Where: British Motor Museum Gaydon, Warwickshire
When: Saturday 28 to Monday 30 December
Website: britishmotormuseum.co.uk
Lakeland Motor Museum
Now a regular fixture on the Christmas calendar, this museum’s Classic Drive & Ride day usually attracts well over 100 vehicles, their owners all competing for the coveted Chairman’s Trophy.
If the cold is too much, pop into the museum, which is packed with exhibits, including a room dedicated to the racing careers and speed records of Sir Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell.
Where: Lakeland Motor Museum Ulverston, Cumbria
When: Thursday 26 December, 10.00am-4.00pm
Website: lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk
Jim Clark Trust
Enjoy the Jim Clark Museum’s specially devised road trip along routes the Formula 1 great loved and where he honed his world-beating talent.
Starting at the museum at Duns, head west via Chirnside, where Clark is buried, to Berwick-upon-Tweed, where his motorsport career began. From there, head east to Winfield air field, host of Scot land’s first-ever motor race, then on to Charterhall airfield, where Clark won his first race in Scotland.
Where: Jim Clark Trust Duns, Berwickshire
Website: jimclarktrust.com
County Classics Museum
Opened this year, County Classics is home to one man’s amazing collection of more than 100 cars spanning the 1960s to 1980s. “I’m obsessed,” says Pat Hawkins, the museum’s founder.
The local businessman has ploughed millions of pounds into it. Displays include fast Fords, British family motors, race cars and military vehicles.
