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at the heart of England
SHOWBUS is moving for 2013
Our new venue is in Shakespeare's countryside at Long Marston Airfield, just south of Stratford-upon-Avon, home to a variety of well known motoring shows and displays including the national Hot Rod drag racing championship.
The new venue is - at the moment - just for 2013 and Showbus will be back at Duxford on September 21st 2014 for the 60th anniversary of the Routemaster.
We are hopeful that the new central venue will give the opportunity for people who have found it difficult to get to Duxford to come and see and to join in and enjoy the spectacle of the biggest bus event in the country, if not the world.
Whilst the venue does not have the attendant attractions of Europe's premier air museum it does enable us to offer attractions that the Museum does not permit.
- tiered seating to view the arrivals.
- reduced admission.
- a wider range of stalls and refreshments will be permitted than at Duxford
- coach operators will be able to combine a visit to Showbus with Warwick Castle and Stratford day trips
- entrants will be able to camp overnight on site where there are toilet and shower facilities
- dogs will be allowed on site
- there will be a mini-SHOWBUS the weekend before at the as a curtain raiser to the main event at the National Hot Rod championships.
- Special Midland displays will celebrate 150 years of Metro-Cammell, 90 years since Midland Red started building their own buses with the BMMO SOS, 80 years since the first Guy Arab appeared, 60 years since Guy built London's GS class and 35th birthday of the MCW Metrobus. It is also the 40th anniversary of the Volvo Ailsa, a significant number of which served West Midlands PTE, and it's the centenary of the Birmingham motor bus, City of Oxford Motors, Trent and United Counties. With some of the first Dennis Darts being bodied by Carlyle in the Midlands we will also be celebrating the Dart's 25th birthday with a repeat of our 1999 Dartline.
 International composer and musician DJ Leo of True Identity will be entertaining us during the afternoon
With support for his productions from the international dj community, including Sebastian Ingrosso, the Swedish House Maffia and Pete Tong we are in for a treat. You can hear his music on Soundcloud
Those of you at SHOWBUS 2006 may remember the music Leo composed for the ftr's performance on the airfield
Showbus is an event that has, and always will be, run for enthusiasts by enthusiasts. We aim to stage an event that is unrivalled and hope that the new venue will offer our visitors better value for money as well as a new range of displays and attractions.
We always like to hear from visitors to Showbus, and entrants too, and we would welcome suggestions as to what attractions you would like to see at the 2013 event which might now be possible. Contact us via the Contacts page
SHOWBUS Showcase.
Our trade display will be located at the centre of the event alongside the drag strip.
See some of the latest models from the bus and coach industry
and the New Bus For London aka Borismaster
MUSEUM DISPLAYS.
A special attraction this year will be displays by the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, BaMMoT's Wythall Museum and the Oxford Bus Museum.
Cotswold Tour.
For more information and to book a seat click here
Model buses.
TTC Diecast will be releasing a special model linked to TTCDIECAST.com's SHOWBUS international 2013. The actual bus modelled will be on display.
ON SITE BUS
We expect a selection of entrants will be giving free rides around the Long Marston site.
Bus service from Stratford and Honeybourne
A special free service to Long Marston Airfield will run every 30 minutes from Stratford see the timetable here and another free bus will meet selected trains from London at the First Great Western Honeybourne Station click here for times.
THE BUS STATION.
This will be close to Showbus Control, half way along the Drag Strip. The Bus Station will be for vehicles coming and going on the site run, as well as the afternoon excursions and planned Cotswold tour. The Stratford and Honeybourne services will stop at the Main Gate.
Long Marston site opens for entrants at 8.30am on Sunday September 22nd.
For more information on the event click or here
or see some more of the hilites below.
Site layout.
See the site map, a more detailed version will be available nearer the time.
How much?
On the day: £12. Children under 16 will be FREE. Parking is FREE to.
Click here for e-ticket advance booking saving £2.
There are separate reduced rates for SHOWBUS entrants.
Forms
For an on line entry form Click here. The 2013 stall forms are now available click here. Forms are also available to download.
See the list of 2013 entries here when is starts.
See the 2013 stallholders list here when ready (2012's is displayed meanwhile).
See the 2013 site map here.
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