This Half-Term from 24 May – 1 June, the British Motor Museum is inviting families to
discover patterns of all kinds within their car collection. Patterns are everywhere in the
world of cars. From elegant detailing on a car’s body, to charming designs in the
upholstery, a lot of work goes into creating cars that look good.
Each day, a costumed character will run Character-Driven Family Tours, exploring shapes
and patterns across the collection. Children can visit the Learning Hub where they can
use wood-carved stamps and a range of washable paints in the Make Your Own Pattern
Paper activity. Finally, they can enjoy a self-guided trail as they get problem solving in
the puzzling ‘Crack the code’ family trail.
To celebrate the opening of the new art exhibition, The Gallery 2025, the Museum will be
hosting featured artist Simon Britnell as he sketches and paints live in the Exhibition
Space on 28 May this Half-Term! Simon's artistic career spans from the 1980s, having
created a wealth of works in various mediums, and he now mainly works with paint and
canvas. Come along to see what he is currently working on and admire finished examples
of his artwork displayed in The Gallery.
Emma Rawlinson, Lifelong Learning Officer at the British Motor Museum, said, “The
Museum has over 400 historic British cars, with a huge range of patterns across the
collection, a range that has inspired our fantastic and creative May Half-Term activities.
Children can enjoy looking at shapes and colour, make their own pattern paper and crack
the code. Plus we have a brilliant outdoor play area and café to fuel energetic fun!”
Museum entry is £46 for a family of 4 in advance or £52 on the day, £17 for adults in
advance or £20 on the day, £15 for concessions in advance or £18 on the day, £9 for
children (5-16 years) in advance or £10 on the day and under 5s are FREE. Visitors can
convert their ticket to an Annual Pass at no extra cost so they can come back again and
again over the year. For more information, please click here.