple on the road, plus a few Chinese MGFs. No Ts or MGAs or MGBs.

Thanks again,

Lonnie
TF7211



LM Cook

It hurts me to say this, but you did the right thing in favouring Blenheim over Abingdon. And if you are into Churchill, then visit his Cabinet War Rooms next time, they are amazing.

Matthew.
M Magilton

Matthew -

I also regret that some of the history of MG has been lost. Blenheim was worth skipping Abingdon.

You're right about the Cabinet War Rooms. We toured them on a previous visit.

Lonnie
TF7211
LM Cook

My suggestion is The Donnington Collection.

Tom Wheatcroft has assembled the most fabulous collection of racing cars I've ever seen. In one room alone, are 50 McLaren F1 cars (see pic below), plus many other exotica like the Mercedes Type 125 and the great Pre-War Alfas. Millions and millions of £ of racing history.

The last time I was there, I was greeted by the one-and-only Coventry Climax H16 engine. The collection has 2 of the fabulous BRM V16 1½ lire GP cars ,,, and on and on.

Right next door, is the Donnington race track. The last time I was there, Honda was testing its racing bikes (They're bloody mad! gotta see a bike race some day)

And Matthew too, is spot on. Churchill's war room (yes, THE ACTUAL WAR ROOM not a mock-up); and right around the corner, be sure to visit the Silver Vaults.

At my first chance, I'm going back to Donnington again.

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.

Gordon A Clark

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