Events

Marauder 75th Anniversary Raid To Switzerland

For owners of this rare P4 variant, along with all Rover owners and those interested in the marque. For further information, please contact Ian Glass on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07803 407881

Devon Regional Group Classic Car Rally
South Devon Railway
Buckfastleigh
TQ11 0DZ

The Devon Regional Group's annual rally is always enjoyable. Please contact either Ian Hartnell on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Garry Page on 07767 292354 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Quainton Rally
Quainton Railway Centre
Station Road
Quainton
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP22 4BY

*** News on access to the Quainton Railway Centre for our rally. The Centre has advised that there will be a road closure due to HS2 works. This will prevent us from getting to the site through Quainton village. This means we need to access from the A41 just west of Waddesdon. There are traffic lights there – so turn up Station Road from the A41, come along, over the railway bridge and turn right into the site. I think most people coming from the north and west will have used this route before, so it probably affects just those of us coming from Aylesbury, i.e. the south and east. ***

This long-established and popular event is held every year virtually since the group formed in 1977. The Railway Centre can be found six miles north of Aylesbury, just north of the A41 and signed just west of Waddesdon, or can be accessed through Quainton village. NB - the HS2 works may still be causing disruption and re-routing so please follow any temporary signage. If there is any further useful information I shall post on the Guild website or Facebook page nearer the date. Start time is 10:30am. All Rover models are welcome and we also embrace non-Rovers.

There is a lot to see and experience, with steam train rides both full size and miniature. The re-erected station beside the car park has static locos and rolling stock at the platforms, including Winston Churchill's World War 2 travelling office suite and one of Queen Victoria's dining cars. There is an excellent café and outside picnic area. Across the tracks via the footbridge there is an extensive museum where all aspects of railway life across the decades can be seen. At time of writing no prior booking is necessary although this may change in line with site requirements. I am pleased to report we have negotiated an unchanged entry charge for 2025 of £6.00 per person, a discount of more than 50 percent. Please note that any Covid -19 or other restrictions that may be imposed must be observed and safety notices obeyed.

For further details, please contact the Guild's Bedfordshire representative Peter Irving (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07799 206743).

Norfolk & Norwich Rover Owners Club's Golden Anniversary Rally
Bressingham Steam Museum And Gardens
On the A1066 near Diss IP22 2AA

This year’s annual Bressingham ‘All Rover’ rally will be a very special event celebrating the club's 50th anniversary with the theme of ‘Rover Through the Years’. There will be one or two special displays, so is well worth a visit. For those who have not been before, in addition to around 100 classic cars there are the very attractive gardens, the museum and rides on the three narrow gauge steam railways, plus an original set of Steam Gallopers to enjoy.

There is a restaurant on site serving refreshments & light lunches and alongside the rally field is a well-stocked garden centre, which is always worth a visit during the day. Entry forms are available on www.norfolkandnorwichroveroc.co.uk or call Terry Reynolds on 01603 405280. If you have a car from the very early days or a Rover motorcycle or bicycle, we would be very pleased if you could bring that along to help support our theme.

Lakes Rally

*** Please note that this event is now definitely going ahead ***

The Lakes Rally for 2025 has confirmed venues and timings. The format will be as per previous years, with very little changes for this year.

Saturday the 13th of September 2025

10.00 Meet in the carpark of The Haverthwaite Railway Centre. Options are to travel on the train to Lakeside, then on the ferry round the Lake. Whilst some people like to stop on the car park and talk about Rovers etc. There will be an added option for a Road run around the local area ( details to be confirmed)
13.00 Leave Railway carpark and drive to Lakeland Motor Museum in Convoy. This Museum has a good carpark, great exhibits, and a good café.

Sunday the 14^th of September

10.00 A Static Rally of Rovers at Holker Hall. Cars on display will be mainly Rovers, but others do turn up. Whilst at the Venue exhibitors will have the opportunity to visit the Hall, Gardens, and sample food in the very good restaurant.
17.00 Rally end and look forward to next year.

Venues

Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Co. Ltd
Haverthwaite Station
Nr Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 8ALL
https://www.lakesiderailway.co.uk/

Lakeland Motor Museum Limited
Old Blue Mill
Backbarrow
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 8TA
https://www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk/

Holker Hall
Cark
Grange-over-Sands
LA11 7PL
https://www.holker.co.uk/

For further information, please contact Gary Nelson on 07720 320468.

Classic Motor Show
NEC Birmingham B40 1NT

As usual, the Guild will have an exciting stand at this fabulous show. In addition to a selection of interesting P4s on our stand, there will also a great selection of Guild merchandise for sale. The stand will be supported by a Guild team who will be pleased to answer any questions you have about P4s and the Guild. Please bring your Guild 2025 membership card along with you so that you can purchase merchandise at discounted member prices. Guild members can renew their membership on the stand. Those wishing to join the Guild we be able to do this on the stand and benefit from special offers. The discount code for show tickets is CCCNOV5339 giving you a £4 discount on an adult day ticket. We look forward to welcoming you during the weekend.

For general information, please click HERE to open up the show's website in another browser window.

London Westway Group End Of Season Meet-Up
RAF Museum London, Grahame Park Way NW9 5LL

By popular demand we shall be returning to the RAF Hendon Museum for a final event in 2025. For those members who have not attended before, the Museum boasts many historic aircraft, interactive experiences and an aviation themed outdoor playground, which all contributes for a fun, great value family day out. The museum comprises six hangars containing aircraft, a coffee shop [Sunderland Café] and a large restaurant [Hendon Kitchen], so there is plenty to see and do. The car park is generous too and enables us to park up ‘display style’ which is always great to see. Last year we had around 14 cars on display so we are hoping for another strong turnout this year. Please note the museum is within the expanded ULEZ zone.

Entry to the museum is FREE but you do need to pay for parking inside on the machines as you leave (ANPR system in operation). There are a number of “experiences” which can be booked in advance. More details of these can be found on the museum website https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/ Parking costs £7.50 up to 3 hours and £10.00 for 3-6 hours. Please Note: Blue Badge Holders must also pay to park. Alan and I normally wait outside with the cars to greet and chat until 11.30am or until we freeze/get wet before heading to the café and then the exhibits. Any queries can be made by calling Karen Field (see group listings on page 31 of Overdrive for contact) or RAF questions direct to Hendon via their website. The Museum is open until 5.00pm. If you would like to park up with fellow Guild members, please aim to arrive from 9.45am when we should have the car park largely to ourselves.