Bicester Heritage
Bicester Heritage
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Dan
England, UK105 contributions
Feb 2024 • Friends
Amazing heritage location with range of events throughout the year…
Staff on the entrance gate are friendly, buildings have been restored in a really authentic way and loads of vintage motors around on site!
Wriggly Monkey Brewery is a hidden gem and a lovely place to watch big screen motorsport with a nice local beverage!
Lovely place to spend a Sunday afternoon!
Staff on the entrance gate are friendly, buildings have been restored in a really authentic way and loads of vintage motors around on site!
Wriggly Monkey Brewery is a hidden gem and a lovely place to watch big screen motorsport with a nice local beverage!
Lovely place to spend a Sunday afternoon!
Written April 30, 2024
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wwfc1957
Stourbridge, UK28 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.
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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Travelozzy
Bicester, UK1,029 contributions
Jul 2023
Beautifully restored site featuring lots of classic vehicles and award winning loos! The highlight is Sky Wave Gin and Wriggle Monkey brewery - the later have excellent street food vans in rotation and they are a great option if you’re in the area needing lunch at the weekends. Don’t be put off by the guard on the gate ‘ he’ll let you in
Written August 2, 2023
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Shaun H
Norwich, UK28 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
26 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.
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......
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
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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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PippiLangstrumpf
Great Missenden, UK31 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
Super disappointed about this weekend’s Flywheel event at Bicester Heritage. What a complete ripoff it was! Such a shame, because it used to be good. This year’s Flywheel was characterised by overpriced entry tickets and disorganised, disjointed, second-rate entertainment. There was very little to see or do, everything was ridiculously overpriced (£5 for a ‘99’ ice cream, seriously?!?). The autojumble predominately consisted of expensive ornamental tat, the atmosphere was ‘flat’, and everybody including the stall holders appeared bored out of their minds, wondering what they were missing. Hardly any planes, no fly-pasts, and the cars going around the ‘track’ were really nothing special. Flying a couple of model aeroplanes did NOT constitute an air display in line with the entry ticket price. This was supposed to have been a ‘big event’, but, as it turned out, it was a second-class, pretentious giant rip-off. We’ve been to better Scrambles! In fact, we’d paid £49 on top of the ticket price to get into the Scramblers’ ‘enclosure’, and still had to pay £3.60 for a coffee whilst in there. For that price, we felt the the least we could have expected was complimentary coffee. We won’t be wasting our money next year that’s for sure!
Written June 18, 2023
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Nikki
82 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
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Philip W
1 contribution
Jan 2023 • Couples
Whilst it’s always good to have a car meet, charging £20 entrance fee this January was “WAY OVER THE TOP”. Other than a few a few heritage outlets opening their doors, most of what was interesting and on display was brought by punters themselves.
In trying to seek solace in a coffee and bacon bap, I was once again disappointed by the limited selection of their vendors who seem happy to serve food and drinks cold, whilst keeping punters waiting 20 deep in a queue.
THIS EVENT IS SO POOR ON SO MANY LEVELS AND WAS A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS!
PERSONALLY, I THINK THE ORGANISERS NEED TO BE A LOT MORE IMAGINATIVE AS TO WHAT THIS EVENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, GIVEN THE PRICE THEY AND THEIR VENDORS CHARGE.
SO DISAPPOINTING !!!
In trying to seek solace in a coffee and bacon bap, I was once again disappointed by the limited selection of their vendors who seem happy to serve food and drinks cold, whilst keeping punters waiting 20 deep in a queue.
THIS EVENT IS SO POOR ON SO MANY LEVELS AND WAS A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS!
PERSONALLY, I THINK THE ORGANISERS NEED TO BE A LOT MORE IMAGINATIVE AS TO WHAT THIS EVENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, GIVEN THE PRICE THEY AND THEIR VENDORS CHARGE.
SO DISAPPOINTING !!!
Written January 10, 2023
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Hi
Sorry for the delay
Heritage days are events for the public
You can book tickets online or pay at entrance
Just watching the arrival of the classics from 8am is a sight itself but be warned there are two entrances so lucky dip to what you see. I personally prefer the glider hangar entrance 👍
Regards
Written February 4, 2019
Devina C
Newbury, United Kingdom
My husband has MS and uses a powered wheelchair. He is a huge car enthusiast. Can we get around most of the site if we book for 1 October Scramble. Just saw coverage of Bicester Heritage on BBC 1.
Written September 11, 2017
Yes I believe most of the site is wheelchair friendly....we found the staff very helpful, so I am sure they would advise by phone. Sorry for delay in reply.
Written September 26, 2017
Are there any camping facilities
Written January 23, 2017
Dear Janice,
Thank you for your message, we do not offer camping facilities, but do have four 'Crew Rooms' which are available via AirBnB if you would like to stay on site. With best, BH
Written May 4, 2017
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