Main building of the Haynes International Motor Museum
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Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom
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Established | 1985 |
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Location | Sparkford, Somerset |
Coordinates | 51°02′08″N 2°33′56″W / 51.0355°N 2.5655°W |
CEO | Marc Haynes |
Website | www |
Haynes International Motor Museum at Sparkford near Yeovil in Somerset, England, contains over 400 cars and motorcycles and a collection of other automobilia.
The museum, which was established in 1985, is an Educational Charitable Trust chaired by John Haynes OBE.
The museum is divided into fifteen exhibitions:
The museum also has an outdoor children's play area, Autogame Experience including penny arcade games of the 1950s & 1960s, retro 1980s classics and 1990s favourites such as 'Sega Rally'.
In April 2014 the Museum completed an extensive £6M redevelopment and now boasts: an entrance foyer and reception area; a large museum shop selling auto related gifts including specialist memorabilia; Café 750 which serves home cooked food; state of the art conference and hospitality facilities for 10 to 400 guests and Haynes Workshop Services. The Museum regularly hosts conferences for organisations outside the motor industry.