Raring2go! Esher & Weybridge

12 raring2go Whilst being popularly known as a transport museum, Brooklands offers so much more with its rich history and attractions for all. The 32-acre site is home to British motorsport and aviation, where so many speed and flight achievements are recorded. Walk along the World’s first race circuit and go inside the workshops where Brooklands’ engineers built over 18,000 aircraft, including Wellington Bombers, Hurricanes and even Concorde. Wander through the motoring village and see the cars the set speed records and paved the way for Formula 1 in the Grand Prix Exhibition. Summer at Brooklands is bound to be a scorcher with activity workshops and a brand-new attraction for 2021 – McLaren: Driving Design . Sit inside the stunning Senna GTR, race around the original Brooklands track in the Lewis Hamilton F1 simulator and learn how technology developed at Brooklands in- spired McLaren to become a global race and automotive brand. Fans of the Museum’s very own T.V series Secrets of the Transport Museum will be able to meet the stars of the episodes as we rev-up the engines and take our favourite cars and motorbikes out to the track and give them a spin. Brooklands It changed the World. It’s on your doorstep. The famous events programme is back for 2021, kicking off with the Vintage Festival: Spirit of Britain which takes you back in time to the 40s, 50s and 60s, with period shopping stalls, food, entertainment and car displays from the decades. Don’t miss the family portrait studio and vintage bus and car rides! Relive 95 years of Grand Pr ix at Brooklands Relived , with a race car from every decade since the first British Grand Prix was held at Brooklands in 1926, before driving down route 66, as American Car Day makes its return – stars and stripes and a whole more. And a day that every child (and adult) love, is the Emergency Services Day . Say thank you to some of the heroes of our country and get up close to traditional and modern-day fire engines, police cars and maybe even an air ambulance! The Museum is easily accessible by car or train, parking is free and there’s plenty of picnic space available, and a café to purchase food and drink. Family tickets start at £29.00 but with so much to see and do, you can enjoy Brooklands Museum for the entire year with family membership starting from just £55.00. Brooklands Museum is ‘Good to Go’ and tickets must be pre-booked at www.brooklandsmuseum.com If you’re looking for somewhere to go this summer that guarantees lots to keep your little and big ones entertained, whilst ensuring that they burn off lots of energy in the outdoors, then Brooklands Museum is definitely the place for you.