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Kyre Park, Worcestershire will be
our Rally HQ for the weekend. Owned by Tzaraine Gwyn-Jones, its 40 acres
of parkland and gardens were laid out in 1754 by Capability Brown.
Considered one of the finest gardens in the county, the park consists of
expansive lawns, five serene lakes, tumbling waterfalls, whimsical
follies, a Grade II listed Jacobean barn, an ancient ruin and a Norman dovecote.
The core of the
historic house is 14th century and it has six bedrooms and a two-bedroom
apartment, all of which we have filled by us for the weekend. The lawn you see
here will be the venue for our Saturday Vintage Picnic - details below.
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Welcome to Pre-War
Kyre Park 2025
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Silver Jubilee Weekend
Friday 25th July to Sunday 27th July 2025
Download your
entry form here.
Download your camping booking form
here.
Download your Vintage Picnic order form
here.
Download Silver Jubilee Hog Roast
order form here.
Check out the latest entry list
here.
(If you spot any errors or
omissions in this Entry List, please
contact us immediately.)
Entry to all
of the weekend's activities is open to all veteran, Edwardian, vintage
and pre-war cars, plus some 'square-rigged'
post-war cars,
such as M.G. TD, TF, Morgan, Alvis TA21, Triumph Roadster, etc. If
in doubt, please
contact the VMR.
Come and enjoy
a fantastic weekend of rallying, touring, hill climbing and socializing
among old
friends and new in the glorious Worcestershire and Herefordshire countryside!
Below we hope
you will find all the Rally information you need to make your weekend a
most enjoyable one.
If you have
any questions, or need any further information or help in booking accommodation,
or if you
would like to learn more about how your Club or Register can get involved,
simply e-mail
us.
The Itinerary
Thursday Evening
The Friday
Tour
Kick off the
weekend by enjoying a
relaxed day of touring and socializing, starting from Kyre Park between 8 a.m.
and 9 a.m. There will be a lunchtime pub stop and the run will conclude
with cream teas on the lawns back at Kyre Park.
Every entrant
will receive a complementary Tour Handbook at the start, providing explicit
route details and background information relating
to the places
of interest that we will be visiting along the route.
Saturday
The Jubilee
Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
A spectacular
view of the Malvern Hills which overlook the rolling countryside of
Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The
Jubilee Navigation Rally and
parallel Scenic Tour will both start from Kyre Park at 8 a.m.
sharp on Saturday morning.
Entrants may elect to compete in the Navigation Rally or simply take
a relaxing Scenic Tour of approximately 60 miles,
wending its way
down hidden byways, through sleepy hamlets and visiting a number of places of
interest, ranging from the grand to the quaint and quirky.
The Navigation Rallyists will be provided with their clue cards and answer cards
at the start and will need Ordnance Survey Landranger maps 149 and 150
in order to plot the route.
Meanwhile, the Scenic Tourists
will be provided with an informative Tour Handbook which will contain explicit
and easy-to-follow route directions
as well as a wealth of fascinating
information describing the various points of interest along the route.
The
Roy
Hogg Trophy will be awarded to the best Morris Minor/M Type performance
in the Navigation Rally.
The
Lewis
and Nicholson Trophy will be awarded to the winning team in this traditional
challenge between the Minors and the Austin 7's. After their victory in
2024, Team Morris will be defending this year!
There
will also be a Team Trophy, awarded to the winning team in the Team Challenge.
The Team Challenge will be open to teams of three cars - three of the same
marque, model or simply good friends!
There will also be a special
trophy presentation for the best non Minor/M Type performance in the Navigation
Rally.
Note on MSUK route authorization and insurance requirements. Today's
Navigation Rally route is being authorized by MSUK. In
addition to the standard RTA insurance, the Navigational Rally entrants will
have to obtain a ‘top-up’ insurance from a broker such as REIS or Bluefin.
This would also be a requirement if the event was running on a Motorsport UK
permit as whilst the permit provides 3rd party cover for damage to
property etc., it does not provide cover for the entrants running on the
competitive road sections. The weekend Scenic Tours do not require
additional top-up insurance as they are not competitive and have no timing
element.
Note also that some insurers include cover for MSUK
permitted events, but as this is not a permitted event, you may need to take out
top-up cover. Worth checking.
On Saturday lunchtime, we will
gather for our now traditional
Vintage Summer Picnic
Bonnet appetite! The Team Entwhisle picnic
at Pre-War Ludlow's Walcot Hall Vintage Picnic 2024. (Phil Jones)
The lawns of the magnificent
Kyre Park will play host to our Vintage Summer Picnic on Saturday. Picnics will be provided against advance order. Ordering details will be
added here shortly. Or bring your own!
Saturday Evening
The day will
conclude with our very special Silver Jubilee Hog Roast on the spectacular lawns
of Kyre Park. Entertainment will be provided by the Eureka Jazz Band.
Alternatively, there will be a Food and Drink Village established in the hill
climb paddock at Bromyard which will open the evening before the Sunday hill
climb.
Sunday
Sunday
will see the highlight of the weekend as we join with Bromyard Speed Festival to
run our very first closed road hillclimb, running up the B4203 from Bromyard.
There will be two categories of
entry - hillclimbers and those with cars that do not wish to climb the hill and
spectators. Regardless of category, we will all be parked together in our
own VMR area. Non-climbers and spectators in moderns are welcome to come
along and pay on the day.
The paddock will feature large
screens on which the climbs can be watched, via automatic cameras on the hill, a
food and drink village, special displays and much, much more. As plans
evolve, more information will be added here.
Sunday Evening
There will be a Farewell run out
to a local hostelry on Sunday evening, in addition to the Food and Drink Village
options in the paddock. I'll post more details here in due course.
Accommodation
If you are
planning to attend, be sure to book your local accommodation at your earliest
possible opportunity, because Sunday is going to be a major national event.
A list of local accommodation can be found
here.
If you wish to camp, please see the camping booking
form at the top olf this page.
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