London Bus Museum
London Bus Museum
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The World's largest collection of working, historic London buses covering 100 years from an 1870s horsebus to a 1970s Leyland Titan and including early open-top motor-buses, streamlined 1930s designs, WW2 austerity, the standard 1950s types and the famous Routemasters. During school half-term holidays and some summer weekends, classic bus rides are available for a small additional charge.The Museum is open daily except over Christmas and admission is on a joint ticket with Brooklands Museum - one price covers both museums. By public transport to Weybridge Station (30 mins from London Waterloo) and then bus 436 to Mercedes-Benz World/Brooklands Museum. By car to junction 10 of the M25 and then the A3/A245 following signs to Mercedes-Benz World/Brooklands Museum, post-code for satnavs: KT13 0SL.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Cheekycockney190757
Basildon, UK11,722 contributions
Jul 2021
Visited on Wednesday 21st July 2021 as part of a day out to Brooklands Transport Museum & Mercedes World with friends. Located inside the Brooklands Museum entry to Brooklands gets you entry to this additional but separate Museum. Located inside a big canvas structure there are many many buses of various types/ages arranged in a creative fashion enabling viewing access to all, as well as the history of the buses in general. Some buses you can access, but due to COVID, the access was limited on our visit. There is an excellent gift shop and for ÂŁ3 pp an old Routemaster was giving 30 min bus rides around Weybridge. This bus ride is just that. It is not a tour or has any guide, so if you have the time just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Written September 23, 2021
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PhilipLeic
Leicester, UK1,649 contributions
Aug 2021
Museum free to enter within Brooklands museum. Contains a variety of London buses through the ages. Some can be boarded. Also a gift shop where tickets can be purchased for ÂŁ2 for a 30 min bus ride on a heritage bus round the local area. Last tour was at 3pm on day we visited. Worth doing bus ride as well as seeing exhibits in museum. Perhaps degree of interest in this museum is proportional to your interest in busses, especially London busses? Unless I missed it, there were no trolley busses only motor ones.
Written August 19, 2021
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Jetlagged55
Brighton, UK278 contributions
Oct 2020
This museum is a trip down memory lane for me as I grew up in London. We didn't have a car so London Transport and Green Line buses were my regular ride. The museum exhibits date back to horse drawn buses, through early motor buses with external stairs, to the iconic red RT buses and Routemasters. There is also an example of a trolley bus. I loved travelling on those back in the day, so it was wonderful to see one again.
Sadly with Covid-19 restrictions entry to the buses is not currently possible. Even so this is a very well thought out display of historic London buses. There's also a small souvenir shop selling books, models, toys and other bus related items.
Sadly with Covid-19 restrictions entry to the buses is not currently possible. Even so this is a very well thought out display of historic London buses. There's also a small souvenir shop selling books, models, toys and other bus related items.
Written October 3, 2020
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Marcie-Lau
59 contributions
Jul 2021
We visited as part of our weekend stay at Brooklands Hotel.
Admission to the museum was 'free' through purchasing a ticket to Brooklands museum. We were not impressed with being unable to go onto many buses, as you couldn't compare the interior of them all. Looking at the outsides of the buses was good, but a bus is a bus. The museum itself is relatively small with lots of buses close together. The best part of the museum, in my opinion, was the gift shop! Perhaps good for a bus enthusiast, but unfortunately, not for me. I think children would get bored very quickly.
Admission to the museum was 'free' through purchasing a ticket to Brooklands museum. We were not impressed with being unable to go onto many buses, as you couldn't compare the interior of them all. Looking at the outsides of the buses was good, but a bus is a bus. The museum itself is relatively small with lots of buses close together. The best part of the museum, in my opinion, was the gift shop! Perhaps good for a bus enthusiast, but unfortunately, not for me. I think children would get bored very quickly.
Written August 8, 2021
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mekydro
Chertsey, UK1,005 contributions
Jul 2021
This museum is part of the much larger Brooklands Museum. It has recently had a major refurbishment and was completely different to my first visit, and mush improved. As part of our visit we took advantage of one of their off-site bus rides on a former London Transport 'RT' bus, which was most enjoyable. These attract an extra charge, but it is modest and well worth the price paid.
Written August 2, 2021
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Dr Stephen
Ashbourne, UK2,864 contributions
Jul 2021
London Bus Museum is within the Brooklands Museum. Admission to the latter includes admission to the former. Parking is free.
We spent most of our day visiting the automotive and aviation exhibits of Brooklands, and really just strolled through the Bus Museum. I am sure this would be fascinating for any bus or coach enthusiast. We would have loved to take a ÂŁ2 for 30 minutes bus ride, but did not have enough time.
We spent most of our day visiting the automotive and aviation exhibits of Brooklands, and really just strolled through the Bus Museum. I am sure this would be fascinating for any bus or coach enthusiast. We would have loved to take a ÂŁ2 for 30 minutes bus ride, but did not have enough time.
Written July 12, 2021
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Ray
Staines, UK798 contributions
Apr 2021
Britain not only gave the world its first underground but also the iconic red double decker Routemaster. Its taken for granted now for sure but from a simple horse drawn carriage to steam, engine and now electric, it really helps people who don't or can't afford to have cars.
You wouldn't wanna drive in a narrow lane city like London in your own car especially after the 24/7 ULEZ and congestion charge. Enter the new red double-decker. Hop on one of the new hybrid or electric ''green'' red buses that are not only super silent but comfortable too. The new design is very modern and based on plane/train style. Every seat has a USB socket for charging and don't worry about the diesel fumes because they're environment friendly and might even be quieter than your car.
You wouldn't wanna drive in a narrow lane city like London in your own car especially after the 24/7 ULEZ and congestion charge. Enter the new red double-decker. Hop on one of the new hybrid or electric ''green'' red buses that are not only super silent but comfortable too. The new design is very modern and based on plane/train style. Every seat has a USB socket for charging and don't worry about the diesel fumes because they're environment friendly and might even be quieter than your car.
Written April 13, 2021
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sheepygold
london5,525 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
Last year we went on a vintage bus ride organised by this museum so we decided to come and have a look whilst visiting Brooklands. There are many beautiful vehicles to see although most you can't get into. Nevertheless it is wonderful to take a trip down memory lane and see so many beautifully restored vehicles.
Written May 25, 2022
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Redhonda man
Ash, UK16 contributions
Aug 2020
Informative and the chance to take a ride on an old timer, for a ticket that cost you less than a two stop local bus ticket, you have a half hour trip around the local country side. with an owner driver. From horse drawn to the modern bus open displays. I thought it was well laid out exhibition.
Written August 18, 2020
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lindawhiting
3 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Based at Brooklands Weybridge. Everyone working there were polite and helpful. Going back in time and seeing how it all started was very interesting. Being under cover helped but I would think in the summer months the buses would be out and about.
Written March 6, 2020
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PETER T
Barnegat, New Jersey
Can we use Oyster Pass from Victoria Station to get to the museum?
Written May 18, 2015
As the Brooklands Museum and London bus museum are out of oyster zones, you will have to buy a single or return ticket out of Victoria or Waterloo. Hope this helped.
Written April 7, 2018
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