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 …
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Mar 2, 2025
Catching up on my reviews - visited here Feb'23. What a superb museum - so many vehicles and exhibits to see, all in excellent condition. If you like transport, (well cars, bike, trucks, etc), this …Full review by apophisguard
Feb 23, 2025
Absolutely brilliant place. Prepare to be exported back. The way they’ve organised each era is fantastic! You really get a feel for how things changed over the years. Such a great visit, staff friend…Full review by netty300
Feb 19, 2025
The museum is very large so give yourself time. It tells the rise and fall of the motor industry in Coventry starting from bicycles and moving on to F1. The star of the show are the three land speed …Full review by Sam N
When did this start charging? We live just outside Coventry and so don’t qualify for the free pass. We are devastated as we visited every year when free but it’s far outside what out family can afford at £14 a ticket.
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I believe they only started charging late last year. As you said you if live within the Coventry City Council area and have a GoCv card it free.
Are there any electric cars, 'cars of the future' or e-bikes on display? With explanations of their design features? My 14-year-old son is especially interested in this area of the transport industry. Are there displays about future developments in transport as well as past history?
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Hi there, I don't think there was overly, no, it was definitely a more "through the ages" type thing but no real focus on progressive transport. Hope that helps a little. Lucy