The Oxford Bus Museum has its origins in the Oxford Bus Preservation Syndicate, established in 1967 by a group of enthusiasts who had the foresight to realise that vehicles of potential significance to future generations should be saved before they were lost for all time. Beginning with just one vehicle – which can still be seen and ridden on – the collection grew until permanent premises were needed.

These were eventually found in the village of Long Hanborough, on the site of the old station yard, and since 1984 this has been the home of the Museum. With generous assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund it has now been possible to house the collection under cover, and to display it to the best advantage for the visitors who come to learn, to understand, or just to take a nostalgic trip back to the days of yesteryear.

Since the end of 2004 the Museum has also been home to another exhibition – the Morris Motors Museum, also financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, telling the story of how cars and commercial vehicles were produced at Cowley. There are exhibitions of photographs, drawings and all kinds of memorabilia, together with an impressive display of vintage Morris vehicles, representing the earliest to the last. Entry is included in the Oxford Bus Museum admission price – two museums for the price of one! To see a short film about them, just click here.

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