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The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft is a transport museum which specialises in the preservation of trolleybuses. It is located by the village of Sandtoft, near Belton on the Isle of Axholme in the English county of Lincolnshire.DescriptionThe museum occupies part of the former RAF Sandtoft, an operational bomber airfield during the Second World War. RAF Sandtoft was disposed of by the RAF in 1958 and the site was acquired for the museum in November 1969. Since that time, volunteers have transformed a barren site into a museum with the addition of workshop, vehicle depot and exhibition building. The first event held was the Sandtoft Gathering in 1971, an event which is still held annually.The museum is recognised as having the largest collection of preserved trolleybuses in Europe, if not the world, with over 60 examples. Whilst the exhibits are predominantly from the UK, a collection of international examples is growing at the museum. Apart from trolleybuses and transport, the museum also features a collection of 1950s/60s memorabilia. Over the years, many items related to the trolleybus era have been donated. A 1950s/1960s street scene features shop windows, complete with displays, whilst the prefab utility bungalow, previously used as the museum's souvenir shop, has now been fitted out as a home to show even more of these period artefacts.

Address: Belton Rd, Epworth, Doncaster DN8 5SX, UK
Phone: 01724 711391
State: North Lincolnshire
City: Doncaster
Zip Code: DN8 5SX


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Fabulous day out everytime wonderful friendly staff, very clean very safe cafe is great proper home made food and cakes can't recommend enough
7 years ago (14-04-2018)
Definitely worth a visit, can have a ride on the vintage trolleybuses also café on site
7 years ago (04-04-2018)
If you are looking for something different on a weekend for a few hours, something to chill you out, calm your mind, this is the place to visit, it's not too big, it's easy to get too, it's a tiny piece of Lincolnshire where you can escape to a time when life seamed so much simpler! Give it ago, support a a museum that is 100% volunteer ran, support the restoration of a bygone age when trolleybuses ruled the road in our town's & cities around the UK!
7 years ago (22-11-2017)
Cool place to go, get to ride on trolleybusses
7 years ago (05-04-2018)
Fantastic place so well organised great for kids and adults highly recommend
7 years ago (27-11-2017)
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