Crofton Beam Engines celebration of Drive It Day

Interested in all things engineering? Crofton Beam Engine's special Drive It Day celebration gives visitors a special opportunity to see Crofton's mighty Beam Engines in full steam and to see a wide selection of classic cars, including several owned by Crofton's volunteers. This is a fun day for all the family, children love seeing our fascinating engines rise and fall, see our fiery boiler raising steam and learn about how engineering has changed the world.

We welcomes anyone who owns a classic or special car to come along, show off their car to a discerning audience, meet fellow enthusiasts and marvel at the power of our 200 year old, steam driven, engines. We have a dedicated car park for historic cars and a large overflow car park for other visitors. If visitors don’t own such a car, they can come along and enjoy meeting enthusiasts who do.

There is no need for individual entrants to book in advance but if classic car owners are thinking of coming with a club or in a group, please let Crofton know vehicle numbers and approximate time of arrival.

Drive It Day is organised by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs. Their chosen charity is the NSPCC’s Childline. Drive It Day participants can support this Charity by buying a commemorative plaque for their car at: https://www.driveitday.co.uk/shop

Our Smithy Tearoom will be open to provide hot and cold drinks, cake and savoury nibbles.

The lanes around Crofton make for lovely driving in the beautiful rolling chalk downlands of Wiltshire so what better place to visit than Crofton Beam Engines!