Winter Closure

Please note that the museum is now closed to the public for the winter and will reopen on Sunday February 15th at 1030.

Winter Closure

From December 14th 2025, the museum will be closed to the public to enable scheduled maintenance to be carried out and it will reopen on February 15th 2026. Opening hours will be from 1030 to 1530 with last entry at 1430. A full cafe service will be available on each of our open days.

Visitors are advised that due to ongoing building works our full collection of Norman motorcycles may not be available for viewing until after the museum reopens in February. Please do however, check the website regularly in 2026 for exciting developments regarding the collection of Norman motorcycles.

About Dover Transport Museum

We are a registered charity and the only museum of its kind in Kent. The Dover Transport Museum is home to many forms of vintage transport and also features vintage shop fronts displaying the kind of items that were familiar to our young visitor’s grandparents and great-grandparents. With a large visitor-operated model railway a visit to the Dover Transport Museum makes a memorable family day out.

2026 Motorcycle Raffle Tickets

Win a 2020 124cc AJS Tempest in our raffle which is to be drawn at our Classic Motorcycle Show on Sunday, September 13th 2026. Buy your tickets at the museum or at the increasing number of outside events we are attending around the county. An alternative cash prize of £1000 is available to the winner.

End of season SALE of diecast models and bric-a-brac

Grab a bargain at our end-of-season sale, where we are offering a wide range of diecast models and other items at discounted prices. Just the job for Christmas presents. Sale starts on Wednesday November 12th and every open day until Sunday, December 14th. All sale items are shown on the turntable ladder, a real ‘fire’ sale!

What life was like years ago…

Our two large exhibition halls house recreated street scenes of old Dover businesses that will stir the memories of many older visitors and give younger ones a glimpse of how things used to be. The museum’s transport collection is only part of the hundreds of exhibits illustrating everyday life over the last 100 years.

The main attractions include:

World’s largest collection of Norman Motorcycles
Historic Vehicles *
Vintage Garage & Motorcycle Shop
Dover Car Ferry & Train Ferry Memorabilia
Model Railways
5″ Gauge Railway
Bygone Street Scenes
Model Cars
Romany Life Display
Channel Tunnel Memorabilia

* Not all vehicles in the collection may be on display at the time of your visit.

Dover Transport Museum is an independent charitable trust and staffed entirely by volunteer members of the Society

CCTV is operating throughout the site

You can find out how to become a Society member by following the “SUPPORT US” link