Bicester Heritage
Bicester Heritage
4.5
Historic Sites • Military Bases & Facilities
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Monday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Bicester Heritage is the UK's first business campus dedicated to historic motoring and aviation. Comprising of a cluster of industry leading specialists, Bicester Heritage delivers a unique customer experience by providing a supportive ecosystem of skills and businesses, geared towards the historic motoring market.
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fluffymonkey
Worcester, UK3,092 contributions
Apr 2022
Well organised April 'Scramble' event although I think £17.18 per adult (children 15 & under free) is too expensive, and no entry on the day unless you have pre-booked to enter.
Great collection of niche/independent businesses and some spectacular cars in the paddock and beyond.
Food & drink vendor selections plenty of choice but prices are extortionate on some of the stands and queues are long.
Written April 23, 2022
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Mike68
Maidstone, Kent52 contributions
Jun 2022
Have been to 2 Scrambles now and coming on Sun Jan 8 2023. What an amazing day out. Fantastic cars to wander around to look at. The car parks too. Would recommend to anyone that likes cars, you will not be disappointed.
Written December 18, 2022
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Lottie
11 contributions
Jul 2019
Bicester Heritage is an old RAF base which began in 1918. By 1936, at the start of WWII, it was home to bomber planes; Hardley Page Halifax 4-engined bombers. My great grandfather used to cycle to Bicester to watch the planes, he later went on to fly Halifax bombers in WWII.

The Sunday Scrambles happen several times a year. The air field becomes full of lots of cars, such as: Bugatti, Porsche, Astin Martin, Ford, Lancia and Alfa Romeo. Only on Super Scramble days will you see some of these flamboyant cars racing around the track. To find out more about what they do at Bicester Heritage, you can spend some time to admire the many work shops inside the old aircraft hangers.

Make sure you take some cash to Bicester heritage so you can spend it on; mini toy cars, food, drinks, kids go-karts and more! If you’re feeling brave, why not go fly in an historic aeroplane and glide gracefully over the fields of cars!

Guess what?! Dogs are also allowed to enjoy your day at Bicester Heritage. So make sure you bring plenty of water on a hot day for your doggy friends!

All in all, a trip to Bicester Heritage will not be a day wasted!

Sebastian, Age 8.
Written January 19, 2020
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wwfc1957
Stourbridge, UK30 contributions
Oct 2022
My first visit to a Scramble meeting.
A fabulous experience, the cars and engineering workshops were a petrol heads dream.
A good variety of planes to view as well
Lots and lots of like minded people contributed to a great day out.
I liked the pop ups and in particular the Wriggly Monkey Brewery.
Cant wait to visit again.
Written October 10, 2022
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Shaun H
Norwich, UK29 contributions
Jun 2021
Appointment only , got in just by sweet talk. TBH you do need a purpose to see anything I bought some oil to try . Saw grimes of some nice machinery. small cafe and van for a cuppa . I'm sure the events held there will be interesting.
Written July 11, 2021
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Phil K
27 contributions
Jan 2018 • Couples
Went to the Bicester Sunday Scramble to-day and it was terrific, with loads to see, and a great place to socialise with like minded people. We were part of the Porsche Owners Club, but there were other car clubs represented there ie BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren etc. There were vintage aircraft flying around, and displays from the army to keep the kids amused.
Food was available on site from numerous tea wagons, the downside for us was, it was sooooooooo cold.,!!
These events are better when the weather picks up, meaning that one can wander around a lot more. We barely scratched the surface with the various attractions that were on offer.
Interestingly, there were a few businesses operating within the air base covering ‘Restoration ‘ of classic motor vehicles.
A good day out for a family, but NOT when it’s cold; remember this is an airfield and they are notoriously windy, couple this with 3 degrees air temp.and it becomes -1 degrees,! very easily.
Written January 7, 2018
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DeanAbbie
17 contributions
Apr 2017 • Solo
I went to Car Chase Heros at Bicester and can't advise strongly enough not to attend. They advertise for 3 laps of the track in the car of your choice. What they don't say is that the track is little more than the size of an athletics track which takes less than a minute to drive around! Plus there are so many other cars on the track it was impossible to go over 50mph. I've gone quicker travelling to work at rush hour.
Next up was the hidden insurance waiver.....£25 to cover you for the first £5000 off damage you may cause. £25 for 3 minutes driving! That's £1200 per day!!! No way does the policy cost that much.
I enquired with the customer service team as to this charge and after two emails I was told that any further replies to me would be charged at an admin fee of £150per hour. Can you believe that, a customer service team charging for a customer service query.
WHAT A BUNCH OF COWBOYS......
Written April 28, 2017
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Thank you for your review, DeanAbbie, your feedback is very much appreciated. We are sad to hear that your experience day did not live up to your expectations, and have relayed your review to the Car Chase Heroes team who have assured us that they are in contact with you. We would like to kindly reiterate that we are not Car Chase Heroes, but the owners of the property from which they operate their experience days (they use several other sites too). Our circuit is not by any means a GP track, but rather a testing facility predominantly used by the specialist historic vehicle businesses based at Bicester Heritage. This is noted on Car Chase Heroes' website. We hope that you will return to Bicester Heritage in the future and perhaps visit one of our events, such as the Sunday Scramble (our hugely popular open day) or Flywheel Festival, which will see some 100 famous, historic, powerful and beautiful racing machines demonstrating on our test loop, in between a dramatic array of air displays. Many thanks again for your feedback, BH. Car Chase Heroes kindly sent us the following, regarding your review. They are unable to respond directly, as this review is on our page, not theirs: "Thanks for the review DeanAbbie, we are very sorry to hear that your experience was not what you where expecting. We do state the length of each track and make the insurance waiver clear on the gift websites, gift vouchers, our own website, any telephone bookings, confirmation emails and the indemnity form that you must read and sign before being allowed to participate so it is disappointing to learn you where unaware of this. Unfortunately accidents can and do happen so customers must be aware of the risks before getting behind the wheel. I believe that you have already been in contact with Car Chase Heroes and that your concerns have been answered. As Bicester Heritage has already mentioned Car Chase Heroes are the company responsible for your experience. Bicester Heritage provides the beautiful location. I hope that you find more enjoyment in future visits to Bicester Heritage."
Written May 8, 2017
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dmjones100
Towcester, UK2 contributions
Jan 2017 • Solo
Extremely disappointed with my attempted to visit the Bicester Heritage Centre. The most customer unfriendly place I’ve ever visited, I’ve got into military establishments in Taiwan easier than this place! Having heard about the centre and being in the area I thought I’d drop by for a visit – what a waste of time. When you arrive at the entrance you are faced with a barrier across the road, at the side there is a board listing all the businesses, I’d heard of Pendine so I buzzed them and got a recorded message - no one there - back later. I then buzzed main reception and got no response! Is this place open to the public? Are the companies there actively looking for business? My recommendation is don’t go on spec. if you don’t have a specific business to visit don’t waste your time!
Written January 6, 2017
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Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear of your disappointment. We operate by appointment only during the week, so making a booking with a business based here in advance is highly recommended, as quite naturally they are out and about on a daily basis. We are also making great leaps in to the restoration of our unique former WW2 base (well over 70% restored and reactivated so far), so with security and building works in mind, we must control visitor access during the working week. However, we do hold hugely popular open day 'Sunday Scrambles' which offer the opportunity for members of the public to visit Bicester Heritage and spend a morning exploring the UK's best preserved RAF Bomber Training Station and the specialist businesses based here. This month's event saw 2,500 people and a 1,000 historic cars! The next will be on the 23rd April for Drive It Day and will certainly be the largest for 2017. We hope to see you soon, whether for the Sunday Scramble or when visiting a specific business. Further information on accessing the site can be found here: http://bicesterheritage.co.uk/contact/ Many thanks. Bicester Heritage
Written January 23, 2017
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Nikki
65 contributions
Feb 2017 • Friends
Would NOT use again, the track was tiny at Bicester, was told if didn't have 5K on a credit card because of there excess ( CMON who has a 5K excess, a scare tattic !!) you had to pay a extra £25 or you were not allowed to drive the cars you had paid for, DISGUSTING !!! they even tried to say they had 2 accidents the previous week,,, Yer Ok !!!!! there was no way you would have a accident, you couldn't go fast enough to have a accident , and the cars all have passenger control pedals, so the instructor would stop car if there should of ever been any risks. they charged a further £10 for a track lap to see the track, you could see the whole track from where you stood it was that small,,,, it was all about money money money on the day, absolutely awful experience. !!!!
Written March 5, 2017
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Thank you for your review, Nikki H, feedback like this is very much appreciated. We are sorry that your experience day was not as expected. We have taken note of your comments and forwarded your review to the Car Chase Heroes team. We would like to kindly reiterate that we are not Car Chase Heroes, but the owners of the property from which they operate their experience days (they use several other sites too). Our small circuit is a testing facility predominantly used by the specialist historic vehicle businesses based at Bicester Heritage. This is noted on Car Chase Heroes' website. We hope to see you at Bicester Heritage again in the future, do visit one of our open day events (the Sunday Scramble) or for Flywheel Festival, which offers a weekend of superb air displays and plenty of action on our circuit from over 100 historic cars of all types. Many thanks again for your feedback, With kind regards, Bicester Heritage Car Chase Heroes kindly provided the following, in response to your review. Unfortunately they are unable to respond directly as the review is on our page, not theirs. “Thanks for the review Nikki H, we are very sorry to hear that your experience was not what you where expecting. We do state the length of each track and make the insurance waiver clear on the gift websites, gift vouchers, our own website, any telephone bookings, confirmation emails and the indemnity form that you must read and sign before being allowed to participate so it is disappointing to learn you where unaware of this. Unfortunately accidents can and do happen so customers must be aware of the risks before getting behind the wheel. I hope that you find more enjoyment in future visits to Bicester Heritage.”
Written May 8, 2017
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Carl K
Bicester, UK366 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
Great venue and a real boon to the town, we have been to a few events here and it's always been a great day out, easy parking and well organised
Written July 11, 2021
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