Coventry Transport Museum

Name: Coventry Transport Museum
Address: Millennium Place 16 Hales St, Coventry, Coventry, GB
Telephone: +44 24 7623 4270

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Coventry Transport Museum tells Coventry’s transport story through British road vehicles at Millennium Place in the city centre.

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Coventry Transport Museum — White Bloodhound land speed record car displayed inside the museum

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Coventry Transport Museum — Blacksmiths’ workshop exhibit with tools and an early wheeled machine

Coventry Transport Museum — Garage scene exhibit with a mechanic working beside a vintage car

Coventry Transport Museum — Red Mini displayed inside a tunnel-themed Italian Job exhibit

Coventry Transport Museum — Early Rover safety bicycle among the museum’s historic cycle collection

Coventry Transport Museum — Vintage cars arranged in the museum’s transport collection

Coventry Transport Museum — Green Alvis car displayed beside a brick wall

Coventry Transport Museum — Blue Coventry Premier Tricar displayed in the museum

Coventry Transport Museum — Streamlined Armstrong Siddeley saloon on display

Coventry Transport Museum — Blue and cream Austin Seven Swallow displayed indoors

Coventry Transport Museum — Illuminated workshop tableau with figures beside a vintage vehicle

What's on here

Severn Trent's Big Boost for Coventry Wednesday, 10:00Free

Early Years Christmas: Experience Sleigh, Stories & Santa 2 Dec – 16 Dec

Visit Santa: Vintage Sleigh Ride Experience 5 Dec – 23 Dec

Mini Museum Engineers Until 30 Dec

Family Play Zone Until 31 Dec

Tinker | Make | Play 20 Feb 2027 – 27 Feb 2027

A Detective McVity Murder Mystery 27 Feb 2027 – 5 Jun 2027

Why go

The largest publicly owned collection of British-made road transport.
Thrust SSC and Thrust 2, the world’s two fastest cars, which set land-speed records in 1997 and 1983 respectively.
General Montgomery’s Humber staff car, used during the Second World War.
A restored 1950s mechanical sleigh ride through a moving winter scene during the pre-Christmas season.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 17:00Show all

MondayClosed

Tuesday10:00 – 17:00

Wednesday10:00 – 17:00

Thursday10:00 – 17:00

Friday10:00 – 17:00

Saturday10:00 – 17:00

Sunday10:00 – 17:00

Don't miss

Austin MetroThe car once owned by Lady Diana Spencer.
State limousinesThe limousines used by Queen Mary and King George V.
Coventry City busThe bus used in the team’s 1987 FA Cup victory parade.

Know before you go What's inside With kids Tips for your visit

Know before you go

Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.
Closed on 26 December and 1 January.

What's inside

Changing displays bring together cars, commercial vehicles, bicycles and motorcycles from the museum’s collection and other collections.
Many displayed vehicles were made in Coventry or by companies based there, including Jaguar, Triumph, Humber and Standard models.
The Biffa Award Land Speed Record Gallery houses the record-breaking jet cars.

With kids

The family programme focuses on science, technology, engineering and maths.
Activities include engineering challenges and scientific experiments.
Free family activities can be borrowed from the Box Office.

Tips for your visit

Buy online tickets through the museum’s own website.
For enquiries, call +44 24 7623 4270.

Interesting facts3

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The museum was formerly called the Museum of British Road Transport.
Coventry Transport Museum - Wikipedia
Its motorcycle collection represents Coventry marques including Triumph, Francis-Barnett, Rudge-Whitworth and Coventry-Eagle.
Coventry Transport Museum - Wikipedia
Its exhibits include an Alvis tank and Massey-Ferguson tractors.
Coventry Transport Museum - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

Coventry was once the heart of Britain’s car industry.

1960The museum was founded to display vehicles from Britain’s car industry, especially Coventry’s.
1980It moved to its current exhibition site as its collection grew.
2015A redevelopment redesigned 12 of the 14 galleries, and the Biffa Award Land Speed Record Gallery opened.

How to get there

2 minOn footPool Meadow bus station and Trinity Street are both a two-minute walk away.
15 minOn footCoventry Rail Station is a 15-minute walk away; buses to the city centre also stop nearby.
5 minOn footCoventry Canal Basin is a five-minute walk away via a footbridge over the inner ring-road.
BikeCycle parking and West Midlands Cycle Hire docks are outside the museum entrance.
ParkingThere is no parking at the museum. Bishop Street and Belgrade Plaza car parks are the nearest, within walking distance.

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Where

Millennium Place 16 Hales St, Coventry

Website: transport-museum.com/
Phone: +44 24 7623 4270

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Questions and answers

Is Coventry Transport Museum suitable for a school visit?

Its interactive exhibitions support school visits and cover curriculum topics.

What is the history of Coventry Transport Museum’s vintage sleigh ride?

Before arriving at the museum, the ride operated in a department store for nearly 60 years and was popular with generations of local residents.

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