V8
Tour 2026
Peak District Tour
Based at the Peak Edge Hotel, a boutique hotel in
Chesterfield nestled on the edge of Derbyshire's Peak District
National Park. Link
(Tony Smith, Ian Lindley & Ken Clayton)
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V8
Tour 2025
North Yorkshire Dales Tour
Based at at the Ripon Inn on Park Street, in the heart of picturesque
North Yorkshire. A horn is blown on the Market Place in Ripon
every night to commemorate the time in the Middle Ages when
Ripon’s Wakeman was responsible for crime prevention until
dawn. Report
(Tony
Smith & Ian Lindley)
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V8
Tour 2024
North Lakes Tour
Based at the North Lakes Hotel & Spa near Penrith tour participants
enjoyed some glorious weather in the Lake District - blue skies,
sunshine and calm Autumn air. Lakeland Motor Museum near Newby
Bridge, Ravenglass & Eskdale railway and High Force falls.
Report
(Tony Smith & Ian Lindley)
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MGV8-50th
Events in 2023
A series
of events celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the launch of the
MGBGTV8 model in August 1973 which included a display on the
market place in Abingdon, lunch at the Dog House pub and a major
event at British Motor Museum at Gaydon. Report |
V8
Tour 2022
Scottish Borders Tour
The Barony
Castle Hotel at Eddleston in the Scottish Borders with trips
to the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum, the town of Moffat, the
Devil's Beeftub and the Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery. Report
(Tony Smith & Ian Lindley)
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V8
Tour 2021
Tour of Kent
The tour, postponed because of Covid in 2020, was very popular
with Members keen to meet up again after the Covid lockdown
restrictions were lifted. They enjoyed Tudur Jones playing the
organ at Canterbury Cathedral. Report
(Ian Quarrington) |
No
V8 Tour in 2020
COVID restrictions
Unprecedented
measures were introduced globally to curb the COVID pandemic's
spread, typically beginning in March with nationwide lockdowns.
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V8
Tour 2019
Lincolnshire Tour
The Tour followed a route around the Vale of Belvoir, South
of Grantham, and then after the customary cakes and coffees,
the group went on to the Lincolnshire Aviation History Museum
and parked up by a Lancaster. Report
(Richard
Withington)
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V8
Tour 2018
Derbyshire Tour
Based at The New Bath Hotel and Spa at Matlock Bath the tour
included routes through Derbyshire and Staffordshire Moorlands,
with visits to
Haddon Hall, Crich Tramway Village, Denby Pottery Village and
Renishaw Hall. Report
(Ken Clayton/Carole Fletcher) |
V8 Tour 2017
North Yorkshire Tour
Based at Dunsley Hall in Whitby
touring the beautiful scenic routes around the
North Yorks Moors National Park taking in Heartbeat country
Goatland, Castle Howard, Helmsley and many more interesting
villages. Report
(Robert & Stella Crowson)
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V8
Tour 2016
New Forest Tour
Based at the Forest Park Hotel in Brockenhurst in the New Forest
National Park in Hampshire, the tour visited a winery, the famous
Buckler's Hard where ships of the line were built and and then
on to the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop. Report
(Mike Lane |
V8
Tour 2015
Northern Germany Tour
Based at the hotel Van der Valk the tour crossed the mighty
Rhine river by ferry, had lunch in a brewery and a boat tour
of Duisburg harbour. Also over to Holland to visit an extraordinary
'English Garden' inspired by Sissinghurst and an archeological
complex with fully rebuilt Roman buildings. Report
(Walter & Brigitte Kallenberg) |
V8
Tour 2014
Northumberland Tour
Based in the village of Seaton Burn, about 6 miles north of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the tour visited Cragside, Woodhorn Museum
and Hexham Abbey. The routes to and from the venues offered
plenty of photo opportunities of stunning scenery and coastline.
Report
(Richard/Victoria
Withington)
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V8
Anniversary Tour 2013
Two Day Highland Tour
Based at
the Dundonnell Hotel on Little Loch Broom, a tour around Wester
Ross and on to Assynt after the EEOY 2013 held at Aviemore.
It was part of the events celebrating the 40th anniversary of
the launch of the MGBGTV8 model in August 1973 & the 35th
of the launch of the V8 Register in 1978.
Tour
& Anniversary events
(Victor Smith)
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V8 Tour 2013
Pas de Calais Tour
Based at the Hotel Hermitage,
Montreuil sur Mer in France, a visit to a traditional French
market, a tour to a scenic area known as the Seven Valleys or
the Ternois and also a visit to the west and south of Montreuil
reaching the sea at Cote d’Opale. Report
(Bob & Carolyn Owen)
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V8
Tour 2012
Mid-Wales Tour
Based at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells, well known
for hosting classic car tours. The V8 Tour visited the Craig
Goch Dam in the Elan Valley, a rare sight for the reservoir
over flowing following heavy rain.
Report
(Bob & Carolyn Owen)
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V8
Tour 2011
Hants & Berkshire Tour
Based at the Norton Park Hotel at Sutton Scotney, near Winchester,
the tour went to see the Crofton Beam Engines on the Kennet
Canal, the Historic Dockyard at Portsmouth and Salisbury Cathedral.
Report
(Bob
& Carolyn Owen) |
V8
Tour 2010
Cambridgeshire Tour
Based at the Holiday Inn in Cambridge, the tour visited Sidney
Sussex College in Cambridge, Ely Cathedral, the Denver Sluice
in Norfolk, Newmarket Stud in Suffolk, Audley End House in Essex
and the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. Report
(David
and Barbara Allen) |
V8
Tour 2009
Peak District Tour
Based at the Buxton Palace Hotel at the spa town in Derbyshire.
Tours will visit Dove Dale, Chatsworth House, a cable car ride
from Matlock Bath to the Heights of Abraham, and Poole's Cavern.
Report
(Mike & Maria Taylor)
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V8
Tour 2008
Yorkshire Tour
Based at the Ripon Spa Hotel at Ripon in North Yorkshire
with visits to visit to Newby Hall, the National Railway Museum
in York, and the Black Sheep Brewery at Masham. Report
(Robert & Stella Crowson) |
V8
Tour 2007
Saunter in the Shires
Based at the Aviator Hotel at Sywell aerodrome in Northamptonshire
with visits to Bletchley Park, the museum at Sywell and dinner
in the Cirrus Room at Sywell.
Report
(Tony and Sylvia Lake) |
V8
Tour 2006
Lincolnshire Tour
Based at the Bentley Hotel in Lincolnshire with visits to the
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre to park up alongside the
Avro Lancaster Bomber NX611 'Just Jane', Lincoln Castle and
Lincoln University.
Report
(Mike & Maria Taylor)
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V8
Tour 2005
Essex Tour
Based at the Five Lakes Resort near Maldon with visits to Mountfitchet
Castle and Norman Village, the Toy Museum nearby, the Essex
County Show, and the New Hall Vineyards at Purleigh near Chelmsford.
Report
(Lynn and Andy Vine)
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V8
Tour 2004
Shropshire Tour
Based at the Longmynd Hotel in Church Stretton with visits to
Ludlow Castle, Stokesey Castle, Iron Bridge, Blists Hall Town,
Coalport China Museum and the RAF Museum at Cosford. Report
(Derek/Ellen Spencer Jones)
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V8
Tour 2003
Cornish Tour
Based at the Falmouth Hotel in Cornwall the programme of visits
included the Eden Project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the
Gaia Energy Centre and of course Lands End. Report
(Gordon Hesketh-Jones) |
V8
Tour 2002
Cotswold Tour
Based at Stratton Court near Cirencester with visits to the
village of Bibury, the Three Choirs Vineyard near Ledbury, Hidcote
Manor Gardens near Chipping Campden, Berkeley Castle, near Sharpness
on the Severn Estuary, Bugatti Trust Museum and Prescott Hillclimb
and a visit to the Morgan Car factory at Malvern. Report
(Sue and Peter Beadle)
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V8
Tour 2001
Welsh Tour
Based at the Castle of Brecon Hotel on Castle Square in Brecon
with two tours of the Brecon hills and interesting sights
in the surrounding area. We followed the guidance from the
RAC MSA and the Club on observing appropriate foot and mouth
disease precautions.
Report
(Derek/Ellen
Spencer Jones)
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V8
Tour 2000
European Tour
A
week in France, Germany and Belgium.
Report
(Merie Sharman) |
V8 Tour 1999
Tour of Kent
Based at the Dog & Bear Hotel in Lenham with visits to Cobtree
Park in Maidstone, the Napoleonic era Fort Amherst in Chatham,
a guided tour in Canterbury and the Cathederal and a visit to
Willsborough Windmill near Ashford. Andy & Jayne Harding
created a video of the event. Video
(Sue and Peter Beadle)
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V8
Tour 1998
MGBV8 Anniversary Tour
Based at Nethy Bridge, a small village in Strathspey, with a
week in the Cairngorm National Park in Scotland.
Report
(Ron Armstrong) |
V8
Tour 1997
Somerset Tour
Based at the Royal Chase Hotel in the Saxon hill-town of Shaftesbury
in Dorset with visits to Wookey Hole, Wells Cathedral, Radstock
rural farm, Yeovilton fleet air arm museum, Burrow Hill cider
apple farm, Barrington Court & Haynes Motor Museum. Report
(Sue
and Peter Beadle)
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V8
Tour 1996
North Wales Tour
Based in Harlech, a seaside resort in Gwynedd in North Wales.
It lies on Tremadog Bay in the Snowdonia National Park.
Report
(Merie Sharman)
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V8
Tour 1993
MGBV8 Anniversary Tour
Based in Grantown on Spey in the county of Moray in Scotland
with a week in the Cairngorm National Park.
Report
(Ron Armstrong) |
