Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection (Where Gumbo Was #275)

Gumbo was visiting the fun and interesting collection of cars, assorted toys and memorabilia at the Cotswold Motoring Museum.   Congratulations to Jonathan L and George G who solved this week’s puzzle.

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As with all good museums of its type, a visit to the Cotswold Motoring Museum is like stepping back in time.  Located in one of the most beautiful parts of England, in the town of Bourton-on-the-Water, the museum is housed in a building that once functioned as a mill. 

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A modest admission fee lets you explore the many features inside (see link above for details).  There is an assortment of interesting vintage cars, caravans and motorcycles dating from the early 20th century through the 1970s.  You can see the museum at your leisure as you walk from one gallery to the next.  Most of the vehicles are of English vintage, but not all are.  Lining the walls of the building is an excellent assortment of road-trip memorabilia ranging from signs to actual gas and air pumps. 

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The museum also has an impressive collection of antique toys – back from the days when simple toys delighted children.  Many of them seemed well-used, often with their factory packaging, although there were a number of homemade toys as well.  Everything from toy cars to wagons to bikes can be found. 

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I’ll soon do a separate blog post on some of the cars within the museum’s collections as there are too far many to include in this piece.  

Here are some more of the sights you’ll see as you explore the Cotswold Motoring Museum:

08 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection MG TD 1950
(1950 MG TD)

09 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection. MG Y 1950
10 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection. MGY 1950(1950 MG Y)

11 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection. BMW 327 1938(1938 BMW 327)

12 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection Jaguar XK 140 1956(1956 Jaguar XK 140)

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14 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection. Rover 8 Van 1922 (76)(1922 Rover 8 Van)

15 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection. Alldays and Onions 1911 Victoria(Alldays and Onions 1911 Victoria)

16 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection. Fiat 500 Topolino 1938(1938 Fiat 500 Topolino)

17 Cotswold Motoring Museum and Toy Collection. 1964 Ford Zephyr 6 MK3(1964 Ford Zephyr 6 MK3)

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6 years ago

I also really enjoy transportation museums … and this one looks like a dandy.

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