The Old Trolleybus Depot
Cobham Road
Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9JD
Tel. 01473 715666
enquiries@ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk
Registered Charity 276626 | Accredited Museum No.RD890
Ipswich Transport Museum is a collection of over 100 major transport and engineering objects which were made or used in the Ipswich area. They show how people used to go about their daily lives and remind us of the many things that were actually designed and built on our doorstep. Our Transport Collections are lovingly cared for by dedicated volunteers. The collection started 50 years ago with just one bus and has grown into one of the most comprehensive collections of its kind.
You can see buses and bicycles, prams and a police car, lawnmowers and lorries, fire engines and a funeral hearse. The amazing selection of local vehicles is supported by a variety of small exhibits, display material and ephemera.
The museum also houses the Ipswich Engineering Collection which includes many items from well known companies including Ransomes Sims and Jefferies, Ransomes and Rapier, Cranes, Reavell and Cocksedge. The displays include cranes, fork lift trucks, lawnmowers and intricate models.
So, whether you are interested in buses, lorries, bikes, cranes or carriages, social history or just want to know a bit more about the area, you will find our museum a fascinating place.
May I take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the 52nd Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Vehicle Road Run on Sunday 5th May 2024 to raise funds for the Museum. The entry fee is £20.00 which includes a momento of the event (available to be collected at the start in Christchurch Park). We will be capping the numbers attending again this year, so early application is recommended.
Please note: The entries for Buses, Coaches, Commercials and Military Vehicles are now full. Other categories are still open.
The following conditions apply:
Application is by downloading the Entry Form (link below) and returning a scanned copy/photo of the completed form by email to: felixstowerun@gmail.com or by requesting an entry form from enquiries@ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk (please include name and address) and posting to the address above plus a payment online to our bank account (sort code: 08-92-99, account number 65498411 quoting your vehicle registration number as reference) or by cheque (made payable to: Ipswich Transport Museum Services Limited) to address above.
If you would like an acknowledgement please include your email address on the form or enclose a stamped addressed envelope with a postal application.
The run will leave Christchurch Park at 11 am headed by one of our Museum vehicles carrying the Mayors of Ipswich and Felixstowe and their consorts.
The route takes them from the park up to Colchester Rd via Westerfield Rd. They then travel down Heath Road, Bixley Road and Felixstowe Road past Sainsburys and the Showground before turning right onto what was the old A45 and along the single track road to the Trimleys and Walton
The routes then diverge. Commercial vehicles, buses, motorcycles, leisure vehicles and some of the cars turn right into Garrison Lane and then to the sea front.The military vehicles will assemble in Walton and then convoy to the sea front along the same route. All other cars will go via High Road East and Maybush Lane to the sea front.
