Region
Midlands
The Midlands: Britain's motor-industry heartland and its modern meets.
Events in Midlands
Festivals and Track Events
Racing Hondas Championship - Silverstone Opening Rounds
The season-opening Racing Hondas double-header at Silverstone on Easter Sunday draws a carnival atmosphere combining on-track Honda-only racing with a themed modified car show open to all spectators.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Weston Park Easter Motor Show and Autojumble
A 25-year-plus Easter Bank Holiday institution at Weston Park's stately grounds that combines judged classic car and motorcycle displays with one of the region's biggest autojumbles under open skies.
Shows and Concours
Classic Car Rally and Run -- Northampton Rotary
Chapel Brampton village green hosts static displays of exceptional classics, military vehicles and vintage motorcycles, followed by a scenic grand tour of the Northamptonshire countryside -- all in aid of local charities.
Club Runs and Cruises
Rainbows Drive it Day Classic Car Run 2026
A relaxed 50-mile charity cruise through Leicestershire countryside, starting with coffee and bacon cobs at Billesdon and finishing with a hog roast at Stonehurst Farm, with all proceeds going to Rainbows Children's Hospice.
Shows and Concours
Ultimate BMW Meet
The UK's largest annual BMW gathering brings over 1,000 BMWs to the British Motor Museum, spanning every era from the 1928 Dixi to current M-cars, alongside MINI's on the Hill and more than 30 club stands.
Shows and Concours
Ultimate BMW Meet at the British Motor Museum
Up to 120 BMW and MINI display cars park up on the hill beside one of Britain's finest automotive collections, with the museum's 400-car gallery included in the ticket price.
Festivals and Track Events
NSRA Nostalgia Nationals 2026
The 30th Nostalgia Nationals at Santa Pod pairs pre-1973 hot rods and American-bodied customs on the quarter mile with Gasser Circus, Outlaw Anglia and Supercharged Outlaws racing, making it the most viscerally American drag-meet in the UK calendar.
Shows and Concours
Papplewick Pumping Station Vintage and Classic Vehicle Steam Event
Britain's only fully operational Victorian waterworks fires up its original 1880s James Watt beam engines as a backdrop to 80-plus beautifully restored classic cars and vintage vehicles - a genuinely bizarre and wonderful combination of living industrial archaeology and classic motoring.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Stanford Hall Volkswagen Show 2026
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, this is widely regarded as the UK's premier classic unmodified Volkswagen show, set around the lake of a 17th-century Leicestershire country house and drawing around 10,000 visitors.
Festivals and Track Events
Modified Live - Season Starter at Cadwell Park
The season-opening round of the Time Attack Championship at Cadwell Park pairs 1000hp+ pro-class machines on track with the OBSESSION Car Show static display and Racing Hondas Championship door-to-door action in the Lincolnshire countryside.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
AROC Spring Alfa Day 2026
Set within the grounds of Burghley House, one of England's grandest Elizabethan prodigy houses, this public-vote Car of the Day show lets any Alfa owner potentially take home the top prize.
Shows and Concours
British Mini Club Himley Hall Mini Show
Hundreds of classic and modern Minis descend on the grounds of Himley Hall near Dudley every May, with trade stands, autojumble, and the full British Mini Club concours, making it one of the Midlands' most popular marque-specific show days.
Shows and Concours
Classic Wheels Rutland
Rutland Showground's flagship classic motoring day packs over 1,000 pre-1990 cars, bikes, scooters, an autojumble, club displays and live music into one family-friendly Sunday in the heart of England's smallest county.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Classic Wheels Rutland - Autojumble
Embedded within the Classic Wheels show, the Rutland Showground autojumble draws specialist and general trade stands selling everything from pre-war spares to retro memorabilia, making it the best parts hunt in the East Midlands.
Shows and Concours
Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society Classic Car Show at Lincoln Castle
A rare chance to display and admire classics within the grounds of the ancient Lincoln Castle, with dog-friendly access and the show free to enter alongside normal castle admissions.
Shows and Concours
Brookhill Hall Classic Car Show
A retro and classic vehicle display with informal concours judging set within the grounds of Grade II listed Brookhill Hall at Pinxton, blending motoring heritage with a genuinely lovely historic setting.
Shows and Concours
National Kit Car Show 2026
Britain's premier kit car gathering fills the Severn Exhibition Hall and surrounding grounds at Malvern's Three Counties Showground, showcasing everything from Caterham Seven builds to wildly engineered specials in one place.
Festivals and Track Events
Best of British - British Hill Climb Championship at Shelsley Walsh
Shelsley Walsh is the world's oldest motor sport venue in continuous use, and this first round of the 2026 British Hill Climb Championship draws all classics up the legendary 1,000-yard hillclimb with the Teme valley as backdrop.
Festivals and Track Events
MotoFest Coventry 2026
A free city-centre festival held on closed public roads in the UK's motor city, celebrating Coventry's global automotive heritage with supercar parade laps, live motorsport demonstrations and manufacturer showcases.
Shows and Concours
Nottingham Motor Show
The largest motor show of its kind in the East Midlands, set within the breathtaking grounds of a Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion, spanning everything from pre-1900s veterans to concept cars - all completely free to enter.
Auctions and Autojumbles
'Normous Newark Autojumble
One of the UK's biggest regular autojumbles, running nine Sundays a year at Newark Showground with hundreds of trade plots, a classic car and bike display area, and easy access from the A1 / A46 / A17 junction - the definitive parts-hunting pilgrimage for the East Midlands.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
MBClub UK Nottingham Motor Show / Wollaton Hall Gathering
Wollaton Hall's Grade I listed Elizabethan country house provides a dramatic backdrop for this Midlands Mercedes-Benz gathering, referenced repeatedly across MBClub UK threads as a recurring summer fixture.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MR2 Drivers Club National Day 2026
Billed as the biggest single-venue gathering of MR2s in the world, with 400-600 cars spanning all three generations plus invited Celica, Supra, GT86 and FJ Cruiser guests, concours-judged across five categories -- all for the cost of a car park.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Gaydon Gatherings Monthly Social Evening
A free, no-booking-required monthly evening meet at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, drawing a broad cross-section of classic and youngtimer owners in a world-class automotive setting.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Gaydon Gatherings at the British Motor Museum
Every second Tuesday evening from April to October, enthusiasts park up at the home of the UK's largest motoring archive in Gaydon, creating a relaxed, free informal meet that regularly attracts American iron alongside British classics.
Shows and Concours
CVVMS Annual Vintage Show
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, this two-day Oswestry Showground spectacular brings vintage cars, steam engines, autojumble and sheepdog trials together at the heart of the Shropshire-North Wales borders.
Shows and Concours
Trentham Gardens Classic and Retro Show
Held in the sweeping Italian gardens of Trentham Estate, this show places rare and veteran machines along a formal boulevard with Italian classics given pride of place in the ornamental Italian Gardens - one of the most scenically dramatic backdrops in the Midlands show calendar.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Boston Classic Car Club Monthly Club Night - Graves Park, Kirton
The backbone of the Boston Classic Car Club social calendar: a free third-Tuesday-of-every-month evening meeting at Graves Park Social Club in Kirton that has kept the 250-plus-member club thriving since 1990.
Auctions and Autojumbles
H&H Classics at Kelham Hall, Newark
Live classic car and automobilia auction held inside the dramatic 19th-century Gothic stately home of Kelham Hall, set in 42 acres of gardens, with in-person, telephone and online bidding.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Shropshire Classics Club Monthly Informal Meet
One of the county's most welcoming grass-roots gatherings, this 3rd-Wednesday-of-the-month pub night at the Bicton Club lets classic owners troubleshoot builds and swap stories in an entirely relaxed setting.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Wheels on Wednesday
Now in its seventh year, this summer evening series at the atmospheric Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in Bromsgrove blends classics-to-supercars with artisan street food, barista coffee and a 19-acre open-air museum as a backdrop.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Caffeine & Machine Yard Meet: The Hill
Recurring themed evening Yard Meets at Caffeine and Machine's flagship Warwickshire venue pit rival marques head-to-head in a converted farmyard with exceptional food and a genuinely curated crowd.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Great British Car Meet (Evening) - June 2026
An all-makes evening meet at the Great British Car Journey museum site, with the classic car collection open and cafe serving food until 8pm.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Great British Car Meet (GBCM)
Held in the car park of the Great British Car Journey museum at a Victorian mill on the River Derwent, this recurring all-makes meet pairs 130-plus British classics inside with a live outdoor gathering that has sold out every edition since its 2022 debut.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Greetham Gathering - June 2026
A beloved grassroots evening meet in the village of Greetham where hundreds of classic and vintage cars, bikes and commercials gather on a flat all-weather field every third Thursday from May to September - cakes, curry and camaraderie included.
Club Runs and Cruises
Amber Valley Classic Car Club Regional Meets
The county's most active classic club attends and organises informal gatherings across Derbyshire throughout the season, from Wirksworth to Swadlincote, providing grassroots camaraderie for everyday classic owners.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Audi Owners Club UK Regional Meets
The independent Audi Owners Club UK runs rolling regional meets across the North, South, Midlands, West and East of England, offering the most geographically spread grass-roots Audi gathering network in the country.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Audi TT Friends at The Motorist
The TT Owners Club brings its 500-strong global membership together at The Motorist, a purpose-built car-culture venue, for a free-entry TT-focussed gathering open to members and non-members alike.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
BMW Car Club GB Monthly Breakfast Meet at Great Northern Classics
A monthly BMW-focused breakfast meet at the club's Derby HQ in a genuine former Rolls-Royce factory, open to E30s, E46s, and the full youngtimer BMW canon alongside modern metal.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car and Bike Meet - Birchgrove Garden Centre, Pinchbeck
A South Holland gem: an all-welcome classic car and bike gather in the car park of Birchgrove Garden Centre near Spalding, pairing coffee-shop refreshments with an easygoing display format that draws vehicles from across the Lincolnshire Fens.
Club Runs and Cruises
EATOC Lincolnshire Run
A two-part scenic drive of approximately 144 miles through Lincolnshire, with a lunch stop at the Bomber Command Museum.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Gilks Garage Car Meet - Kineton
A 100-year-old family garage in Warwickshire reborn as a car-themed cafe, welcoming supercars, classics and EVs every weekend with electric charging points on-site and a genuine family backstory that makes it the most characterful meet in the West Midlands.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Gilks Garage Cars and Coffee
A century-old family garage in the village of Kineton, reinvented as a car-themed cafe, welcomes everything on two and four wheels including EVs, offering one of the most characterful and genuinely rooted community meet spots in rural Warwickshire.
Festivals and Track Events
Historic Sports Car Club Racing at Cadwell Park
The Historic Sports Car Club brings pre-1990s racers to Cadwell Park's challenging Lincolnshire circuit, with Group A tin-tops and early sports cars threading the famous Mountain section in a genuine living-history motorsport spectacle.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Lotus Drivers Club 50th Anniversary Year Events Programme 2026
The Lotus Drivers Club marks half a century in 2026 with a full calendar of national and area events spanning track experiences, driving adventures and social gatherings, all coordinated from a live sync-able calendar for members and enthusiasts.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MG Car Club Lincolnshire Pride of Ownership Evenings 2026
A summer series of relaxed evening concours-lite gatherings at characterful Lincolnshire pub venues where MGs are judged not by experts but by the landlord, making every award delightfully unofficial.
Shows and Concours
Red Hall Bourne Classic Car Show 2026
A regular Lincolnshire Centre gathering at Red Hall, Bourne, inviting enthusiasts to display their classics.
Festivals and Track Events
Stratford-upon-Avon Festival of Motoring 2026
Hundreds of classics, vintage and performance vehicles fill Shakespeare's historic town centre streets across a full Bank Holiday weekend, with scenic morning countryside runs returning participants before the public crowds arrive.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Superformance Ferrari Hillclimb Championship
Competitors must drive their own Ferrari to and from each round - a unique road-legal-only hillclimb series spanning 14 rounds at historic venues including Prescott and Shelsley Walsh, making it one of the most characterful Ferrari competitions in Britain.
Festivals and Track Events
VSCC Cadwell Park - Shuttleworth and Nuffield Trophies
The Vintage Sports Car Club brings its celebrated Shuttleworth and Nuffield Trophies race meeting to Lincolnshire's undulating Cadwell Park circuit with pre-war and post-war racing machinery.
Festivals and Track Events
Vintage Sports Car Club Festival at Cadwell Park
An eclectic mix of vintage, pre-war and post-war machinery tackle the challenging Cadwell Park circuit with open paddock access for all spectators.
Shows and Concours
Wartime in the Vale 2026
A military and heritage vehicle show set on a farm near Evesham covering aircraft, classic cars, commercial vehicles and military exhibits.
Shows and Concours
Alton Beer, Music and Classic Car Weekend Staffordshire
The High Street of the village of Alton is closed to traffic on Sunday to display 100 classic cars as part of a three-pub beer and music festival weekend.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Aston Martin Owners Club Festival 2026
The flagship annual AMOC gathering at the British Motor Museum spotlights 25 years of the V12 Vanquish with Aston Martin specialists, dedicated marque parking, and every era of the car on show.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Aston Martin Owners Club Festival at the British Motor Museum
Held at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, the AMOC Festival brings a rolling sculpture garden of historic and modern Aston Martins to a venue that is itself steeped in British car-making legend.
Festivals and Track Events
BMW Show at Santa Pod Raceway
The only BMW-exclusive drag-strip day in the UK rolls classics, race cars, retros, new Minis and BMW bikes into one action-packed event, with a BMW-only Run What Ya Brung quarter-mile and a Diamondbrite Show and Shine competition.
Festivals and Track Events
BRSCC Clapham North MOT Mazda MX-5 SuperCup 2026
The MX-5 SuperCup is the established stepping-stone championship between club MX-5 racing and the Mk4 Trophy, running across multiple UK circuits and offering intense, closely matched racing in lightly modified roadsters.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Boston Classic Car Club Meet at Ellenders, Boston United
A recurring informal classic car meet hosted at Ellenders at Boston United Football Club, giving local enthusiasts a friendly weekend gathering point in the heart of the Lincolnshire fens.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Caffeine and Machine - THE HILL
Caffeine and Machine's Warwickshire site draws everything from first cars to hypercars in an atmosphere refreshingly free of automotive snobbery, with exceptional coffee and an ever-eclectic display running throughout 2026.
Shows and Concours
Cars at the Spa 2026
A charity fund-raising show organised by the Rotary Club of Royal Leamington Spa where all registration income goes directly to local charities.
Shows and Concours
Cars at the Spa Royal Leamington
An annual Rotary Club charity classic car show in the elegant Pump Room Gardens, with 200 cars, bandstand entertainment and easy access to the town's many eateries.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car Shows and Meets in the West Midlands (Community Group)
The de facto community hub for West Midlands car enthusiasts, where dozens of informal pop-up meets and cruises are coordinated each month across Birmingham, Dudley, Wolverhampton and surrounding areas.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car Weekly Breakfast Meet at Wythall Transport Museum
Pre-2000 classics roll into one of England's finest transport museums on the third Sunday of the month for a 9am drive-in breakfast meet - drivers enter free and receive a copy of Classic Car Weekly, with the museum's 90-bus collection open as a bonus.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car Weekly Sunday Morning Meet at Wythall Transport Museum
A free monthly Sunday gathering at one of the UK's great transport museums south of Birmingham, where every entrant gets a free copy of Classic Car Weekly and the driver enters the museum at no charge.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car Weekly Sunday Mornings at Wythall Transport Museum
A welcoming third-Sunday-of-the-month informal meet at Wythall Transport Museum on the Worcestershire border, where classic car entry is free and drivers receive a complimentary copy of Classic Car Weekly.
Shows and Concours
Classic Car and Bikes Rally, Belbroughton Cricket Club
A charity classic car and bikes rally held at Belbroughton Cricket Club in aid of Mary Stevens Hospice, welcoming Wolseley and other marques.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Club Audi UK Events Programme 2026
Founded in 1990 and the UK's longest-running all-model Audi club, Club Audi's programme covers everything from classic coupes to the latest EVs and welcomes any Audi owner new or old to its public-facing events.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Cars at Wythall (CCW)
Classic Car Weekly hosts a Sunday morning breakfast meet at the Transport Museum Wythall where every pre-2000 classic gets free museum entry and a free copy of the magazine - no booking needed, just turn up.
Club Runs and Cruises
Crooked Spire Classic Parkside Run Derbyshire
A 100-mile scenic classic tour through the Derbyshire Peak District starting and finishing in Chesterfield, with a full English breakfast at the start and cream tea at the finish.
Shows and Concours
Derby South Rotary Car Classic at Carsington Water
A free-entry classic and heritage vehicle charity show hosted by Rotary Clubs on the shores of Carsington Water reservoir near Ashbourne, combining stunning scenery with a relaxed all-welcome classic display.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
FD Owners Club (FDOC) UK Meets and Gatherings
The UK's dedicated Mazda RX-7 FD3S community runs its own meets, track days and technical gatherings, keeping the twin-turbo rotary legend alive in an era when finding one in good health is half the adventure.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Father's Day Motor Show & Autojumble
A Father's Day classic car show and full autojumble at Ragley Hall combines period vehicle displays with one of the year's best swap-meet browsing opportunities, making it the definitive summer road trip south from Wrexham.
Shows and Concours
Father's Day Motor Show & Autojumble - Ragley Hall
Up to 1,000 vehicles including vintage, classic and modern classics gather at the picturesque lakeside grounds of Ragley Hall, with judging, a large autojumble and live music.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Gilks Garage Cafe Car Meet
A 100-year-old family garage in Kineton reinvented as a car-themed cafe by brother and sister Keith and Katherine, where two- and four-wheeled visitors of all kinds are welcomed alongside EV charging points in a genuine piece of living Warwickshire motoring heritage.
Shows and Concours
Louth Lions Classic Car Show 2026
A community-centred charity classic car show in Louth organised by the Lions Club, doubling as a Porsche Club GB R4 regional display and meet-up point for a diverse cross-section of marques.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Mazda 3 Owners Club UK - Community Meets
The UK Mazda 3 Owners Club Facebook group brings together owners of every generation of the Mazda3 for informal local meetups, making it the most accessible entry point into Mazda community ownership events for a generation of daily-driver enthusiasts.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Mazda RX-8 Owners Club UK Meets
The dedicated UK RX-8 Owners Club keeps the four-door rotary sports car community alive with track days, technical workshops and informal meets, celebrating a model that remains as polarising and beloved as any car Mazda ever built.
Shows and Concours
Mini and Classic Car Show at 7 Lakes Country Park 2026
A charity classic car show set at the scenic 7 Lakes Country Park near Crowle in North Lincolnshire, welcoming all classics and minis for a £5 donation with no advance booking needed.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
REVS Shrewsbury Sunday Car Meet
Self-described as a church for petrolheads with more superchargers and fewer sermons, REVS Shrewsbury runs a relaxed open-to-all Sunday meet on the outskirts of Shrewsbury that mixes community spirit with cars, food, and life.
Festivals and Track Events
Racing Hondas Championship 2026
A Grade C national one-make championship for Honda cars running 8 double-header race days across the UK season, each featuring a themed modified and tuning car show alongside the racing grid.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
TVRCC Season Opener at Burghley House
One of the largest single-marque gatherings in the UK, with hundreds of TVRs forming a sea of colour across the grounds of the Elizabethan Burghley House, plus a club shop and TVR trade stands.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
TVRCC Warwickshire and West Midlands Monthly Meet
A genuinely open pub-based monthly gathering at a village crossroads inn in Meriden, welcoming TVR non-owners too, and giving Midlands enthusiasts a year-round community anchor meet.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Modified Mondays at The Stag
Running year-round without pause, this weekly Monday evening meet at The Stag in Warwickshire is the county's most dependable home for modified, performance and custom car owners who refuse to let the season end.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
C and M Yard Meet: Audi vs Mercedes - The Hill
Caffeine and Machine's head-to-head Yard Meet format pits the four rings against the three-pointed star in an evening showdown at The Hill, a genuinely bizarre and wonderful format unique in the UK meet calendar.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Barton Court Classic Car Meet Up
A no-charge last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering at Barton Court where owners park up in the grounds, visitors wander freely among the vehicles, and the on-site cafe keeps everyone fuelled with tea and cake throughout the day.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Caterham and Lotus Seven Club - Leics, Notts and Derbyshire Monthly Meet
A welcoming monthly pub meet for Lotus Seven and Caterham owners in the East Midlands, where low-slung aluminium panels and passionate chat about seven-tube spaceframes fill the George and Dragon car park every second Thursday.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Cars at Barton Court Monthly Meet
A free, no-fuss last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering of classics and vintage bikes set in the grounds of a beautiful Herefordshire estate, with the cafe serving coffee and cake all day.
Festivals and Track Events
Modified Nationals
The UK's largest indoor-outdoor modified car show descends on the Lincolnshire Showground for a full Bank Holiday weekend of club stands, show cars, 3 indoor halls, and evening entertainment that runs long after sunset.
Shows and Concours
Modified Nationals Performance and Tuning Show
One of the UK's largest modified car festivals runs across three days at Lincolnshire Showground with three indoor halls, show and shine, live stunt action, tattoo expo, and an all-out party atmosphere that makes it the definitive Midlands modified weekender.
Festivals and Track Events
NSRA Dragstalgia 2026
A full vintage lifestyle weekend at Santa Pod headlined by the Cannonball class for supercharged nitro and alcohol-fuelled Altereds, with period-correct Gasser Circus, historic bikes and hundreds of hot rods and customs parked up in the show field.
Shows and Concours
National Hot Rod and Custom Car Show
The UK's premier annual hot-rod and American car weekender at Lincolnshire Showground brings thousands of period-correct street rods, rat rods, lowriders and muscle cars together with live rockabilly bands and a tattoo convention under one Midlands-edge sky.
Club Runs and Cruises
Bromyard Speed Festival - The Marches Rally
A full-day navigational rally starting and finishing in Bromyard that threads through some of the finest roads on the England-Wales border, organised by the team behind Herefordshire's most celebrated motorsport community event.
Shows and Concours
EYTCC at the Trolleybus Museum
Classic vehicles gather at the unique Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum, the world's largest collection of trolleybuses, for a distinctive and memorable display day.
Festivals and Track Events
Lincs Wheels 2026
A two-day festival of car culture at the Lincolnshire Showground blending jaw-dropping classics, custom builds, live bands, DJs, stunt shows and a food village into one high-energy summer weekend.
Shows and Concours
National Hot Rod, Custom and American Car Show
The East's flagship annual hot rod festival combines hundreds of pre-1980 and any-year American vehicles with an Ink and Oil Tattoo Convention, live bands, lowrider displays, stunt shows, and camping at Lincolnshire Showground.
Shows and Concours
Shrewsbury College Past, Fast and Future Auto Show
Shrewsbury College's campus turns into a three-era automotive showcase where pre-war classics, hot hatches, and EVs share pitches side by side, with all exhibitor proceeds going to Severn Hospice.
Shows and Concours
Skegness Classic Car and Bike Show 2026
An all-day seaside classic show at The Pavilion on Skegness seafront, pairing vintage vehicles with the buzz of a Lincolnshire coast summer Saturday and open to all classics and bikes.
Club Runs and Cruises
TVRCC Peaks to the Beach 2026
A two-day TVR-only road event navigating secret routes from the Peak District to the North Wales coast, finishing with TVRs parked in concentric circles on Rhyl promenade for a spectacular photo shoot.
Festivals and Track Events
The Billing Off Road Show 2026
A long-running summer weekend off-road spectacular at the Northampton Showground that is a firm favourite for Land Rover owners seeking competitive green-laning, trials, and show-and-shine alongside a full camping weekend.
Shows and Concours
Baston Car and Bike Show 2026
Staged within the grounds of the historic Grimsthorpe Castle, this all-day show combines vintage, classic and supercar displays with traders, live music and free access to the castle adventure park for children.
Shows and Concours
Baston Car and Bike Show, Grimsthorpe Castle
A large car and bike show set in the scenic grounds of Grimsthorpe Castle near Bourne in Lincolnshire.
Shows and Concours
Ford Nationals 2026
Set on the hallowed ground of the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, this annual Blue Oval gathering marks the Ford Cortina MK4's 50th and the Orion MK2's 40th anniversaries, with the Ford GT40 Heritage Collection making a guest appearance.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Presents: MG Day
A dedicated MG themed show joined by the Coventry and Warwick MG Owners Club, celebrating 90 years of the MG T-Type and 25 years of the MG ZR, ZS and ZT.
Shows and Concours
MG Day at the Great British Car Journey
Set inside a mill where Morris engines once rolled off the line, this annual MG-themed open day at the Great British Car Journey museum in Ambergate puts the marque's full 90-year arc - from T-Types to SAIC's Cyberster - on display with vouchers to spend in the cafe or on driving experiences.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Skodafest 2026
The Skoda Owners Club gathers at Stanford Hall to mark 125 years of Skoda motorsport, the 50th anniversary of the Skoda Estelle and the 30th anniversary of the modern Octavia.
Shows and Concours
Swaton Vintage Day 2026
An annual vintage day event supported by the Lincolnshire Centre of the MG Car Club.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Takona Coffees and Cars at Great Northern Classics
A free monthly morning meet inside a former Rolls-Royce Aerospace foundry in Derby, drawing everything from 1980s hot hatches to modern classics with honest conversation as the main event.
Festivals and Track Events
VSCC Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb 2026
Round 4 of the Vintage Sports Car Club Speed Championship comes to Shelsley Walsh, offering spectators exceptional close-up trackside viewing of pre-war and vintage machinery on the hallowed Worcestershire hill.
Auctions and Autojumbles
A47 Auto Jumble and Classic Vehicle Show
The biggest classic vehicle autojumble in the East Midlands, held on a 27-acre site between Leicester and Hinckley, with classics, bikes, trucks, tractors and vans on show alongside hundreds of trade plots hunting down elusive parts.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
AMOC Area 3 West Monthly Meeting
A dependable first-Wednesday-of-the-month Aston Martin social covering Leicestershire and surrounding counties, keeping the East Midlands marque community ticking over all year.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
AMOC Monthly Social at The Piston Club, Stratford-upon-Avon
A recurring Wednesday evening pub social at The Stag in Redhill for Aston Martin owners in the heart of the Midlands, with The Piston Club providing a warmly themed petrolhead backdrop.
Shows and Concours
Alrewas Show - Classic Cars
A proper old-fashioned country show at Alrewas featuring a curated classic car display of 25-year-plus vehicles from local clubs and independent enthusiasts, set within a full agricultural and horticultural show.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
BMW Car Club GB National Headquarters Breakfast Meet
Held at Great Northern Classics in Derby, the club's home base, this recurring meet pulls in M Power and Performance owners from across the country for a relaxed morning alongside the workshop's impressive resident fleet.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
BMW Car Club GB Regional Monthly Meets
With 22 regions from Cornwall to Scotland, the BMW Car Club GB runs a nationwide network of monthly local meets, drives and social gatherings that form the backbone of grassroots BMW culture across the UK.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Caffeine and Machine: Audi - The Hill
Caffeine and Machine's themed Audi morning at their Warwickshire hilltop venue draws a curated mix of modified, performance and classic Audis to one of the UK's most atmospheric automotive destinations.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car and Bike Meet -- Earls Barton
One of the Midlands' biggest recurring informal classics gatherings, pulling up to 1,000 cars and bikes on a Wednesday evening at the Earls Barton Showground -- every make from concours-perfect restorations to rolling projects all equally welcome.
Shows and Concours
Classic Motor Events Midlands Series 2026
A rolling series of classic car gatherings across the Midlands run by Classic Motor Events, with affordable entry from just 4 pounds per car in advance, no-fuss 8am arrivals and events spanning spring through autumn.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Chrome Classic Car Meet (Midlands)
Footman James's touring Coffee and Chrome series drops into Midlands venues throughout summer 2026, offering a concours-free welcome to daily drivers and rolling projects alongside rare and valuable classics.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Earl Barton White's Nurseries Classic Car and Bike Meet
A free-to-attend, first-Wednesday-of-the-month evening gathering in Northamptonshire that reliably produces a mix of vintage classics, modern supercars and motorbikes in a sociable nursery setting with themed marque nights.
Shows and Concours
Electric Vehicles Festival
Set in the stunning grounds of Stanford Hall near the Midlands-West border, this independently organised festival welcomes BEV owners of every type alongside the curious public, with a Best EV Club competition that turns the field into a genuine owners showcase.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Ford RS Owners Club East Midlands Meet at Quorn Station
RS Fords parked alongside a working steam railway at Quorn and Woodhouse station on the Great Central Railway is the kind of only-in-England combination that earns the bizarre-and-wonderful tag with ease.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
GR Zoo Toyota GR Owners Meets 2026
The dedicated UK forum for GR Yaris, GR86, GR Supra and GR Corolla owners organises informal meetups, track days and show stands throughout the year, with the Events and Meets board open to any member to post a local gathering.
Shows and Concours
Ilkeston Heritage and Classic Vehicle Show
An annual public show in Ilkeston town centre, Derbyshire, drawing classic and heritage vehicles to the East Midlands market town streets for a free-access community celebration of motoring history.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Jaguar Petrolhead Breakfast Meet at the British Motor Museum
Jaguar owners and fans gather for a petrolhead breakfast at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, one of the few venues in the world where a Jaguar heritage collection sits just metres from where you park your own cat.
Shows and Concours
Lyde Court Vintage Car Show
A public classic and vintage car meet held among 17th-century barns and wildflower-lined grounds just two miles outside Hereford city centre, combining countryside charm with a warm, welcoming community of local enthusiasts.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MR2 Owners Club UK Regional Meets 2026
Founded in 2003, the MR2 Owners Club runs rolling regional meetups across the UK for all three generations of Toyota MR2, combining technical forums, classifieds and community drives into a year-round grassroots calendar.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Mercedes AMG vs Audi RS Yard Meet: The Hill
A recurring performance-focussed evening Yard Meet at Caffeine and Machine's The Hill, pitting AMG's hand-built monsters directly against Audi RS machinery in what has become a beloved seasonal fixture.
Festivals and Track Events
NSRA Hot Rod Drags
A weekend of nostalgia-style drag racing organised jointly by the NSRA and Santa Pod Raceway, where pre-1973 hot rods and American customs blast the quarter mile in a Run What Ya Brung format alongside invited race classes, fireworks and live music.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
SOB Community West Midlands Supercar Meets
A West Midlands-born supercar owners network with over 100 members running a full calendar of exclusive meets, track days and tours for some of the most astonishing supercars in the UK.
Shows and Concours
St Michaels Hospice Classic Car Show and Open Garden
An annual charity classic car show and autojumble set in hospice grounds landscaped by Monty Don, where club stands, specialist traders and cream teas make it as much a garden visit as a motor show.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
TTOC EvenTT26 at Great Northern Classics Derby
The TT Owners Club's annual headline gathering descends on Great Northern Classics in Derby for a free all-day event welcoming both paid members and casual TT owners, set inside a working classic car workshop.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Takona Coffees and Cars at Gasoline Juice
A monthly cars and coffee gathering inside an automotive design studio and gallery near Northampton, where the backdrop of sketches and concept renders makes every attend feel like a private view.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Toyota Enthusiasts Club Show Season 2026
Founded in 1991 and focused on Toyotas generally over ten years old, TEC attends a large number of classic and Japanese-specific shows from April to October each year, including a dedicated club stand at the NEC Classic Car and Restoration Show.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Toyota Owners Club National and Regional Meets 2026
The UK's largest independent Toyota forum runs structured regional meets -- Scotland, Northern, Wales, Midlands, Anglian, South West, South East -- giving owners a local community touchpoint every season.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Warwickshire EVs Monthly Meetup
Warwickshire EVs is a vibrant county-level club open to owners, potential owners, and advocates, holding regular informal meets where real-world charging experience and ownership tips are shared freely in a welcoming atmosphere.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
West Midlands EVs Monthly Meetup
One of the friendliest grass-roots EV owner groups in the UK Midlands, West Midlands EVs brings together owners of all electric makes for informal monthly meets focused on advice, advocacy, and fun for newcomers and veterans alike.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Wheels on Wednesday -- Churchfields Farm
The Droitwich sister venue to Avoncroft, Churchfields Farm is a fifth-generation family farm producing award-winning ice cream and providing a distinctly rural Worcestershire setting for an evening of cars, street food and conversation.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Warwickshire Classic Car and Bike Meet (First Thursday)
Running from May to October on the first Thursday of each month at a Warwickshire venue with a bar and ample parking, this dusk-lit gathering has welcomed everything from a vintage Morris to a 1983 Porsche and a 1930s tractor in a single evening.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
GBS Friday Night at the Factory
A summer evening street-food social at the GBS kit-car factory in Ollerton, where sports cars and bikes gather in the car park for live music, hot pizzas, and proper car chat under the open sky every month from May to August.
Festivals and Track Events
1000 Bikes Revival 2026
A brand-new two-day motorcycle heritage festival at the iconic Mallory Park Circuit celebrating the venue's 70th anniversary with racing, parades and live entertainment.
Festivals and Track Events
Elvaston Steam Rally
Back after a two-year hiatus and relocated to the fields opposite the historic Elvaston showground, this beloved Derbyshire steam and classic vehicle rally brings together traction engines, classic cars, fairground rides and traders for a weekend of nostalgia.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Hollowell Steam and Heavy Horse Show
A wonderfully eccentric two-day Northamptonshire institution combining working steam engines, heavy horses, miniature railways and a full autojumble alongside classic cars and militaria -- a time-capsule of British country heritage.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MG Rover Day - Lincs Aviation Heritage Centre - East Kirkby 2026
A celebration of all things MG and Rover set against the dramatic backdrop of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MG Rover Day at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Only in Britain could you park your MG Rover next to an airworthy Avro Lancaster bomber at East Kirkby aerodrome - this Lincolnshire Centre MGCC event combines all-things MG Rover with a world-class wartime aviation museum.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Only Fools and Motors Vehicle Meet - Five Bells, Tydd St. Mary
A brilliantly named charity vehicle meet held at the Five Bells pub in Tydd St. Mary on the South Lincolnshire Fenland border, recurring through the season with donations to local causes - informal, unpretentious and genuinely community-rooted.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
The Piston Club - Themed Evenings and Weekend Meets
Founded by the people behind the BTCC Power Maxed Racing team near Stratford-upon-Avon, The Piston Club runs regular themed supercar and prestige car evenings where motorsport pedigree is built into the venue's very DNA.
Shows and Concours
Truckfest West Midlands and Wales 2026
A dedicated commercial vehicle festival held at Three Counties Showground attracting trucks and lorries from across the region.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
350Z and 370Z UK Local Meets
Coordinated through one of the UK's most active Z-car forums with nearly 200,000 posts, these monthly regional gatherings bring together modified and standard 350Z and 370Z owners for informal car park meets across England.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
AMOC Area 5 Monthly Sunday Breakfast Meeting
A relaxed monthly 9.30am breakfast gather for Aston Martin owners at the Strawberry Cabin in rural Staffordshire, epitomising the grass-roots social heartbeat of the AMOC regional network.
Shows and Concours
Allington Car Show 2026
A free-entry village classic car show near Grantham with a miniature railway, children's rides, craft stalls and a BBMF flypast applied for.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Auto Culture Cars and Coffee at The Nurseries
A vibrant Leicestershire cars-and-coffee meet hosted at The Nurseries venue, welcoming all makes and eras of enthusiast vehicles with a focus on building a local automotive community.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Boston Classic Car Club Classic Vehicle Breakfast Meet - The Ivy's
One of Lincolnshire's longest-running informal breakfast gatherings, held at The Ivy's Farm Shop in Swineshead since at least 2022, drawing a wonderfully eclectic mix of classics from Sunbeam Tigers to Morris Minors from 9am every first Sunday of the month.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars In The Courtyard
A rustic farm setting in Broseley anchors this free monthly classic car meet, where Iron and Fire barista coffee and 50-plus farmyard animals make it one of Shropshire's most family-friendly car gatherings.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars and Coffee Triumph Meet - Hinckley
A cars-and-coffee meet held at the Triumph motorcycle factory visitor experience in Hinckley - where else in the UK can you park your classic surrounded by a working factory that has built over 750,000 motorcycles?
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Motor Events - Midlands Coffee and Chrome
A Midlands touring series of pay-on-the-day morning car gatherings at varying venues with a strong supercar and modern classic turnout, organised by the region's most active grassroots event promoter.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Chrome Classic Car Meets - Midlands
A series of organised Midlands outdoor classic car meets run by Classic Motor Events (formerly Gemini Events) where cars arrive between 8am and 10am and entry costs just £4 per car when booked in advance.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee at COG JDM Meet Birmingham
A West Midlands JDM-focused informal meet near Birmingham that draws dedicated Japanese car enthusiasts and modified builds, with public spectator tickets available for those who want to soak up the scene without a show car.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coleshill Auto Breakfast Meet
One of North Warwickshire's most diverse and community-spirited meets, CABM raises thousands for the Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes charity while gathering everything from Big Mack trucks to Mini GT1275s in one car park.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Ford RS Owners Club National Day 2026
Relocating to Newark Showground for 2026, this flagship Ford RS celebration hosts the UK's most competitive RS and non-RS Concours alongside traders, autojumble, and anniversary displays for marque milestones including the 10-year Mk3 Focus RS.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Presents: Lotus Day
The Lotus Drivers Club joins this celebration of Colin Chapman's genius, marking 60 years of the Europa and 50 years of the Esprit.
Shows and Concours
Hanbury Countryside Show 2026
A classic country fayre at Park Hall Farm blending classic cars, steam and vintage rallies, heavy horses, organs and tractors in a traditional rural setting.
Shows and Concours
Holbeach Motor Mania
The 5th annual Holbeach Car and Bike Show at Fen Field showcases a diverse array of vehicles in the Lincolnshire fens.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
JDM Cars and Coffee - Nissan Monthly Informal Meet
Held on the first Sunday of each month at retail park car parks across the Midlands and South, this recurring informal meet consistently draws a strong showing of Nissan Skylines, GT-Rs, Silvias and Z-cars alongside wider JDM machinery.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MG Motors Register at British Motor Museum 2026
The MG Motor Register gathers at the world-renowned British Motor Museum in Gaydon, home to one of the world's greatest collections of historic British cars.
Shows and Concours
Middleton Motors
A regular classic and vintage car meeting held in the picturesque grounds of the historic Middleton Hall estate in Staffordshire.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Middleton Motors Monthly
Held in the National Trust grounds of Middleton Hall near Tamworth, this no-booking-required monthly show regularly draws around 100 vehicles of every era against a backdrop of a restored 13th-century manor house.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Middleton Motors Monthly Classic Car Show
A first-Sunday-of-the-month show vehicle gathering in the grounds of a National Trust property at Middleton Hall, Tamworth, where classic car owners enter from 9:30am with free access to the hall, grounds and gardens included in the show vehicle ticket.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
National Metro and Mini Show
The British Motor Museum devotes a full summer Sunday to celebrating two of the most iconic British small car marques in one place, a rare chance to compare ADO15 DNA across every generation from Issigonis original to BMW-era MINI.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
National Metro and Mini Show - British Motor Museum
The dedicated national show for Metro and Mini enthusiasts hosted at the British Motor Museum, the spiritual home of these iconic British Leyland models.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
National Metro and Mini Show - British Motor Museum Gaydon
The definitive national gathering for Metro and Mini owners at the world's largest British car museum, featuring a Show'n'Shine concours and the full breadth of both iconic small-car marques in a single weekend.
Shows and Concours
Norwood Park Classic Car & Motorcycle Show
Staged on the sweeping lawns of a cherished Nottinghamshire country estate near Southwell, this well-loved summer show groups vehicles by decade and category, adds live judging, autojumble, and a bar, making it one of the most complete rural classic days in the county.
Shows and Concours
Norwood Park Classic Car Show
Set on a cherished country estate just beyond Southwell Racecourse, this Classic Shows production arranges vehicles by era and category - from pre-1960s to Customs - with live judging, an autojumble, and live music on a quintessential summer Sunday.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Nottingham Coffees and Cars
A community-focused monthly cars-and-coffee meet in Nottingham run in partnership with The Car Crowd Cafe, combining good espresso and a fresh breakfast with an open-invite display of enthusiast vehicles in a public space.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Rockingham Cars and Coffee
Based in Corby and active in 2026, Rockingham Cars and Coffee is a grassroots, all-welcome community meet with hot food on-site and a reputation as the go-to starting point for Northamptonshire car photography.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Tern Hill Hall Classic Car Meet
A relaxed recurring Classic Car Meet held at a characterful Shropshire venue that mixes live entertainment with car gathering, bringing together enthusiasts in a distinctive setting outside Market Drayton.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
The Honda Meet
Running since 2006 and boasting over 86,000 Instagram followers, The Honda Meet is one of the UK's longest-running grassroots Honda community gatherings, drawing all models from stock Civics to full time-attack builds.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Warwickshire EVs Monthly Meet
Warwickshire's dedicated county EV owners group holds relaxed monthly meetups across the county, drawing owners, potential buyers and advocates together for peer advice and grassroots electric-car community in the heart of the Midlands' fastest-growing EV region.
Shows and Concours
Weston Park Summer Motor Show and Autojumble
A well-established season fixture in the grounds of the stately Weston Park that draws 1,000-plus vehicles, judged club displays and a large autojumble across a summer weekend in the Shropshire countryside.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
iGNiTiON Cars and Coffee
A purpose-built monthly car-cafe venue just outside Stamford at Tinwell, with covered and open display space for up to 150 cars, quality hot food, and an all-marque welcome policy that has built one of the region's most loyal enthusiast communities across the Lincolnshire and Rutland border.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Bowling Green Classic Cars, Droitwich Rugby Club
A popular free monthly classic car, motorcycle, tractor and truck meet held on the first Monday of the month over summer at Droitwich Rugby Club, with bar and food available.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Club Triumph Monthly Meet - Heathy Farm
A relaxed first-Monday-of-the-month classic car meet at Heathy Farm, drawing Triumph owners and fellow classic enthusiasts for informal chat and car admiration in a welcoming rural setting.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Club Triumph Monthly Meet - The Plough
One of Britain's friendliest grassroots Triumph gatherings: an informal monthly pub meet open to all Triumph owners and classic car enthusiasts, with no agenda beyond good conversation and the occasional shared spannering session.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Kineton Classic Car and Bike Meet
Held on the first Monday of each summer month at a Warwickshire pub with a bar on site, this evening meet draws a joyfully eclectic mix from 1920s motorcycles to 1980s Porsches and the occasional vintage tractor.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Mellow Mondays at the British Motor Museum
The British Motor Museum's relaxed Monday morning meet at Gaydon is an ideal midweek escape for Mini and classic-car owners to show their cars in the shadow of the national collection without the weekend crowds.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MG Owners Club Visit
The MG Owners Club visits for the day, creating an extra display of a wide range of MGs in the car park alongside the museum's 130-plus British classic cars.
Festivals and Track Events
Vehicle Electrification Expo
The UK's flagship engineering-focused EV technology expo at the NEC Birmingham is free to attend and puts the newest motors, inverters, e-axles, and charging innovations directly in front of enthusiasts and engineers alike.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Wheels on Wednesday at Churchfields Farm Park
The sister venue to the Avoncroft edition, this mid-week evening car and bike meet at Churchfields Farm Park near Bromsgrove brings the same relaxed WoW formula of street food, barista coffee and zero-judgment parking to a charming rural Worcestershire setting.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Wolseley Register Midlands Gaydon Gatherings
A free monthly pilgrimage for Wolseley and classic car owners to the British Motor Museum car park, the Midlands chapter's informal Gaydon get-together is where pre-war iron rubs shoulders with post-war steel every second Tuesday.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car and Bike Meet - Silverstone Museum
Held inside the iconic Silverstone circuit estate, this themed evening meet from the Classic Car and Bike Meet organisation pairs a jaw-dropping motorsport heritage backdrop with an all-makes, all-eras welcome.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
North Midlands Social Evening, Parson and Clerk Toby Carvery
A regular Wolseley Register North Midlands social evening meet held at a Toby Carvery in Streetly, open to members and enthusiasts.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Takona Coffee and Cars at Gasoline Juice
Gasoline Juice near Northampton is part design studio, part gallery and part automotive hangout, and its Takona Coffee and Cars meets deliver a curated, intimate atmosphere unlike a typical car park show.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Wolseley Register North Midlands Evening Social
A welcoming bi-monthly evening social for Wolseley and classic car owners held at a Sutton Coldfield carvery, offering an accessible and zero-cost way to connect with fellow Midlands marque enthusiasts year-round.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
AMOC Area 3 East Monthly Meeting
Held on the second Friday of each month, this Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire-side gathering gives eastern Midlands Aston owners a regular monthly reason to fire up the car.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Club Triumph National Weekend 2026
Club Triumph's annual National Weekend at Gaydon combines a full Triumph marque gathering with the British Motor Museum's BL and BMC Show on the Sunday, making it a rare convergence of British Leyland heritage in one place.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
National Autocycle and Cyclemotor Club National Rally 2026
The UK's premier club for cyclemotor, autocycle and moped enthusiasts hosts its annual national rally with road runs across the weekend and day membership available for non-members.
Shows and Concours
Ombersley Car Show 2026
A three-day classic car, commercial vehicle and motorbike show held at Ombersley Memorial Hall in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars in the Valley -- Shelsley Walsh
A relaxed, open-to-all social meet at Shelsley Walsh welcoming classics, moderns, vintage machines, supercars and motorcycles for an informal gathering at one of the most atmospheric motor venues on the planet.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
ChargeHeads EV Meet - Caffeine and Machine: The Hill
ChargeHeads brings modified Teslas, homebuilt EV conversions and electric-culture tinkerers to the iconic Caffeine and Machine hilltop venue near Stratford-upon-Avon, making it the Midlands' most inventive recurring EV informal meet for builders and modifiers alike.
Shows and Concours
Classic Car Event Stone
A town-centre classic car display on Stone's historic High Street puts gleaming pre-war and period vehicles at the heart of one of Staffordshire's most picturesque market towns.
Shows and Concours
Gaydon Land Rover Show 2026
The only Land Rover show in the UK where you can see HUE 166 (Huey), the number one pre-production Land Rover from 1948, with show tickets bundled into full British Motor Museum access.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great Northern Classics Marque Nights
Great Northern Classics runs a rolling programme of marque-themed evening and weekend events at its Derby hub, including Porsche nights, French car days and BMW gatherings, making it the most programme-rich informal venue in the county.
Shows and Concours
Hereford Motor Group Charity Classic Car Show
A public classic car display at Hereford's own motor dealership where exhibitors donate £10 to We Are Farming Minds, combining car pride with rural mental health fundraising.
Festivals and Track Events
LRM Live 2026
Now in its fourth year, this two-day Land Rover extravaganza beneath the Malvern Hills packs camping, live arena action, autojumble, club displays, a beer tent with live bands, and dogs are explicitly welcome.
Shows and Concours
Lyde Court Classic Car Show
Held in the wildflower-lined grounds of a 17th-century barn estate just two miles from Hereford city centre, this summer show pairs vintage and classic cars with live music, wood-fired pizza, and James Gourmet coffee.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
REV'S Enville Classic Car and Bike Meet
A thoroughly quirky and welcoming informal meet of around 80 vehicles in the car park and grounds of a rural parish church in Stourbridge, with bacon sandwiches served inside the church itself in aid of church funds - barely 10 miles from the M5.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
REVS Enville Monthly Car Meet
A uniquely community-rooted informal meet held in a church car park on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border, welcoming around 80 cars of all types with bacon sandwiches, tea, and genuine neighbourly chat every second Saturday.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
REVs Enville Classic Car and Bike Meet
A genuinely grassroots Saturday ritual anchored around a medieval church car park near Stourbridge, where around 80 classics and bikes gather every second Saturday over bacon sandwiches served in aid of church funds.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Rev's Enville Car and Bike Meet
A friendly free informal monthly classic car and bike meet held at the scenic churchyard of St Mary's Church Enville, with around 80 vehicles and refreshments in aid of church funds.
Festivals and Track Events
TVRCC Track Days 2026
The TVR Car Club's exclusive club track day programme offers members the chance to exploit their TVRs on circuit in the company of fellow owners, with multiple dates at venues including Cadwell Park and Brands Hatch.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
BMC and Leyland Show
Hundreds of display vehicles from BMC and British Leyland gather on home turf at the national collection that holds the corporate archive, making this the deepest single-day dive into Britain's mid-century mass-market car history.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
BMC and Leyland Show - British Motor Museum
A dedicated show celebrating the full breadth of BMC and British Leyland vehicles held at the British Motor Museum, a perfect setting for this slice of automotive history.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
BMC and Leyland Show - British Motor Museum Gaydon
Hundreds of display vehicles spanning the full breadth of BMC and British Leyland - from Minis and Metros to Jaguars and Rovers - converge on the world's largest collection of British cars for a marque-dedicated day unlike anywhere else.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Bromyard Speed Festival - Royal Oak Breakfast Car Meet
An informal all-marques breakfast meet on the Bromyard Downs with no judging and no formal programme, set at a classic country pub in a town whose motoring heritage spans Austin, Bean and Morgan.
Shows and Concours
Car Show with Formula One Demonstration - Dunham on Trent
A village summer show with the rare draw of historic Formula One cars on static display and an engine run-up performed by AViT! Motorsport.
Club Runs and Cruises
Chesterfield MG Group - Marcham Road Run
An 80-mile charity road run through the glorious Peak District, with all proceeds going to a local charity.
Shows and Concours
Classic & Vintage Commercial Show
Over 400 pre-2004 commercial vehicles are displayed at the British Motor Museum, offering a rare opportunity to see a breadth of historic working transport in one place.
Shows and Concours
Classic Car and Bike Show -- The Swan Inn
Over 250 British, European and American classics and bikes gather in a meadow behind a traditional Worcestershire country pub in Chaddesley Corbett, with the beer garden providing an elevated view straight onto the show field.
Shows and Concours
Classic and Vintage Transport Festival
The ninth annual festival at the British Ironwork Centre in Oswestry is where Ghostbusters replicas, 1960s Mustangs, horse-drawn wagons and military vehicles share the same showground - free entry for visitors.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee at COG JDM Meet
A ticketed public JDM meet in the Birmingham area that runs with a dedicated spectator allocation alongside show cars, making it one of the most accessible grassroots Japanese car gatherings in the West Midlands.
Shows and Concours
Earls Barton Transport Show
An annual summer showcase at the Earls Barton Showground uniting classic cars, commercial vehicles, motorbikes, organs and stationary engines with an autojumble -- a gloriously broad celebration of transport heritage in the heart of Northamptonshire.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Fuelled @ The Reunion Show 2026
An early-morning cars-and-coffee warm-up show running from 8am before the main Reunion Show gates open, giving dedicated enthusiasts first light access to cars on the Staffordshire County Showground before the crowds arrive.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Journey Mini Day
A marque-specific Mini showcase at Derbyshire's best-loved classic car museum, welcoming every generation of Mini from rubber-bumper survivors to rare Coopers, set against Peak District scenery.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Mini Day
An annual Mini-specific gathering at the Great British Car Journey museum brings Minis of every generation onto the Derwent riverside site, backed by one of the best collections of British-built classics anywhere in the Midlands.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Presents: Mini Day
Mini Throttles club joins this tribute to the classic and new Mini, celebrating 67 years of the original and 25 years of the BMW-era model.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Leicester Classic Car Enthusiasts Monthly Meet - Rothley
A welcoming monthly classic car gathering hosted by Leicester Classic Car Enthusiasts at the characterful Rothley Court Hotel, a medieval manor house setting that gives this informal meet a distinctly unique atmosphere.
Club Runs and Cruises
Louth Area MGOC - Viking Run
The 30th annual Viking Run covers 65 miles through the Lincolnshire Wolds and pretty villages, finishing at the historic 1856 Dogdyke Steam Pumping Station in aid of local charities.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
OVERDRIVE Cars & Coffee
Held at Patchings Art Centre in the Nottinghamshire countryside, this meet combines performance cars, classic builds, and a live Best Sounding Car competition, all set against a relaxed rural backdrop with genuine coffee shop access on site.
Shows and Concours
Really Retro 2026
A trophied all-era classic and retro extravaganza at Penkridge Market covering vehicles from the 1950s to the modern retro period, with four distinct display zones including undercover and grass areas.
Shows and Concours
Shrewsbury Classic Car Festival
A friendly village-green show at Longden that draws 350-plus vehicles from Minis and TR owners clubs to Mustangs, Porsches and a 1929 Lea-Francis, all in aid of a local hospice.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
South Leicester Cars and Coffee Meet
A grassroots second-Sunday-of-the-month meet near the LE19 postcode that draws a broad mix of retro tin and modern performance cars, proving that Leicester's informal car culture is alive and growing south of the city.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Stickney Autojumble 2026
A no-frills Lincolnshire fenland autojumble that opens at dawn, drawing parts hunters from across the East Midlands for classic car components, tools, automobilia and classic vehicle display with gates open at 7am.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Takona Coffees and Cars - Weedon Bec
Set inside the extraordinary Grade II listed Weedon Bec Ordnance Depot - a Napoleonic-era military complex - this second-Sunday meet combines serious car culture with one of the most atmospheric venues in the Midlands.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Tegiwa Cars and Coffee
Tegiwa's popular Cars and Coffee format draws Japanese performance car fans and hot hatch lovers to the Midlands region for a relaxed Sunday morning meet open to all makes and eras.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Tegiwa Cars and Coffee - Midlands
Tegiwa's monthly Cars and Coffee at their Worcestershire HQ has grown into one of the Midlands' largest recurring informal meets, attracting everything from hot hatches to Teslas and making every generation of petrolhead and EV driver feel equally welcome.
Shows and Concours
The Reunion Show 2026
The Staffordshire Showground hosts the UK's biggest celebration of modified car culture, bringing together retro icons, custom builds, club areas, demo zones and live stage entertainment under one roof.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
West Midlands EVs Monthly Meet
The West Midlands EVs group arranges regular informal meetups across Birmingham, Coventry and Solihull for EV owners of all marques, doubling as a welcoming advice hub for anyone on the fence about going electric in the UK's most EV-dense urban region.
Shows and Concours
Wythall Busfest@Gaydon
Wythall Busfest returns to the British Motor Museum, bringing together a large gathering of historic buses for enthusiasts of vintage public transport.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
East Northants Land Rover Owners Club Monthly Meet
A welcoming second-Tuesday-every-month club night where Land Rover owners plan shows, green lanes, and off-road trials together, with dogs explicitly invited and shiny Land Rovers equally welcome beside the muddy ones.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Gaydon Gathering
A monthly evening meet in the grounds of the British Motor Museum, Warwickshire, where any vehicle from any era or nation turns up, and curators roll out a surprise car from the BMIHT or Jaguar Heritage collection at 6:30pm.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Gaydon Gatherings
A monthly Tuesday evening classic car meet at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, set against the UK's most comprehensive collection of historic British-built vehicles, with themed marque nights and trade stands.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Stoke Prior Classic and Retro Evening Meets
A relaxed second-Tuesday early-evening gathering at Stoke Prior Social Club on the edge of Bromsgrove, running May to September and drawing a loyal crowd of classic and youngtimer drivers for pub-car-park camaraderie.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Stoke Prior Social Club Classic Car Evening Meet
A relaxed early-evening classic car gathering at a village social club in Worcestershire, running every second Tuesday from May to September with no booking required and a welcoming local crowd.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Stoke Prior Social Club Classic and American Car Evening Meet
A genuine grass-roots pub-car-park meet at Stoke Prior Social Club near Bromsgrove, running every second Tuesday from May to September, where American V8s and British classics mingle in equal number from 4pm.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Stoke Prior Social Club Early Evening Car Meets
A no-fuss Second-Tuesday-of-the-month evening gathering near Bromsgrove featuring themed marque nights, supercars, classics and motorbikes on the same forecourt, with freshly made food and trade stands making it the sociable heartbeat of Worcestershire's car scene.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Stoke Prior Social Club Evening Car Meets
A relaxed second-Tuesday-of-the-month summer evening meet in rural Worcestershire that gathers supercars and classics informally in a pub car park, with winter Saturday morning sessions continuing year-round.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
AACUK South Lincolnshire Area Monthly Meet
Run by the Anglo-American Car Club UK, this welcoming third-Wednesday monthly meet at a Lincolnshire country pub is one of the longest-running informal American car gatherings in the East Midlands, open to all makes with food and drink on site.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
AACUK South Lincs Area Meet
A long-running informal monthly gathering of American and classic car owners at a Lincolnshire village pub, open to all vehicles and all enthusiasts from the wider East Midlands and East England border area.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Piston Club Monthly Classic and Retro Meet
A member-requested expansion of a popular Warwickshire format, this all-bikes-all-cars-all-family monthly meet at The Piston Club packs classics, retros and curiosities into a welcoming pub setting.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Great British Car Meet Evening July 2026
A relaxed all-makes evening meet in the grounds of a working classic car museum -- Toyota owners regularly appear alongside every other marque, with food from the on-site cafe and free access to the classic car collection all included for members.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Greetham Gathering - July 2026
A beloved grassroots evening meet in the village of Greetham where hundreds of classic and vintage cars, bikes and commercials gather on a flat all-weather field every third Thursday from May to September - cakes, curry and camaraderie included.
Shows and Concours
Aston Martin Owners Club Vanquish 25th Anniversary Day 2026
Marking 25 years of the Vanquish nameplate, this open-to-all celebration at the British Motor Museum offers a dedicated Aston Martin display and marque-only parking area, with club members and non-members alike invited to join the anniversary gathering at Britain's greatest motoring archive.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
ChargeHeads and MT3UK EV Meet - Gasoline Juice, Weedon Bec
Teaming Modified Tesla 3 UK with ChargeHeads, this recurring informal meet inside a former Royal Ordnance Depot at Weedon Bec is part industrial ruin, part EV show-and-tell - one of the most atmospheric and unconventional EV gatherings anywhere in the Midlands.
Festivals and Track Events
Classic Nostalgia at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb
One of the UK's premier historic motorsport weekends, combining competitive hill climb action with Group B rally cars, Formula 1 demonstrations, and a concours display at the world's oldest surviving motorsport venue.
Festivals and Track Events
Peak Rail Rail and Road Steam and Vintage Gala
Classic cars, vintage lorries and military vehicles fill the original Rowsley Steam Depot site while live steam trains haul passengers along 4.5 miles of Peak District track, making it one of Derbyshire's most atmospheric combined transport events.
Festivals and Track Events
Shelsley Walsh Classic Nostalgia 2026
Classic cars take to one of the world's oldest motorsport venues for the celebrated Classic Nostalgia hillclimb event at Shelsley Walsh.
Festivals and Track Events
VSCC Pomeroy Trophy
The Vintage Sports-Car Club's unique handicap trial at Silverstone is one of the quirkiest events in the British motoring calendar -- pre-war machinery is judged partly on its ability to climb a slippery bank, not just lap times.
Shows and Concours
Audis in the Park 300 (AITP300)
A strictly limited 300-Audi-only gathering at a Worcestershire farm, deliberately cap-restricted to keep the atmosphere relaxed and personal - the spiritual heir to the legendary original Audis in the Park series.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Boston Classic Car Club Informal Classic Vehicle Meet - Langrick Station Cafe
A charming twice-monthly informal gather at Langrick Station Cafe, a genuinely characterful Fenland venue on the site of the old station, where classics and veterans meet over coffee in one of Lincolnshire's most atmospheric settings from 9:30am.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Bromyard Speed Festival - Hellens Manor Breakfast Car Meet
Cars gathered on the grounds of one of the oldest dwellings in England make this the most atmospheric breakfast meet in the county, where Elizabethan stonework frames everything from pre-war machinery to modern performance cars.
Shows and Concours
Chatsworth Signature Classic & Performance Motor Show
Set on the grounds of Chatsworth House itself, this is Derbyshire's grandest classic car occasion, with over 750 vehicles, autojumble stalls, and a land train ferrying visitors toward one of England's finest stately homes.
Shows and Concours
Classic & Retro Walsall Arboretum
A classic and retro vehicle show set within the scenic grounds of Walsall Arboretum, run by an organiser celebrating classics since 1990.
Shows and Concours
Classic Car Show - Lincolnshire Showground 2026
A large classic car and motorcycle show at the Lincolnshire Showground with the Lincolnshire Centre hosting a dedicated display area.
Shows and Concours
Classic Motorcycle Rally, Mill Meece Pumping Station
A brilliant niche crossover event where classic two-wheelers gather at the magnificent Victorian Mill Meece Pumping Station, one of Staffordshire's most atmospheric industrial heritage sites, offering a backdrop unlike any other rally in the county.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Cars at Wythall (CCW) - July
A free Sunday morning breakfast meet in the car park of Transport Museum Wythall, run in partnership with Classic Car Weekly whose editorial team attends in person to discuss your car and hand out complimentary copies of the magazine.
Shows and Concours
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Classic Vehicles Show, Wirksworth
Pre-war, classic and vintage vehicles congregate at Wirksworth station on the scenic Ecclesbourne Valley preserved railway, an extraordinary double-bill of transport heritage squeezed into a former Derbyshire mining valley.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Great British Car Meet
A monthly open-house meet at the Great British Car Journey museum in Ambergate, where any classic or modern machine is welcome and the full historic collection inside stays open throughout the day.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Presents: Jaguar Day
The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club attends this celebration of Sir William Lyons's legacy, marking 60 years of the Jaguar 420 and Daimler Sovereign.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Jaguar Breakfast Meet - British Motor Museum Gaydon
A dedicated Jaguar owners' petrolhead breakfast meet at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon - with the world's largest British car collection as your morning backdrop, this is the Midlands' classiest early-morning Jaguar fix.
Shows and Concours
Lincolnshire Classic Motor Show
A new event for 2026 at the Lincolnshire Showground featuring classic cars, modern classics, commercial vehicles, motorsport and competition cars.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
LincsAutoClub Cars and Coffee
Lincoln's most active enthusiast club runs a numbered Cars and Coffee series at curated city venues - from lakeside Boathouse backdrops to the Bailgate's Seven Districts Coffee - drawing well-presented sports, classic and supercar entries in a welcoming, approval-moderated format.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Nissan Primera Owners Club National Show
One of the longest-running single-model Nissan clubs in the UK, the NPOC national show unites P10 through P12 Primera owners for a day of friendly rivalry, parts trading and shared expertise with zero marque snobbery.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Rootes Heritage Day
Multiple club national rallies converge at Gaydon on the same July Sunday so Hillmans, Humbers, Singers, Sunbeams, Chrysler-era Talbots and giant Commers all share the tarmac in one rare, rootes-wide jamboree.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
TSSC Shropshire Monthly Group Meeting
The Triumph Sports Six Club's Shropshire branch meets monthly at the Potting Shed Cafe at Roden Nurseries, a garden-centre gem that gives Triumph fans a relaxed countryside backdrop for spannering tales and rally planning.
Shows and Concours
Walsall Classic Motor Show 2026
Up to 500 pre- and post-war classics, commercial vehicles and autojumble stalls fill the Victorian Walsall Arboretum, with live music, fairground rides and RC truck racing making it a genuine family day out.
Auctions and Autojumbles
H&H Classics Classic Motorcycle and Vintage Scooter Auction at National Motorcycle Museum
A dedicated two-wheel auction at the iconic National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, covering hundreds of classic motorcycles and vintage scooters with live, telephone and online bidding.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars in the Valley
A monthly summer evening meet at the world's oldest motorsport venue, Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, where classics, supercars, motorcycles and moderns gather under the Teme Valley sky with a bar and restaurant open on site.
Festivals and Track Events
BRDC Classic 2026 - Lotus Club Displays and Track Parades
The revived BRDC Classic at Silverstone brings Club Lotus and the Lotus Drivers Club infield displays together with anniversary track parades for the Esprit, Elise, Exige and Europa, making it the biggest Lotus showcase of the summer.
Festivals and Track Events
BRDC Classic at Silverstone 2026
A brand-new historic racing festival replacing the long-running Silverstone Classic on the full Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire, just over the Buckinghamshire border, promising top-quality racing for pre-war through to touring car machinery with accessible paddocks.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Ferrari Owners Club GB - National Calendar Events 2026
The Factory-recognised GB owners club for over 4,000 Ferrari owners runs a packed annual programme of driving events, concours, track parades and social meets spanning the whole of the UK.
Festivals and Track Events
Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone - Ferrari Challenge UK Round 3
Silverstone hosts the Ferrari Challenge UK for an eighth consecutive year, with Ferrari Track parades, a full car display, and hundreds of Ferraris giving spectators a rare chance to walk the international paddock among live racing machinery.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Scuderia Ferrari Club Silverstone - Member Gatherings 2026
The only officially licensed Scuderia Ferrari Club at Silverstone brings together F1 and GT racing fans from across the globe for trackside hospitality, exclusive access and a uniquely passionate community anchored to the home of British motorsport.
Shows and Concours
Welland Steam and Country Rally 2026
A major three-day rural rally at Woodside Farm near Upton upon Severn featuring classic cars, steam, auction, fairground, military vehicles, railways and ploughing.
Shows and Concours
Feckenham Wake Car Show
A gloriously eccentric village affair in the heart of Worcestershire where veteran, vintage, classic and military vehicles share a field with hot-air balloons launching at dusk -- cars must clear the edges by 6pm for the balloon flight.
Shows and Concours
Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional 2026
The only concours in the UK that crowns a base-model Ford Fiesta or Talbot Solara its king, pitting 50 lovingly preserved everyday motors 1971-2001 against each other in a castle courtyard at Grimsthorpe.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Mercedes-Benz Club National Day at the British Motor Museum
The official UK club's flagship annual national gathering is held at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon, welcoming all Mercedes-Benz models from pre-war classics to the latest AMG machinery on the same lawn.
Festivals and Track Events
Moira Canal Festival Classic Car Display
The Ashby Canal at Moira provides a genuinely surprising waterside backdrop for classic vehicles at this annual community festival, blending narrowboats, steam engines and vintage cars in a South Derbyshire setting that rewards the adventurous driver.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
UK Electric Vehicle Owners Club - Midlands Members Meet
With over 20,000 members nationally, the UK EVOC organises Midlands-area informal gatherings where owners of every BEV brand swap charging tips, compare real-world range figures and simply enjoy the growing electric car community in a welcoming, non-branded space.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars and Coffee at Custom Paintworx
A curated, low-numbers workshop open day in a working Derby bodyshop where enthusiasts can inspect live restoration projects up close alongside their own performance, classic and modified cars in a deliberately unhurried atmosphere.
Festivals and Track Events
Derby MotorFeast
A free-entry summer festival at Elvaston Castle Country Park combining hundreds of classic and vintage vehicles with autojumble, live music, arena parades, a fairground and a scheduled RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast.
Shows and Concours
Festival of the Unexceptional - Grimsthorpe Castle
A uniquely charming concours celebrating the most ordinary and overlooked everyday cars of the past, held at the spectacular Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire.
Shows and Concours
Festival of the Unexceptional 2026
The UK's most beloved celebration of the mundane and the overlooked -- Ford Sierras, Rover Metros, Vauxhall Cavaliers and every forgotten family car of the 1970s-1990s assembled at Grimsthorpe Castle for a deeply nostalgic and genuinely singular concours of the ordinary.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MGA Day at Crich Tramway Village 2026
MGA Register members descend on Crich Tramway Village - a working 1900s tramway street in the Derbyshire hills - for the annual one-make gathering that pairs prewar-era driving machines with vintage trams rolling past in the background.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
P6 Rover Owners Club Day -- Deene Park
Rover P6 aficionados get a rare exclusive use of Deene Park's stunning private estate for a full marque day, making this a must-visit for anyone who appreciates the engineering ambition of Britain's Car of the Year in 1964.
Shows and Concours
Summer Holidays - Kids Go FREE
Throughout the summer school holidays children enter the museum free, with a popular number plate hunt and the Hot Wheels track available.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Caterham and Lotus Seven Club Visit - Great British Car Journey Museum
Low-flying Lotus Sevens and Caterhams descend on Ambergate's Great British Car Journey for a morning museum meet with breakfast in the cafe, celebrating Colin Chapman's genius amid interactive motoring history exhibits.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Barton Court Classic Car Meet Up - July
A no-charge last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering at Barton Court where owners park up in the grounds, visitors wander freely among the vehicles, and the on-site cafe keeps everyone fuelled with tea and cake throughout the day.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Cars at Barton Court Monthly Meet - July
A free, no-fuss last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering of classics and vintage bikes set in the grounds of a beautiful Herefordshire estate, with the cafe serving coffee and cake all day.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
LincsAutoClub Supercar Sunday
A showstopping bi-annual informal gather at the foot of Lincoln Cathedral where supercars, sports machines and exotics congregate against one of England's most dramatic medieval backdrops.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Morris Fest 2026
The UK's premier gathering of pre-war Morris cars - now open to all classic marques - brings a full festival weekend of camping, road runs, autojumble, live bands, and pre-1940 machinery to the sweeping parkland of Thoresby, making it one of the most sociable classic events in the country.
Festivals and Track Events
Morrisfest - Morris Register National Rally Weekend
A three-day Morris Vehicles Association rally at Thoresby Park celebrating classic Morris vehicles, with informal concours, autojumble, evening entertainment, live music and camping facilities.
Festivals and Track Events
Morrisfest at Morris Register National Rally, Thoresby Park
A multi-day national rally weekend celebrating Morris and related marques at Thoresby Park, featuring hundreds of classic vehicles, concours judging, autojumble, live music and camping.
Club Runs and Cruises
TSSC Leicester and Rutland Sunshine Rally 2026
Now in its 40th year, this beloved TSSC area rally is one of the longest-running Triumph-specific driving events in the Midlands, mixing scenic country roads with club fellowship in classic East Midlands countryside.
Festivals and Track Events
AMOC at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb Festival
The world's oldest surviving motorsport venue hosts AMOC's flagship hill climb weekend, with Aston Martins competing, parading and displaying across two days of classic British hill climb atmosphere.
Shows and Concours
Ashover Classic Vehicle Show and Autojumble
Held at Rectory Fields in the pretty village of Ashover near Chesterfield, this grass-roots rally combines classic cars, military vehicles, motorbikes and an on-site autojumble in one of north Derbyshire's most characterful show settings.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
British Ironwork Centre Morning Car Meet
Held against the backdrop of the Shropshire Sculpture Park, this bi-monthly morning meet draws an eclectic mix from Porsche 944 Turbos to Triumph 2500Ss, with exhibitors arriving from 8:30am for VIP fast-track access.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Fiat and Friends at Gaydon 2026
Now in its third year, this warm Italian-spirited gathering at the British Motor Museum welcomes every flavour of Fiat and Italian-related machinery, with the Fiat Coupe Club UK among the regulars turning out strong numbers on the day.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Fiats & Friends - British Motor Museum
All Italian vehicles old and new gather at the British Motor Museum, with entry including full museum access making it exceptional value for Italian car enthusiasts.
Festivals and Track Events
Food and Fuel at Shelsley Walsh
Following a memorable 2025 debut, this curated mix of incredible display cars, roaring hill runs and top-tier street food served all day at Shelsley Walsh makes it one of the most sociable new car events in Worcestershire.
Shows and Concours
Great British Land Rover Show - Newark 2026
The flagship Newark edition of the Great British Land Rover Show brings hundreds of display vehicles, a Show and Shine competition, a Land Rover coffee barista, and mini Land Rover rides for kids to a vast Midlands showground.
Shows and Concours
Ink and Oil Hot Rod and Custom Show
This East Midlands mashup of tattoo culture and custom car builds brings hot rods, kustoms, and rat rods to Nottingham in a deliberately countercultural weekend that celebrates the bizarre and wonderful overlap of body art and bodywork.
Festivals and Track Events
Miata Trophy - Silverstone Grand Prix Round 2026
The Miata Trophy's Silverstone Grand Prix fixture puts NC and ND MX-5s through their paces on one of the world's greatest circuits, with a reversed-grid second race guaranteeing unpredictable, wheel-to-wheel drama.
Shows and Concours
Northamptonshire Classic and Performance Motor Show - Deene Park
Staged in the parkland of Deene Park near Corby, this annual show at a private historic estate offers exhibitors a truly cinematic backdrop and visitors an optional garden tour to accompany the cars.
Festivals and Track Events
Scottish MINI Cooper Cup - Donington Park
Donington Park returns to the Scottish MINI Cooper Cup calendar for the first time since 2016, giving competitors the chance to race at one of England's most storied circuits.
Festivals and Track Events
Tunerfest Midlands 2026
The Time Attack promoters bring tuning and JDM performance to Donington Park for a day combining fierce circuit competition, Drift Pro Championship action, Racing Hondas battles, and a huge paddock of modified club display cars.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars In The Courtyard - August
The August instalment of Broseley's beloved farmyard car meet brings together classic and cherished vehicles in one of the most uniquely characterful settings in the Shropshire events calendar.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Presents: Rootes Group Day
A themed show celebrating the Hillman, Humber, Singer and Sunbeam marques of the Rootes Group, including the Singer Gazelle's 70th anniversary.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Nissan Owners Club UK National Show
The flagship annual gathering for all Nissan models draws hundreds of cars from Micras to GT-Rs onto one showfield, making it the broadest single-marque Nissan spectacle in Britain.
Shows and Concours
Revesby Show 2026
A popular annual one-day country show in Lincolnshire with a wide range of exhibitors and a dedicated MG Club display stand.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Rover P6 Club National Rally 2026
The Rover P6 Club has recorded the largest annual gathering of P6s every year since 2022, meeting at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon with all classic cars welcomed.
Shows and Concours
Rushden Classic Car Show
Over 400 classic cars and motorcycles fill Hall Park each August, with a bar and live music in the walled garden and 40 artisan trade stalls making it as much a community festival as a car show -- and entry is by donation.
Festivals and Track Events
Summer Sprint Curborough
An MGCC speed event on the single-lap circuit at Curborough, open to all members and spectators.
Shows and Concours
Trimpley Vintage Rally 2026
A classic gathering of vintage and classic vehicles including cars, military, motorbikes and steam engines at Bite Farm near Bewdley.
Shows and Concours
Warwickshire Classic & Performance Motor Show
Set across 30 acres of rally fields at Hatton Country World near Warwick, this show spans everything from pre-1960s classics to hypercars, with arena awards, autojumble, trade stands and the bonus of a full family destination venue.
Shows and Concours
Oswestry Classic Car Show
A charming free-entry town-centre vintage car display returning to the historic Bailey Head square in Oswestry for a full day of accessible, street-level classic motoring.
Shows and Concours
Oswestry Classic Car Show at The Bailey Head
Vintage cars fill the historic Bailey Head square in the centre of Oswestry each summer, turning the ancient market town's open-air hub into a free celebration of automotive heritage.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car and Bike Meet - Earls Barton (August)
The August edition of Northamptonshire's longest-running monthly evening meet spotlights a themed marque each session, drawing hundreds of classics to the Earls Barton showground under summer skies.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
South Midlands Social Meeting, The Nailers Arms
A regular Wolseley Register South Midlands social evening at a traditional pub in Bournheath, held early this month to avoid clashing with the National Rally weekend.
Shows and Concours
Great British Car Shows Presents: German Car Day
The Scirocco Register joins a broad celebration of German automotive icons from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen, marking 60 years of the Audi 80.
Shows and Concours
Vintage Transport Extravaganza Severn Valley Railway 2026
Classic cars and motorbikes join steam and vintage rallies at Kidderminster Town Station for a unique transport show on the Severn Valley Railway.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Auto Culture Cars and Coffee at The Nurseries (August)
Running every second Sunday through the year, this free Northampton meet has earned a loyal following for its no-snobbery attitude and wide-open welcome to everything from barn-find projects to supercar superstars.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Lincoln Autojumble 2026
One of Lincolnshire's longest-running autojumbles, covering cars, motorcycles, tractors, engines and tools with unlimited stall space at just £15 per plot and £2 entry, set at the heart of the county.
Shows and Concours
Melton Motor Pageant 2026
A free-to-display classic car show set in the heart of Melton Mowbray town centre parks, combining vintage motors, autojumble, live bandstand music, a funfair and food stalls into an unmissable family day out in the Leicestershire countryside.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Nissan Elgrand Owners Club UK Meet
The ElgrandOC brings together owners of Nissan's beloved Japanese-market luxury MPV - a vehicle never officially sold new in the UK - for a community gathering that is both a practical tech session and a celebration of grey-import culture.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Takona Coffees and Cars - Weedon Bec (August)
Part of the national Takona network, this recurring summer meet at the remarkable Weedon Bec Ordnance Depot offers car enthusiasts a unique mix of historic industrial architecture and an inclusive, community-first atmosphere.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
The Ultimate German Car Meet 2026
An annual gathering at the British Motor Museum drawing over 800 German-made cars across all eras and marques, from pre-war classics to modern performance cars, set against the backdrop of the UK's premier automotive heritage campus.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Audi TT Yard Meet: The Hill
One of the few single-model Audi Yard Meets in the UK, this Caffeine and Machine evening session is a rare dedicated showcase for the TT in all its MK1 through MK3 generations on a hilltop stage.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Wolseley Register South Midlands Evening Social
A friendly pub-based classic car social at the Nailers Arms in Bournheath near Bromsgrove, running on even-numbered months and open to all enthusiasts alongside Wolseley Register members.
Shows and Concours
Car Club Fest 2026
More than 40 car clubs from across the UK gather for a full festival weekend at Three Counties Showground, spanning everything from vintage classics to modern performance cars and restomods.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Car Club Fest 2026 - A Multi Club Triumph Event
The TR Register's flagship 2026 gathering unites over 40 car clubs at Malvern's Three Counties Showground across three days, placing Triumph TRs at the heart of the UK's biggest multi-marque classic club festival.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Great British Car Meet (Evening) - August 2026
A summer all-makes evening meet at the Great British Car Journey museum site, with the classic car collection open and cafe serving food until 8pm.
Festivals and Track Events
Hot Rod Hayride at Billing Aquadrome
One of the UK's most characterful annual hot rod and custom car weekenders, held at a lakeside Northamptonshire leisure site on the western edge of the East region, blending surf music, rockabilly nights, field-wide rod displays and a legendary Saturday cruise.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MG Rover Hub and Rover Owners Club at Car Club Fest 2026
A three-day festival at the Three Counties Showground where the MG Rover Hub and Rover Owners Club field a dedicated stand, bringing together the full lineage of Rover-era MG models - ZR, ZS, ZT and MGF - for one of the biggest multi-marque club gatherings in the Midlands.
Shows and Concours
Worcester Annual Rally and Custom Show
One of the Midlands' most welcoming custom weekenders, rolling hot rods, rat rods, choppers and American muscle onto a single showground with free entry for vehicle exhibitors and their plus-ones.
Shows and Concours
Broadway Car Show 2026
A classic car show held in the picturesque Cotswold village of Broadway, one of Worcestershire's most scenic settings.
Shows and Concours
Broadway Car Show 2026 - Supercar Saturday
A biennial Cotswolds village street show where Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins and Bentleys line the High Street of one of England's most picturesque villages, raising funds for Acorns Children's Hospice.
Shows and Concours
Three Counties Car Club Fest
A multi-club car festival hosted by the TR Register at the Three Counties Showground across a full weekend in August.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Wolseley Register National Rally 2026
The Wolseley Register's annual national rally weekend held in the Midlands region at Tamworth, Staffordshire, gathering Wolseley owners and enthusiasts from across the country.
Shows and Concours
Broadway Car Show 2026 - Classic and Prestige Sunday
The Sunday companion to Supercar Saturday fills the same Cotswolds village with pre-1980 prestige marques, a car parade through the village, and live music on the green.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car Weekly Sunday Morning Meet at Wythall Transport Museum - August
The August edition of this established third-Sunday Midlands meet draws a broad mix of classic and modern machinery including EVs into the atmospheric Wythall museum yard, with a free copy of Classic Car Weekly thrown in for every participant.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Cars at Wythall (CCW) - August
A free Sunday morning breakfast meet in the car park of Transport Museum Wythall, run in partnership with Classic Car Weekly whose editorial team attends in person to discuss your car and hand out complimentary copies of the magazine.
Shows and Concours
Electric Vehicles Festival at Stanford Hall
Set in the spectacular grounds of Stanford Hall on the Leicestershire-Northamptonshire border, this all-BEV celebration gathers owners clubs from across the UK including many East England chapters for a concours, club corner, and trophy competition.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Nissan GT-R and Skyline Owners Club UK Summer Meet
With Nissan's CEO confirming a new GT-R is coming, 2026 is a charged year to see a field of R32 through R35 GT-Rs gathered in one place and feel the full weight of Godzilla's legend on British soil.
Shows and Concours
Peak Rail Classic Vehicle Show, Rowsley South
Classic cars gather at Rowsley South station on the preserved Peak Rail line, combining heritage steam and diesel trains with pre-1994 vehicles in a quintessentially Derbyshire Dales setting that no flat-field showground can match.
Festivals and Track Events
TRAX Silverstone 2026
Britain's biggest live-action performance car show since 1998 returns to Silverstone on 16 August 2026 with over 3,500 display cars spanning JDM, hot hatch and modified culture, plus Drift Kings, track sessions, and world-first 'Great Unveilings' builds revealed to the public for the first time.
Shows and Concours
Warwick Classic Car Show
The ancient Market Place in the shadow of Warwick Castle is closed to traffic and filled with classic and retro vehicles for a free, unhurried Sunday gathering presented by the historic Warwick Court Leet.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars in the Valley - August
A monthly summer evening meet at the world's oldest motorsport venue, Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, where classics, supercars, motorcycles and moderns gather under the Teme Valley sky with the Courtyard Bar and Restaurant open on site.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
BMW Car Club GB and Ireland 75th Anniversary Rally
A once-in-a-generation milestone weekend marking 75 years of the BMW Car Club UK and Ireland, staged at Harper Adams University with club stands, ride-outs, workshops and camping across a full four-day celebration.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Greetham Gathering - August 2026
A beloved grassroots evening meet in the village of Greetham where hundreds of classic and vintage cars, bikes and commercials gather on a flat all-weather field every third Thursday from May to September - cakes, curry and camaraderie included.
Shows and Concours
Highacres Farm Classic and Vintage Rally
A rural fairground-flavoured classic rally at Highacres Farm near Alfreton, mixing classic cars, commercial vehicles, motorbikes and working steam in an intimate farm setting that feels genuinely off the beaten track.
Festivals and Track Events
Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Donington Park Rounds 9 and 10
The penultimate championship double-header of the 2026 season at Donington's full Grand Prix layout gives spectators a rare chance to watch 911 GT3 Cup cars tackle the iconic Craner Curves at full chat.
Festivals and Track Events
Silverstone Festival
A spectacular three-day historic motorsport and music festival at the home of British Grand Prix racing, combining on-track action with a massive classic car show.
Festivals and Track Events
Yiannimize Live Leicester Motor Show 2026
YouTube supercar culture meets Midlands airfield runway: a two-day show with a dedicated quarter-mile drag paddock displaying Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Aston Martins and Bentleys, plus live stage entertainment.
Shows and Concours
Ford Fair 2026
The biggest Ford show in Europe celebrates its 40th anniversary at Silverstone with drift demos, over 3,500 show cars, and the legendary Fastest Fords display curated by Fast Ford magazine.
Shows and Concours
Great British Car Shows AROnline Day
Celebrating Keith Adams's AROnline, this late-summer all-British special at the Derwent Works is a pilgrimage for BL and Leyland fans, bringing together Marinas, Maestros and Metros with none of the irony, all of the affection.
Shows and Concours
Great British Car Shows Presents: AROnline Day
The Allegro Club International joins this end-of-summer celebration of British-built cars, themed around Keith Adams's renowned AROnline automotive archive website.
Shows and Concours
ZEDFEST 2026
A dedicated celebration marking 25 years of the MG ZR, ZS and ZT, welcoming all MG and Rover vehicles at Stoneleigh Park.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
LincsAutoClub Burgers and Motors
A relaxed evening or weekend format pairing quality street food with a curated car display at Seven Districts Coffee in Lincoln, offering a laid-back alternative to the morning meet scene.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Barton Court Classic Car Meet Up - August
A no-charge last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering at Barton Court where owners park up in the grounds, visitors wander freely among the vehicles, and the on-site cafe keeps everyone fuelled with tea and cake throughout the day.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Cars at Barton Court Monthly Meet - August
A free, no-fuss last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering of classics and vintage bikes set in the grounds of a beautiful Herefordshire estate, with the cafe serving coffee and cake all day.
Festivals and Track Events
CarFest - Silverstone Circuit
Chris Evans' charity motoring and music festival returns to Silverstone, blending family entertainment with an eclectic mix of cars, drives and live performances.
Festivals and Track Events
CarFest 2026
Chris Evans' legendary charity festival makes its Silverstone debut over the August Bank Holiday weekend, blending track action with headline music acts and family fun while raising millions for UK children's charities.
Shows and Concours
Moira Canal Festival Classic Vehicle Display
South Derbyshire's Moira Furnace complex hosts a classic vehicle display as part of its popular canal festival, pairing Regency industrial heritage with a colourful turnout of cars, bikes and commercial vehicles.
Shows and Concours
Leicestershire County Show - Classic Car Display
Classic cars take centre stage on the main-ring programme at the Leicestershire County Show, sharing the arena across two days with vintage steamers, the Quorn Hunt, and a Battle of Britain Hurricane flypast for a uniquely British spectacle.
Shows and Concours
Shrewsbury Steam Rally
Shropshire's largest steam and vintage vehicle rally, 65 years old and counting, packs 1,200-plus exhibits into Onslow Park for two August Bank Holiday days of Grand Parades, classic cars, and shire horses.
Shows and Concours
Stamford Car Show
Stamford and District Round Table's long-running charity classic draws over 500 cars of every era onto the picturesque Stamford Town Meadows - a Rutland-border institution with a scenic 60-to-70-mile countryside tour run as a warm-up to the show.
Shows and Concours
LVVS Classic Car Running Day
At the Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society's annual Bank Holiday event in Lincoln, visitors can ride in genuine veteran and vintage cars as they operate on the road - a hands-on living-history experience unique in the East.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society Classic Car Running Day
Every August Bank Holiday at the LVVS museum on Whisby Road, North Hykeham, this rare hands-on running day lets visitors ride in genuine vintage cars on the road - a living-museum experience that mixes informal meet culture with actual passenger rides.
Shows and Concours
Japanese Performance Show 2026
The only indoor Japanese car show in the UK and Europe, held at Telford International Centre with a massive display of modified JDM machinery, trade stands selling JDM-related products, and a show floor that covers everything from Skylines to Kei cars.
Festivals and Track Events
Miata Trophy - Donington Park National Round 2026
Donington Park's sweeping National layout rewards smooth, precise driving in these evenly matched MX-5s, making it one of the most technically absorbing rounds in the seven-event Miata Trophy season.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
MBClub UK Get-Together at Caffeine and Machine
MBClub UK members make an annual pilgrimage to the Warwickshire car-culture mecca Caffeine and Machine for an evening bowl meet, blending the marque-club loyalists with the broader UK car scene.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Boston Classic Car Club Car and Bike Meet - New York Village Hall
A wonderfully named Lincolnshire village hosts this free informal classic car and bike meet, the improbable New York Village Hall near Boston providing a charmingly low-key Fenland setting guaranteed to confuse out-of-county satnavs.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car and Bike Meet - Earls Barton (September)
The season-closing September meet at Earls Barton is one of the best-attended events in the Midlands calendar, with the array spanning everything from concours-condition exotica to honest rat-look daily drivers.
Shows and Concours
Classic and Retro Show at Himley Hall
Up to 1,000 classic, modified, sports and supercars fill the grounds of an 18th-century Capability Brown estate beside a Great Lake, with live vintage music, autojumble, judged awards, and children's entertainment all day.
Festivals and Track Events
Ecclesbourne Valley Road and Railway Classic Vehicle Gathering
Classic vehicles gather around the working heritage railway at Wirksworth station, letting enthusiasts combine a browse of period cars with a ride on one of Derbyshire's most scenic narrow-gauge lines.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
GBS Cars & Coffee
Run by kit-car manufacturer Great British Sports Cars since 2016 at their Nottinghamshire factory, this free charity-backed meet attracts a wonderfully eclectic mix of kit cars, classics, and bikes with free cake and unlimited coffee thrown in.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Jaguar Breakfast Club Meet at Great British Car Journey
The world's largest regular gathering of Jaguar cars rolls into Derbyshire's Great British Car Journey museum each autumn, giving the public a rare chance to see a massed parade of classics, E-Types to XJs, in a working museum setting.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Jaguar Breakfast Club Visit
The Jaguar Breakfast Club visits for the day, putting a wide range of classic Jaguars on display in the car park alongside the museum's British classic car collection.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Jaguar Breakfast Club Visit at Great British Car Journey
The Jaguar Breakfast Club rolls into Ambergate on a September Saturday, parking a lineup of big cats in the riverside Derwent Works yard while the Filling Station Cafe serves coffee and the museum's 130-car British collection acts as backdrop.
Shows and Concours
Kit Fest 2026
A dedicated kit car show held at the iconic Santa Pod Raceway over two days in Northamptonshire.
Shows and Concours
LRO Show 2026
Billed as the UK's biggest Land Rover show, it returns to the dramatic backdrop of Belvoir Castle with a Live Action Arena, specialist traders, Saturday night laser show, and every accessory a Land Rover owner could ever need.
Shows and Concours
Sleaford Classic Car and Motorcycle Show 2026
An annual community classic show held on Boston Road Recreation Ground in Sleaford, welcoming exhibitors from 8am and spectators from 10:30am with trade stands and club displays raising funds for local charities.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars In The Courtyard - September
September's edition of the Broseley farmyard meet closes out the summer run in style, with harvest-season atmosphere, artisan coffee, and an ever-changing parade of cherished vehicles on a working Shropshire farm.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Festival of Transport & Autojumble
One of the Midlands' largest autojumbles, combined with a broad transport show at Three Counties Showground, draws traders and bargain-hunters from across Wales and the Marches including a strong Wrexham contingent.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Festival of Transport and Autojumble -- Malvern
The Three Counties Showground's flagship autumn classic gathering packs 400-plus cars and bikes, trade stands, concours club displays and an extensive autojumble against the dramatic backdrop of the Malvern Hills.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Presents: Land Rover Day
A show welcoming all Land Rover and Range Rover models, marking around ten years since the end of production of the classic Defender.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
LincsAutoClub Pistons and Pizza
A Sunday afternoon format pairing curated car display with proper pizza at Seven Districts Coffee in Lincoln, offering a relaxed and sociable alternative timeslot to the standard early-morning meet format.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Malvern Drive-In Classic Car and Motorcycle Autojumble - September 2026
Set against the stunning Malvern Hills backdrop, this long-running drive-in autojumble at Three Counties Showground packs up to 80 stalls of hard-to-find spares, books, memorabilia and americana inside the Wye Halls and out - free visitor parking and dogs welcome.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Three Counties Festival of Transport and Autojumble
A long-running classic car show and autojumble at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, combining live commentary, car displays and a broad autojumble marketplace in a family-friendly showground setting.
Shows and Concours
Wheels Motor Show 2026
An all-makes, all-eras annual motor show pitched inside the lively surroundings of Penkridge Market, drawing classics, hot rods, supercars, and custom builds to a traditional Staffordshire market town.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Z Club UK National Meet
The Z Club caters for every generation of Datsun and Nissan Z-car from the original 240Z to the current RZ34, making its national gathering a rare chance to see the entire Z lineage nose-to-tail on one venue.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Tern Hill Hall Classic Car Meet - September
The autumn edition of Tern Hill Hall's beloved car meet draws classics from across Shropshire for a sunset evening of chrome, live music, and countryside hospitality at a landmark Edwardian venue.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
ALRC National Rally 2026
The prestigious All Land Rover Club National Rally, hosted by the Midland Rover Owners Club at Green Hall Farm, gathers the competitive and social cream of the UK Land Rover club world for two days of multi-discipline off-road action.
Shows and Concours
Biddulph Classic Vehicle Show 2026
This free all-day community show fills Biddulph town centre with over 230 classic vehicles spanning every category from pre-war to modern classic, judged across multiple classes with trophies presented on the day.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Midland Rover Owners Club National Rally
A weekend of off-road trials, green laning and the legendary Lancashire War of the Roses winch challenge on farmland, where standard Defenders and Discoverys compete on equal terms with full specials.
Festivals and Track Events
Statfold Road, Rail and Ale 2026
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this weekend event at Statfold Barn combines vintage trucks, tractors, classic cars, steam traction engines and narrow-gauge steam railway rides with camping and live music.
Festivals and Track Events
Autotest East Kirkby 2026
The third autotest round of the Lincolnshire Centre's 2026 season, held at the atmospheric East Kirkby aviation venue.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Great British Car Shows Presents: Austin Day
A tribute to Lord Austin's motoring legacy, celebrating 75 years of the A30 and 70 years of the Austin-Healey 100-6.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MX-5 National Rally 2026
The UK's flagship annual MX-5 gathering at the British Motor Museum draws the full spectrum of the marque's history, with car competitions, trade specialists, and a community of thousands converging on Gaydon every September.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MiniFest at Stanford Hall 2026
Billed as the longest-running Mini show of the year, MiniFest fills the grounds of a 17th-century hall beside the River Avon with classic and modern Minis, Premier Concours, club stands, specialist traders and arena entertainment for the whole family.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
National Mini Show, Stanford Hall
The flagship annual National Mini Show held at Stanford Hall, attracting hundreds of Minis from across the UK and beyond.
Festivals and Track Events
Shelsley Walsh Vintage Meeting 2026
Some of the most historically significant cars ever to tackle Shelsley Walsh return to the hill for a day of spirited competition, celebrating over 120 years of motorsport on the world's oldest course still in use.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
British Mini Day - Stanford Hall
A major annual Mini show held at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire, drawing thousands of Mini enthusiasts and hundreds of cars from across the UK.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars in the Valley - September
The final summer evening Cars in the Valley meet of the year at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, the world's oldest motorsport venue, gathering all marques and eras for drinks, food and conversation in a uniquely historic Worcestershire setting.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Greetham Gathering - September 2026
A beloved grassroots evening meet in the village of Greetham where hundreds of classic and vintage cars, bikes and commercials gather on a flat all-weather field every third Thursday from May to September - cakes, curry and camaraderie included.
Club Runs and Cruises
EATOC Rutland Ramble
A planned scenic club drive through Rutland, England's smallest county, with the route yet to be confirmed.
Festivals and Track Events
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli UK - Donington Park Season Finale
The championship decider brings the full Trofeo Pirelli and Coppa Shell title fight to Donington Park for a climactic season-closing weekend of Ferrari single-make racing.
Club Runs and Cruises
HERO-ERA Novice Trial
Set in the rolling Northamptonshire countryside at Hellidon Lakes Hotel, this HERO-ERA navigational trial is the ideal first step into competitive classic-car rallying -- navigational challenges, regularity sections and a stunning rural backdrop.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Mustang Owners Club National Show - Statfold Country Park
The Mustang Owners Club of Great Britain 2026 National event at Statfold Country Park, Tamworth, open to invited clubs as well as Mustang enthusiasts.
Shows and Concours
Stoke Prior Steam Rally
A two-day free-to-enter steam rally at Little Intall Fields popular with Midlands classic car enthusiasts, offering a Wolseley Register club stand.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car Weekly Sunday Morning Meet at Wythall Transport Museum - September
Running alongside the wider Midlands EV uptake surge, this autumnal September edition of the Wythall third-Sunday meet is especially welcoming to all-electric entrants and sits just a short drive from the M42, making it accessible from across the region.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Cars at Wythall (CCW) - September
A free Sunday morning breakfast meet in the car park of Transport Museum Wythall, run in partnership with Classic Car Weekly whose editorial team attends in person to discuss your car and hand out complimentary copies of the magazine.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Hinckley BID Annual Motor Show
Hinckley's free town-centre motor show is a genuinely grassroots celebration of all car culture, with modified, performance, and show cars taking over the high street on a Sunday in September completely free to attend and spectate.
Festivals and Track Events
Modified Live - Season Finale at Cadwell Park
The OBSESSION Car Show Grand Final crowns the UK's best modified build of the season at Cadwell Park, making this the ultimate showdown for the East's stance and tuner community.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Barton Court Classic Car Meet Up - September
A no-charge last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering at Barton Court where owners park up in the grounds, visitors wander freely among the vehicles, and the on-site cafe keeps everyone fuelled with tea and cake throughout the day.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Cars at Barton Court Monthly Meet - September
A free, no-fuss last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering of classics and vintage bikes set in the grounds of a beautiful Herefordshire estate, with the cafe serving coffee and cake all day.
Auctions and Autojumbles
South Midlands Autojumble, Ross-on-Wye
A grassroots bike and car jumble running three times a year at Ross-on-Wye Livestock Centre, where stalls from just £15 and £5 public admission make it one of the most accessible autojumbles in the Midlands.
Festivals and Track Events
Sywell Classic: Pistons and Props 2026
A unique two-day aerodrome event combining historic racing cars, hot rods and motorbikes on a converted racing runway with classic aircraft displays and aerial acrobatics, plus a vintage fairground.
Festivals and Track Events
Sywell Pistons and Props
A large two-day show at Sywell Aerodrome combining historic racers, hot rods, classic aircraft and more over a weekend.
Club Runs and Cruises
Autumn Trial and Taster Trial Bromsgrove
An MGCC Midland Centre trials event in the Bromsgrove area offering both competitive and introductory taster runs in autumn.
Shows and Concours
Gainsborough Old Hall Classic Car Show 2026
A classic car show set against the magnificent medieval backdrop of Gainsborough Old Hall, one of the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England, organised by Lincs Louth Motor Club Classics.
Shows and Concours
Lincs Louth Motor Club Classics - Gainsborough Old Hall Classic Car Show
A classic car gathering held in the grounds of the magnificent medieval Gainsborough Old Hall, one of England's finest surviving timber-framed manor houses, giving the informal show circuit a genuinely spectacular heritage setting.
Shows and Concours
Lincs Louth Motor Club Classics Shows
The LLMCC runs a season-long circuit of classic car shows at standout Lincolnshire venues including Hackthorn Country Park and the medieval Gainsborough Old Hall, giving owners a rare chance to display against genuinely historic backdrops.
Shows and Concours
Notts Classic Car & Motorcycle Show
Running for over 30 years and regularly drawing 1,000-plus vehicles to the stately grounds of Thoresby Park, this Bank Holiday and late-summer staple combines concours judging, autojumble, live music, and a genuinely diverse vehicle mix from pre-war to modern classics.
Shows and Concours
Notts Classic Car and Motorcycle Show - September
The autumn edition of this 30-year-old Thoresby Park classic returns in late September, offering a second annual helping of concours judging, autojumble hunting, and 1,000-plus vehicles against the golden parkland backdrop.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Stratford Autojumble
Run by Kelsey Media at Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse, this is the Midlands' premier indoor and outdoor parts hunt - spanning classic cars, bikes, commercials and kitcars with a display park open to any vehicle 15 years or older.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Boston Classic Car Club Car and Bike Meet - Langrick Village Hall
A quarterly Thursday evening meet in the heart of the Lincolnshire Fens at Langrick Village Hall, blending classic cars and motorbikes in a free-entry community setting that anchors rural enthusiast culture in the Boston hinterland.
Shows and Concours
Gravity Show 2026
The NEC Birmingham hosts this high-energy automotive culture event where jaw-dropping supercars, custom builds, drift cars and future-tech collide under one roof with live entertainment and exclusive brand experiences.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Chrome Midlands Winter Meets
These monthly Saturday-morning indoor and outdoor gatherings, organised by Classic Motor Events across Worcestershire and the West Midlands, draw a loyal roster of American muscle and hot-rod owners throughout the winter season.
Shows and Concours
EYTCC at the Trolleybus Museum (October)
A second visit of the year to Sandtoft's world-renowned Trolleybus Museum, combining classic vehicle displays with the fascinating heritage of Britain's trolleybus network.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Cars In The Courtyard - October
The final meet of the 2026 season at Frankly Farm gives autumn a proper send-off, with classics parked among farmyard animals and the Farmyard Cafe serving hot drinks as the Shropshire hills turn golden.
Club Runs and Cruises
Navigational Scatter Rally 2026
A classic navigational rally through Lincolnshire where teams plot routes to grid references and compete to cover the shortest total mileage.
Festivals and Track Events
Donington Park Track Day 2026
MGs on Track at the historic Donington Park circuit, with its varied corners and changes of elevation, suitable for all experience levels.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Auto Culture Cars and Coffee at The Nurseries (October)
The autumn edition of Northampton's favourite monthly meet is confirmed as a recurring Sunday fixture, with the October date already listed for 19 October 2026 on Eventbrite.
Festivals and Track Events
Autotest at Strubby Airfield 2026
The final competitive autotest of the Lincolnshire Centre's 2026 series, held at Strubby Airfield.
Shows and Concours
Bonded Warehouse Classic Car Display Weekend, Stourbridge
An open weekend at the historic Bonded Warehouse in Stourbridge inviting classic cars to display alongside various stalls over two days.
Club Runs and Cruises
Fitzherbert Arms Car Treasure Hunt 2026
A one-of-a-kind annual automotive treasure hunt routing teams of car enthusiasts through the country lanes of Staffordshire with cryptic clues, photography challenges, and a prize-giving at a historic Staffordshire pub, a genuine bizarre and wonderful grassroots event.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Honda Owners Club (GB) AGM and 65th Birthday Celebration
The Honda Owners Club marks its 65th anniversary with an AGM and birthday celebration in Northamptonshire, making it the oldest single-make Japanese car and bike club event in the UK calendar.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Car Weekly Sunday Morning Meet at Wythall Transport Museum - October
The October close-out of the Wythall season draws EVs and classics together under autumn light in the museum grounds, with no pre-booking required and free admission for the car and its driver making it the most low-barrier EV-welcome meet in the West Midlands.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Coffee and Cars at Wythall (CCW) - October
A free Sunday morning breakfast meet in the car park of Transport Museum Wythall, run in partnership with Classic Car Weekly whose editorial team attends in person to discuss your car and hand out complimentary copies of the magazine.
Auctions and Autojumbles
LRM Land Rover and 4x4 Autojumble - Malvern (October)
The autumn Malvern edition of the LRM recurring autojumble circuit closes the show season at the well-loved Three Counties Showground, combining Land Rover spares hunting with the Worcestershire countryside.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Restoration Show and Spares Market
Stoneleigh Park hosts what bills itself as the UK's biggest indoor autojumble alongside live restoration demos, classic car club displays and specialist trade stands, making it the definitive end-of-season hunting ground for rare parts and project cars.
Shows and Concours
Stoneleigh Restoration Show
A one-day classic car restoration show at Stoneleigh Agricultural Park near Warwick, with a Wolseley Register club stand applied for.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Stoneleigh Restoration Show and Spares Market 2026
The TSSC brings its Club Shop to the Stoneleigh Restoration Show and Spares Market, giving Triumph owners the rare chance to source parts, valuations and specialist advice all under one roof at one of the UK's best classic-car autojumbles.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Barton Court Classic Car Meet Up - October
A no-charge last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering at Barton Court where owners park up in the grounds, visitors wander freely among the vehicles, and the on-site cafe keeps everyone fuelled with tea and cake throughout the day.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
Classic Cars at Barton Court Monthly Meet - October
A free, no-fuss last-Thursday-of-the-month gathering of classics and vintage bikes set in the grounds of a beautiful Herefordshire estate, with the cafe serving coffee and cake all day.
Shows and Concours
BMW Car Club GB at the NEC Classic Motor Show
The only BMW-endorsed UK club brings a curated display of rare, classic and concours-prepared BMWs to the NEC's enormous indoor Classic Motor Show, where over 1,300 cars and hundreds of specialist traders fill the halls each November.
Shows and Concours
Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, NEC
The UK's largest indoor classic motor show held at the NEC Birmingham, attracting hundreds of clubs and thousands of classic vehicles over three days.
Shows and Concours
Swansea American Autos at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2026
Welsh-based Swansea American Autos brings a curated stand of US muscle and custom cars to the UK's biggest indoor classic show, giving Welsh American car culture national visibility.
Shows and Concours
Classic Motor Show
The UK's largest indoor classic car show, held at the NEC Birmingham, featuring hundreds of clubs, traders and thousands of classic vehicles under one roof.
Shows and Concours
Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show - TSSC Stand
The TSSC Club Shop and display stand at the UK's largest indoor classic car show at NEC Birmingham draws together Triumph Heritage, Spitfire, Herald, TR and Stag owners in front of an audience of more than 100,000 enthusiasts.
Shows and Concours
Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show 2026
The UK's largest classic motoring show returns to the NEC Birmingham with thousands of cars and bikes, over 310 club stands and a legendary autojumble across three days.
Shows and Concours
Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show 2026 (inc. Ford RS Owners Club stand)
The UK's biggest indoor classic car show spans seven halls of the NEC with the Ford RS Owners Club among 310-plus clubs, delivering autojumble, live features, and a Super Auction across 16 football pitches of automotive history.
Shows and Concours
Lotus Drivers Club at the Classic Motor Show 2026
The Lotus Drivers Club's 50th-anniversary season finale at the UK's largest classic motor show, with a prominent club display of member cars spanning the full Lotus lineage at the NEC Birmingham.
Shows and Concours
Mercedes-Benz Club Stand at Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show NEC
The world's oldest Mercedes-Benz club occupies a dedicated stand at the NEC's premier indoor classic event each November, the single biggest indoor concentration of Mercedes-Benz club cars in the UK calendar.
Shows and Concours
NEC Classic Motor Show
The prestigious end-of-season classic motor show at the NEC near Birmingham, with a Wolseley Register club stand applied for and discounted tickets available for members.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
PistonHeads Visit at Great British Car Journey
PistonHeads members convoy to the Derwent Works and fill the Victorian mill car park with everything from track toys to barn finds, giving the community a free-to-spectate open-air display alongside 130 cars inside the museum.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
MGC Register Xmas Bash 2026
The MGC Register's festive Christmas dinner gathering, with preferential hotel room rates available for those wishing to stay overnight.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
GBCM The Nearly New Years Car Meet
An all-makes festive gathering at the Derwent Works that smuggles the spirit of a summer car meet into a December Monday, when classic cars in the Peak District are a genuinely rare sight.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Mini Fair 2026
Now in its 26th year, the British Mini Club's flagship indoor season-opener packs 6,000 square metres of Staffordshire County Showground with trade stands, autojumble, Show and Shine and club displays whatever the January weather throws at it.
Auctions and Autojumbles
MG and Triumph Spares Day
Stoneleigh International Centre becomes the spiritual home of two great British marques for one Sunday each February, with traders, jumblers and service providers filling the halls with parts, tools and expertise unavailable anywhere else under one roof.
Auctions and Autojumbles
Midlands Air-Cooled Swap Meet
The Midlands' biggest annual gathering for air-cooled VW and Porsche devotees, held inside the British Motor Museum at Gaydon with dedicated air-cooled-only parking, a cars-for-sale area and a Marie Curie charity component.
Cars and Coffee / Informal Meets
LVVS Cars and Coffee - Drive It Day
The Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society opened its Whisby Road museum doors for a free Drive It Day Cars and Coffee from 8am in April 2026, letting classic car and motorbike owners gather on a historically significant national celebration morning.
Club Runs and Cruises
Stilton Cheese Classic Car Run
Classic cars follow the ancient cheese-delivery route from Uppingham through Rutland countryside to Northamptonshire, retracing paths once used by horse-drawn carriages in a wonderfully eccentric annual cruise rooted in local heritage.
Festivals and Track Events
JDM JAM
JDM JAM packs an entire Japanese automotive universe into a single Midlands day at Donington Park, combining club static displays, Time Attack circuit competition, drift taxi passenger rides, and the Obsession Car Show marquee of the UK's most extreme builds.
Festivals and Track Events
Supercar Fest: The Runway
East England's biggest dynamic supercar spectacle, held on Sywell Aerodrome's 1.2km runway in Northamptonshire, packing over fifty £1m-plus hypercars into a First Point Hypercar Zone alongside a live Iconic Auctioneers sale and grandstand runway launches.
Shows and Concours
Brookhill Hall Car Show
Set within the grounds of a Grade II listed Nottinghamshire hall, this intimate annual show pairs retro and classic vehicles with an informal concours, awards ceremony, and live music in a setting that punches well above its modest ticket price.
Club Runs and Cruises
MGCC Midland Centre Much Marcle Navigational Scatter Rally
A fun navigational rally starting and finishing at Westons Cider Mill in the heart of Herefordshire, open to all-comers and jointly hosted by the MGCC Midland and South West centres on gloriously twisty Marches roads.
Marque and Owners-Club Events
Cortina Day and WyeFords at Symonds Yat
One of Britain's longest-running single-marque pilgrimages, this annual all-Ford show at scenic Symonds Yat has drawn Cortina owners to the Herefordshire Wye Valley for over 20 years, complete with autojumble, camping, canoeing, and a Saturday run-out.
Places in Midlands
driving road
A515 Ashbourne to Buxton
A sweeping 20-mile climb from the gateway market town of Ashbourne into the heart of the Peak District National Park, rising through river valleys, limestone villages and open moorland to finish at England's highest market town.
car museum
Aldridge Transport Museum
A volunteer-run West Midlands gem, formerly Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, preserving buses, commercial vehicles, private cars and transport memorabilia with direct community roots - with vehicles in active restoration visible to visitors.
car factory
Aston Martin Factory Tour - Gaydon
Step inside Aston Martin's modern Gaydon headquarters to witness hand-finished sports cars taking shape, with access to VIP colour and trim selection rooms normally off-limits to the public.
car museum
British Motor Museum
Home to the world's largest collection of historic British cars, with over 400 vehicles spanning veteran, vintage and classic eras, plus a Collections Centre housing 200+ reserve vehicles and a live Restoration Workshop.
historic location
Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground
A WWII RAF bomber base turned Chrysler proving ground in 1973, this sprawling 700-acre Leicestershire site with its two-mile runway straight was the go-to test venue for almost every UK car magazine and provided a unique Cold War aviation backdrop to automotive life.
race circuit
Cadwell Park Circuit
Nicknamed the mini-Nurburgring and set within a Lincolnshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this undulating 2.17-mile circuit with its iconic Mountain section is one of the most thrilling and challenging track day venues in the UK.
karting track
Cannon Raceway
West Midlands indoor petrol-kart specialist running a 500m circuit with a roller-coaster flyover, banked slingshot corner, and hairpin underpass just minutes from the M5 and M6.
driving road
Cotswolds Fosse Way and B4068 (A429 / B4068)
A timeless Midlands driving loop tracing the Roman Fosse Way through Moreton-in-Marsh and Stow-on-the-Wold before diving onto the B4068 through the Slaughters, combining smooth open A-road cruising with intimate B-road Cotswold villages.
car museum
Coventry Transport Museum
Houses the largest publicly owned collection of British road vehicles on the planet, including both Thrust2 and ThrustSSC land speed record breakers, across 14 fully accessible galleries in the heart of Coventry - and entry is free.
karting track
Daytona Motorsport Tamworth
A premium 1,000m outdoor circuit near Birmingham, home to the UK's fastest publicly available 70mph DMAX-GT kart and regularly used by Netflix, McLaren, and Porsche for filming and events.
race circuit
Donington Park Racing Circuit
A legendary Midlands circuit that has hosted Formula 1 and MotoGP, offering public car track days almost every week of the motorsport season on both its National and Grand Prix layouts.
karting track
Full Throttle Raceway
Stourbridge's premier indoor karting venue boasts a 300m circuit with high-speed straights, challenging hairpins, and one of the UK's biggest flyovers, open seven days a week.
karting track
Grand Prix Karting Birmingham Wheels
One of the UK's most famous outdoor karting venues sits just one mile from Birmingham city centre, with fully floodlit International, National, Club and Junior circuits spanning up to 1km.
car museum
Great British Car Journey
A lovingly assembled collection of 130+ everyday British classics from Austin Seven to McLaren 650S, uniquely inviting visitors to actually drive a selection of the cars, putting the nation's motoring story back in your hands.
historic location
HORIBA MIRA Technology Park
Founded in 1946 on the former RAF Lindley airfield, this famously secretive 750-acre proving ground shaped the development of virtually every British car of the post-war era and still operates as Europe's leading automotive R&D campus.
experience centre
Jaguar Land Rover Experience Centre - Solihull Factory Tour
Ride inside a Defender through JLR's own Solihull plant to watch robots riveting, sealing and welding in perfect sync on one of Britain's most iconic production lines.
car factory
Land Rover Experience Centre and Factory Tour - Solihull
A rare chance to ride aboard heritage Defenders into JLR's original Solihull plant and watch Range Rovers and Discoverys being assembled on one of Britain's most advanced automotive production lines.
historic location
Longbridge Heritage Trail
The site of Herbert Austin's empire from 1905, where the Mini was born and over 25,000 workers once built British Leyland's most iconic cars; a permanent stainless-steel heritage map and QR-coded archive plaques installed in the town centre commemorate the factory that shaped a nation.
karting track
Midland Karting
An affordable outdoor karting circuit built on former Fradley airfield tarmac near Lichfield, offering 270cc adult karts and 160cc junior karts on a high-grip surface accessible from Birmingham, Derby and Stoke.
experience centre
Morgan Experience Centre and Factory Tour
More than 30,000 visitors a year step within metres of craftsmen hand-building Morgan sports cars in Malvern, with ash-wood framing and hand-rolled aluminium panels visible at every turn - the most intimate factory tour in Britain.
experience centre
Morgan Motor Company Experience Centre - Malvern
One of the world's most intimate factory tours: 18 visitors at a time walk within metres of craftspeople hand-building Morgans across every workshop stage, from ash frame to final paint.
car museum
National Motorcycle Museum
Holds the world's largest collection of British motorcycles - over 1,000 machines spanning from 1898 to modern Triumphs - across five dedicated halls near the NEC Birmingham, making it a mandatory pilgrimage for two-wheel enthusiasts.
karting track
PF International Kart Circuit
The UK's only CIK-FIA International A-grade outdoor kart circuit, built with a dramatic bridge-and-flyover section, hosting World and European Championships alongside public arrive-and-drive sessions.
karting track
Shenington Kart Racing Club
One of Britain's oldest and most revered club karting venues, operating since the late 1950s at the historic Edgehill Airfield with a fast-flowing layout that rewards committed, precise driving and hosts a full 10-round championship season.
race circuit
Silverstone Circuit
The home of British motorsport and the UK's only Formula 1 Grand Prix venue, offering public car track days on four distinct circuit layouts from the legendary GP configuration to the compact National circuit.
karting track
TeamSport Go Karting Birmingham
Europe's largest indoor go-karting operator brings its longest elevated 1,000m multi-level circuit to Oldbury, featuring electric karts, tunnels, and ramps in a year-round all-weather venue.
karting track
TeamSport Indoor Karting Birmingham
One of TeamSport's flagship Midlands indoor venues, with technically demanding multi-level circuit layouts and electric kart options.
karting track
TeamSport Indoor Karting Coventry
Midlands indoor karting in the heart of the UK motor city, with TeamSport's proven multi-level race circuit and electric kart fleet.
karting track
TeamSport Indoor Karting Dunstable
Central England TeamSport venue bringing multi-level indoor racing to Bedfordshire with year-round availability and competitive race events.
karting track
TeamSport Indoor Karting Nottingham
East Midlands indoor karting flagship with unique track layout, competitive race events and excellent group hospitality facilities.
karting track
TeamSport Indoor Karting Stoke-on-Trent
Potteries-based TeamSport indoor circuit with a technically challenging multi-level layout and year-round competitive race events.
karting track
Teamworks Karting Birmingham City
The only indoor karting circuit in the heart of Birmingham's Digbeth, offering fast electric karts on a recently upgraded technical track alongside laser tag and simulator racing.
driving road
The Midlands Tick (B6047 / B664)
A celebrated 50-mile enthusiast route looping around the outskirts of Nottingham and Leicester, mixing long fast straights with tight corners through the rolling Leicestershire and Rutland countryside on largely traffic-free B-roads.
car factory
Toyota Manufacturing UK - Burnaston Plant Tour
Watch more than 500 robots piece together cars from around 2,300 components at Toyota's principal UK assembly plant, a high-volume counterpoint to the bespoke hand-build factories elsewhere in the country.
karting track
Whilton Mill Kart Circuit
The UK's most-raced outdoor kart circuit, founded in 1991 near Daventry, hosts British Championship events on its 1,200m international layout alongside 450m and 960m club configurations.
driving road
Woodhead Pass (A628)
A 19-mile trans-Pennine A-road threading through the northern Peak District via Longdendale, passing a succession of dramatic reservoirs on a high, open road that delivers fast, flowing driving with genuinely spectacular upland scenery.