Vintage Minor
Register
Welcome to Pre-War
Cotswolds 2026
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2026
Download your
entry form here.
D0wnload the Saturday Vintage Picnic order form
here.
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 and socializing
among old friends and new in
the glorious Cotswolds!
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.
Headquarters for Pre-War Cotswolds
2026
will be Ye Old Hobnails, Little Washbourne (OS150 991332, on the B4077 about
four miles west of the Toddington roundabout).
The Itinerary
Friday
The
Classic Car Hub is located on the
edge of the World War Two airfield of RAF Ablington and now houses a tremendous
and ever changing collection of fine vintage and classic cars on display and for
sale. The site also houses a beautifully-themed cafe, well-stocked shop
and a state of the art racing simulator which we will be driving in ther
afternoon.
Arrive around noon for lunch in
the cafe and spend the afternoon touring the facility and climbing the Prescott
long course on the Hub's high fidelity racing simulator which features
wraparound screens and stunningly lifelike graphics. There will be NO
charge for simulator runs.
We will depart the Motor Hub
around 5 p.m. and take a short drive to the historic Plough at Ford where we
will be holding our traditional weekend Informal Reception, joining others that
will be arriving in the evening for the weekend. If you would like to book a table
for dinner, please call 01386/584215. The kitchen will be open until 8-30
p.m.
The Plough at Ford is
well-known to our members and always offers us a warm welcome.
If you would like to dine at
The Plough on Friday evening, please call them on 01386/584215 to book a table.
The kitchen will be open until
8-30 p.m.
Park in the car park over the
road or the other car park behind the pub.
The Saturday
Tour
Lower Slaughter, along with its twin village Upper
Slaughter, both of which we will be visiting today, is one of the most
charmingly picturesque Cotswold villages.
CCome and enjoy a
relaxed day of touring and socializing in the glorious Cotswolds.
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.
The day
will start at Ye Olde Hobnails at Little Washbourne (OS150 991332, on the B4077
about four miles west of the Toddington roundabout) where
breakfast will be available from 9 a.m.
We will then set off,
visiting various places of historic or scenic interest. We will head for
Colesbourne Park for our now-traditional Summer Vintage Picnic. These
picnics will be provided for us by Revills Farm Shop. Please find the
Order Form
here.
The
afternoon run will conclude back
at Ye Olde Hobnails where dinner will be available. If you would like to
book a dable, please call them on 01242/621259).
Sunday
The Cotswold
Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
At an elevation of 1,034 feet, Broadway Tower
literally towers over the Cotswolds. From the tower, sixteen counties can
be seen on a clear day. It is not surprising therefore that the tower is
the most prominent landmark of the Cotswolds but what might be less known is
that in the 200 acre grounds of the surrounding park is a Cold War nuclear
bunker.
The Cotswold
Navigation Rally and parallel Scenic Tour will start with breakfast at Ye Olde
Hobnails where the kitchen will open at 9 a.m.
Entrants may elect to compete in the Navigation Rally or simply take
a relaxing tour of approximately 60 miles,
wending its
way down hidden byways and through the sleepy hamlets of the Border country.
The Navigation Rallyists will be provided with their clue cards and answer cards
at the start and will need Ordnance Survey Landranger maps 150 and 163
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 various points of interest along the route.
And as a new feature this year, we are inviting our
scenic tourists to optionally take the treasure hunt clues of the Navigation
Rally with them at the start, so they can hunt out the same clues as the
navigation rallyists, but without having to solve the crypric navigation clues
to find them! There will be separate awards for this Tourist Treasure Hunt
class, and taking part might encourage you to enter the full Navigation Rally
next year!
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.
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.
On Sunday
lunchtime, we are expected at the magnificent Victorian Hook Norton Brewery
where a Ploughman's Lunch will await those who have pre-ordered via the
Entry Form.
Sunday Evening
The day will
conclude with cream teas at Stanway House where the Navigation Rally results
will be calculated and awards presented to the victors!
Pre-order
your cream teas via the
Entry Form.
Accommodation
If you are
planning to attend, be sure to book your local accommodation early, because the
area gets very busy during the summer months.
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