Great British Car Journey, Ambergate

#2 among attractions in Ambergate

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The Great British Car Journey is a car museum in Ambergate, Derbyshire, England. It opened on 22 May 2021. The museum's exhibits consist of over 130 cars that illustrate the history of British car design and production between 1922 and the present day. Vehicles on display include a Morris Minor Million, Humber Hawk, Austin Allegro, Rover Metro, Mini Clubman, Triumph Toledo, Sinclair C5, DMC DeLorean, Ford Fiesta, Jensen Interceptor, Rover P6, Jaguar XJS and Lotus Esprit. Visitors to the museum are taken on an "interactive journey" and are able to learn about the history of the cars by scanning them with a device. The cars are arranged in groups by decade of production, surrounded by banners and artwork displaying period adverts and graphics. Visitors are able to get close to the cars, so they can "smell the old car smell, marvel at the interiors and jog memories". ()

Coordinates: 53°4'2"N, 1°29'30"W

Address

Derwent Works, Ambergate, DE56 2HEAmbergate United Kingdom

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+44 1773 317243

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Great British Car Journey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Tramway Museum, Derwent Valley Mills, Belper North Mill, Leawood Pump House.

1.5 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
National Tramway Museum, Matlock
40 min walk • The National Tramway Museum is a tram museum located at Crich, Derbyshire, England. The museum contains over 60 trams built between 1873 and 1982 and is set within a recreated period village containing a working pub, cafe, old-style sweetshop and tram depots.
2.6 miS
, Museum, Fashion museum
Derwent Valley Mills, Belper
68 min walk • Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. It is administered by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership.
2.6 miS
Museum, Fashion museum
Belper North Mill, Belper
68 min walk • Belper North Mill, also known as Strutt's North Mill in Belper, is one of the Derwent Valley Mills, given UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2001. The mill is sited in Belper, a town in Derbyshire, England, roughly halfway between Derby and Matlock.
2.6 miNW
Historical place, Museum, Science museum
Leawood Pump House, Matlock
68 min walk • The Leawood Pump House was built near Cromford, Derbyshire, England in 1849 to supply water to the Cromford Canal, built some 50 years previously. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Alport Height
59 min walk • Alport Height is a hill near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is a popular picnic site, since it has extensive views to the South, and is the first hill over 1,000 ft within easy reach of the Derby area.
2.9 miS
Church
Belper Congregational Church, Belper
74 min walk • Belper Congregational Church is a Grade II listed former congregational chapel on Green Lane in Belper, Derbyshire.
2.9 miS
Church
Belper Baptist Church, Belper
74 min walk • Belper Baptist Church is a Baptist Chapel on Bridge Street in Belper, Derbyshire.
0.5 miSE
Canal
Cromford Canal, Ambergate
12 min walk • The Cromford Canal ran 14.5 miles from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England with a branch to Pinxton. Built by William Jessop with the assistance of Benjamin Outram, its alignment included four tunnels and 14 locks.
2.5 miNE
Ruins
Wingfield Manor, Alfreton
65 min walk • Wingfield Manor is a ruined manor house left deserted since the 1770s, near the village of South Wingfield and some four miles west of the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. There is a working farm that forms part of the old manor.
2.9 miS
Church
St Peter's Church, Belper
76 min walk • St Peter's Church, Belper is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Belper, Derbyshire.
2.9 miNW
Museum
High Peak Junction
73 min walk • High Peak Junction, near Cromford, Derbyshire, England, is the name now used to describe the site where the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, whose workshops were located here, meets the Cromford Canal.

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Which popular attractions are close to Great British Car Journey?

Nearby attractions include Cromford Canal, Ambergate (12 min walk), Shining Cliff Woods, Matlock (14 min walk), Toadmoor Tunnel, Ambergate (17 min walk).