We haven't been back to Brooklands since the trip in July (http://sceaga.blogspot.com/2006/07/general-trip-to-brooklands-motor.html) but did manage to get to the Morgan Day at Brooklands this weekend. (http://www.brooklandsmuseum.co.uk/)
Went with Mum & Dad as well, who were looking forward to seeing Concorde again
On arriving around 11am, we found a queue of cars behind a huge coach, so initially worried we wouldn't even get in ! As it turned out, they were just taking time to process the coach party so although it was quite busy, there were not huge crowds of people
Our first stop was to buy a ticket to see Concorde, as there are restricted places. As it turned out we would have to wait until 1:00pm to get on board, but this wasn't a problem as there was lots to see.
Being a Morgan day, there were lots of Morgans to look at ! As I get older, I feel more drawn to the Morgans for some reason, very odd..... I still prefer the "funky" looking Speed 8 so maybe there's hope for me yet :-)
Took the parents round a couple of the main displays and the Sultan of Oman's VC10, which I still find fascinating, then it was time for our Concorde "experience" We convened at the "gate" which was some seats under the body, but gave you the feel of waiting at the airport A very knowledgeable guide then took us in via the cargo hatch through to a display of Concorde atrifacts and short videos on PC monitors. We then got taken through to the forward cabin where we sat in the seats and watched a video about Concorde. A brief peek into the cockpit from afar and the trip was over and we exited from the front door. It was very interesting and seemed very quick, although the tour onboard lasted 30 minutes. A good sign, as it leaves you wanting more.
Being lunchtime we had our picnic in the field by the car park, by now the sun was out so it was lovely to have a rest and soak up the suns rays and the unique feeling of Brooklands.
Suitably refreshed we went back round to the planes and had another general look around (and a visit to the shop) before leaving.
Left feeling like we could have spent more time there, so will definitely be back soon.
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