Who We Are

Haynes Motor Museum was established by John Haynes OBE, whose passion for remarkable vehicles inspired him to build a collection unlike any other. Rather than being assembled around a single theme, the collection grew through a love for cars, motorcycles and the stories behind them.

Since opening in 1985, the Museum has grown into the UK’s largest collection of cars and motorcycles, spanning more than a century of motoring history. Today, as a registered charity and Arts Council England-accredited museum, we use our diverse Collection to explore stories of engineering innovation, design, culture and social change.

Across 15 exhibition spaces, visitors can discover the achievements of early motoring pioneers, classic family cars, luxurious Bentleys and Rolls-Royces, motorsport legends and some of the world’s most iconic modern cars. It is this breadth that makes the Collection so distinctive, offering many different perspectives on how motoring has shaped our lives and the world around us.

Our vision is a future where everyone, regardless of age, background, or ability, can explore, understand, and be inspired by engineering, technology and design, for the benefit of themselves, the economy and society.