Bentley Foundation Museum

The Bentley Foundation Museum tells the story of Bentley the man and Bentley the car from Walter Owen’s (WO) birth in 1888 to the present day.  The story is told with a selection of artefacts and changing exhibitions which focus on aspects of the Bentley Legend and on other personalities who contributed so much.

Current exhibitions include the centenary of the first Bentley wins at Brooklands and an explaination of the initiation of a lifetime friendship during World War 1 between WO and Nobby Clarke, who became Bentley Motors Racing Mechanic.  These are supported by various artefacts including a model Sopwith Pup, an award winning model of a rotary aero engine, WO’s wartime contribution , a 1920s 3 Litre engine which powered the Bentley name to Le Mans success, a 1930s model of a racing Bentley commissioned by Rolls Royce.  Exhibitions are always being developed and renewed.  There are many other artifacts to help illustrate the success of the ‘Bentley Boys’ of the 1920s and the Le Mans win of the 2003.

The story of the Bentley Drivers Club is also told from the first approaches to Bentley owners in the Brooklands car park in 1936 to the current renown motoring organisation it has become.  A display of the Club’s Trophys covers one wall.

The building is a purpose built clubhouse for the Bentley Drivers Club and also contains a Library and Archive for those who wish to carry out their own research.

Open Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 4.00pm by appointment. Admission free. Private parking area. No public transport to the site but there is a bus to Wroxton from Stratford-on-Avon or Banbury. The museum is c. 1.3 miles from the village.