Road trip in England this summer? Then I can recommend the Cotswolds with its beautiful villages in the middle of England. One place worth a stop is Bourton-on-the-Water. There is a small museum here where you can study antique toys, vehicles and memorabilia from different eras.
Nostalgia is packed into every room with cars, motorbikes, caravans and toys surrounded by advertising posters. The oldest objects are from before the war, but you can also find much from the 1960s and 70s when Britain still had a great influence in design, fashion and culture.
The TV episodes about the little car "Brum" also gained popularity in Norway when they were broadcast as Children's TV on NRK in the 1990s. Brum is a small version of Austin Seven which could drive itself and communicate by moving its lights and suspension like a dog. All of Brum's adventures began and ended in the garage of Cotswold Motoring Museum where it stands to this day. Here we also find his friends, such as the Austin Bantam, Jaguar XK140, MG TD, Hillman Imp and more.
Photo: Madelaine Bjørnstad.
Cotswold Motoring Museum
Bourton-on-the-Water
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