Museums and Galleries

Llangollen Motor Museum

Pentre Felin, Llangollen, Denbighshire LL20 8EE

Tel: 01798 860324

e-mail: llangollenmotormuseum@hotmail.com

website: www.llangollenmotormuseum.co.uk

The Llangollen Motor Museum is located near the town, nestling between the Llangollen Canal and the river. The building, dating back to the 1820s, was originally a slate dressing works and had many other uses before becoming a museum in 1985. The museum demonstrates in an informative , yet informal, way the charm and character of our motoring past, and the collection comprises more than 60 vehicles, from cars and motor bikes to invalid carriages and pedal cars. There is a recreation of a 1950s village garage complete with petrol pumps and the owners' living quarters. Included in the museum's collection are a Model T Ford, a splendid 1925 Vauxhall 38/93, a 1925 Citroën Boulangere from the vineyards of France and many of the cars that grandad used to drive. Among the motor bikes are great British names, including Norton, Triumph, Ariel, Sunbeam and BSA. The Museum is owned and run by the Owen family, headed by Gwylim, who was involved in the design and construction of cars at Vauxhall, his wife Ann and one of his sons, Geoffrey, who is a car restorer. For those who like to repair and restore their own vehicles, the Museum keeps a large stock of spares for classic cars, mainly from the 1960s.

The Museum also has a small exhibition showing the history and development of the British canal network and life on the canals through models, paintings, pottery and other memorabilia. School parties are welcome, and for car clubs a private field is available for picnics or overnight camping. The Llangollen Motor Museum, which has a refreshment and souvenir shop, is open Tuesday to Sunday March to October; winter opening by arrangement.

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