Grampian Transport Museum

16/06/2026

It's almost time for Best of Grampian and it's bigger than ever before!

🗓️ 21st June
⏰ 11am-3pm
🎟️ FREE admission, with donations kindly accepted to support the museum's work

Shopping local and supporting your local businesses has never been more important than it is now, so join us on Sunday where we will have some of the finest food, drink and produce small businesses in the North East, all in one place.

Our full stall list is available on our website, linked below in the comments ⬇️

Please help us to spread the word, share on your local community groups, tag your friends - we hope to see you on Sunday!

10/06/2026

It's all change at GTM, and we're on the lookout for some new trustees to join our board!

Find out more about what we're looking for, the role and our plans for the future at the link in the comments or on our website.

09/06/2026

Thanks to our friends at De Sangosse, we have managed to reunite Jeremy Clarkson with the Indestructible Toyota Hilux!

You can see it for yourself at Cereals 2026 at Diddly Squat Farm this week, on the De Sangosse stand ( #1148).

06/06/2026

In case you missed it, Best of Grampian is back for 2026! 📰

Join us on 21st June for the return of Best of Grampian, where we celebrate the best food, drink and produce suppliers the North East has to offer. With many of your favourite stallholders making a return this year, it promises to be one of the best yet.

🎫 FREE to enter, but donations to the museum charity gratefully accepted
⏰ 21st June (11am-3pm)

If you are a food, drink or produce supplier that would like to come along, slide into our DMs for more info!

29/05/2026

Today, we’re delighted to announce that Grampian Transport Museum has secured funding to support our work to preserve heritage skills 🥳

This funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Museums Galleries Scotland will help us preserve and pass on vital skills linked to transport heritage, conservation and restoration. We aim to ensure this knowledge can continue to support owners to keep their vehicles on the road, and engage young enthusiasts - this project is all about keeping heritage alive, active and accessible.

Our new workspace, tool library, skills workshops and online skills repository will be announced in the coming weeks, along with a new role in our team for a Mechanic.

Find out more about our plans here: https://buff.ly/GJ2ewEf

We would love to hear from you. What would you like to see us offer as part of this project? What tools would you want to borrow from our Tool Library? What skills would you like to learn? Who should we be speaking to that has critical skills at risk of being lost?

The project has secured the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Museums Galleries Scotland. This crucial funding from the Heritage Fund and…

25/05/2026

Calling all foodies! 📣

Do you know a local food, drink or produce supplier that might be interested in joining us at Best of Grampian on 21st June?

Tag them in the comments, or slide into our DMs - we’d love to hear from you.

25/05/2026

We're open as normal this Bank Holiday Monday, 10am-5pm!

Grampian Transport Museum is proud to be a self-funding, independent charity and your visits support us to keep the wheels turning - we couldn't do it without you.

Find out more about visiting us on the link in the comments ⬇️

19/05/2026

Have you heard the good news? 📰 Best of Grampian is back for 2026!

Join us on 21st June for the return of Best of Grampian, where we celebrate the best food, drink and produce suppliers the North East has to offer. With many of your favourite stallholders making a return this year, it promises to be one of the best yet.

🎫 FREE to enter, but donations to the museum charity gratefully accepted
⏰ 21st June (11am-3pm)

If you are a food, drink or produce supplier that would like to come along, slide into our DMs for more info!

18/05/2026

It's time for our first Rides Day of 2026! 📯

Join us on Saturday 23rd May from 1pm-3pm for rides in some of your favourite vehicles from the museum collection, included with museum admission on the day 🚙

The sun is meant to be shining, what better way to spend an afternoon? ☀️

As a self-funding, independent charity, we rely on your support and visits to keep the wheels turning.

Pre-book your visit on our website to avoid queues on the day: www.gtm.org.uk

Grampian Transport Museum is an independent museum and charity in the heart of Alford, Aberdeenshire. With an ever-evolving collection to discover, we've…

07/05/2026

It’s almost time for our brand new event, Retro Revival!

Celebrating vehicles that might have been the first car you had, the car your parents drove, or parked on the driveway next door - we want to see it! 🚗

🗓️ 10th May 2026
⏰ 11am-4pm
🎟️ available on the gate, on the day vehicle entries are welcome too (must be on-site before 10.45am)

Enter your vehicle now on our website or find out more about the event: https://buff.ly/yIfFZDG