Britain’s newest Air Raid Precaution and Home Guard post opens in Dover…..

Come along and see the newly built 1940’s style Air Raid Warden and Home Guard post at Dover Transport Museum. Built by museum volunteers and equipped and manned by the Dover Home Front Re-enactors the wooden building sits alongside the Anderson shelter and the ‘Dig for Victory’ garden. Together, along with numerous other museum artefacts, this presents a unique feature for everyone interested in or studying the history of WW2 on the home front.

Winter 2025/2026 opening Hours

From Sunday October 26th the museum will be open from 1030 to 1530 (last entry 1430) every Wednesday and Sunday until Sunday December 15th. From this date the museum will close to the public to enable scheduled winter maintenance and will reopen on February 15th 2026.

A full cafe service is usually available on each of our open days. Watch the website for special events and don’t forget normal tickets can be used to gain entry for a full year following the date of issue including for special events.

Visitors are advised that due to programmed building works our full collection of Norman motorcycles
will not be available for viewing until the museum re opens in February 2026.

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