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Why buy from us?
Take an immersive journey through motorsport with The Silverstone Experience. This brand-new, family-friendly visitor attraction at the iconic home of British motorsport takes you on an inspiring and exciting journey through the past, present and future of Silverstone and British motor racing. You’ll get to discover the history of the site, including it’s previous origins as a WWII RAF base, and how the famous corners got their names.
You can get up close to iconic cars including Nigel Mansell’s 1992 Red 5 and discover never-before-seen memorabilia, such as signing-on sheets featuring Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and more. You can try your hand at commentating and get stuck into the Tech Lab to learn about the science behind the sport and discover how race-winning cars are made.
There’s something for motorsport fans of all ages, including Lewis Hamilton’s race suit, boots and helmet, and a replica of his 2016 Mercedes hanging in the atrium. Add to this a 360-degree cinema race experience with commentary from Murray Walker, and an outdoor track trail and there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
2-3 hours of thrilling, immersive entertainment for everyone.
Family-friendly, year-round, indoors (except for outdoor heritage track trail).
Atrium Cafe & Shop with exclusive Silverstone Merchandise.
With 360-degree cinema experience.
Free Parking.
Duration: Please allow up to 2.5 hours at the venue.
Please allow up to 2.5 hours at the venue.
Vouchers are valid for 10 months from the date of purchase.
Admission for 1 adult.
Under 16s must be accompanied by a full paying adult.
The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary.
Under 5's go free.
The Silverstone Experience is predominantly indoors, except for the outdoor heritage track trail.
The experience is available seven days a week.
Exclusion dates: 10-12 April 2020 (British Superbikes) 25-26 April 2020 (British Touring Cars) 16-19 Jul 2020 (F1) 31 Jul-2 Aug 2020 (Silverstone Classic) 28-30 Aug 2020 (MotoGP) 5-6 Sept 2020 (World Endurance) 26-27 Sept 2020 (British Touring Cars).
Dates of events may be subject to change - any bookers will be notified at time events are confirmed. Open every day except Christmas Day.
Opening Hours 10 am - 6 pm (last admission 4 pm), except Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve: 10 am - 4 pm (last admission 2 pm).
Our ethos is that your 'experience' should begin from the moment you first browse the site and we can deliver this because of:
- once you buy a voucher you are not then left to book the experience yourself. We handle your booking from A-Z, not only providing online dates but also dealing with the supplier to secure your date. Even after you have had your experience, we will ask you for a review of the event to ensure everything went ok.
- Our core staff have been working in the industry since 2004 and have all the experience necessary to deliver the experience that is perfect for you.
- Each venue and provider has been vetted by us and reviewed by our customers meaning we can give you honest, unbiased advice about what you are ordering.
- We have 3 lines of communication; phone, chat and email and our customer service centre is open 6 days a week. The average answer time for our call centre to answer is 20 seconds and we have a vast help section where you should be able to find any answer online.
- Once you have chosen a date, we will help to ensure that you get the confirmation in time for your event and if need be we will liaise with the supplier on your behalf if there is a problem.
- After each event we invite our customers to review the venue and the provider. This valuable feedback is then used to improve our service and also made public to other customers considering the same event. As a returning customer you will be eligible for a drivingexperience.com discount code to use on your next purchase.
The Silverstone Experience - History of British Motor Racing
