Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport. Fourteen fully accessible galleries are home to the fastest vehicle in the world, pioneering bicycles, transport champions and many of the most innovative, memorable and luxurious vehicles of the last 200 years. For those seeking more adventure, walk through The Blitz experience or enjoy a ride in one of three 4D simulator rides. It is home to the Thrust2 and ThrustSSC, the British jet cars which broke the land speed record in 1983 and 1997, respectively, and cars owned by royalty including Queen Mary's and King George V's State limousines. Aside from the collection itself, themuseum includes touring exhibitions from across the globe, hands on family activities and a wide range of events from Breakfast Clubs to fusion festivals. It also has a cafe and picnic areas throughout the museum, as well as a gift shop. The Museum’s collection consists of motor cars, commercial vehicles, cycles and motorcycles. In addition, extensive collections of automobilia, books, photographs and a wealth of other archive material is held and conserved at the Coventry Archives at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.
Coventry Transport Museum aims to educate and inspire visitors through the history and development of vehicle manufacturing in Coventry over the last 150-years; highlighting Coventry’s transport heritage and its central place in the British car industry. The exhibition spaces that tell the stories of the people that lived and worked in the city through the road transport vehicles they produced.