Mercedes-Benz World
Mercedes-Benz World is a facility at the Brooklands motor racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey, UK. [1] It opened on 29th October 2006.
Mercedes-Benz World has five courses for learning advanced skills and trying out an AMG. [2]. The adjacent Brooklands Museum has a large collection of early motorcars, motorbikes and airplanes associated with Brooklands, as well as a cafe, a restaurant and a kids' area. [3] Entry to the Mercedes complex is free to the public[4], for a small fee visitors can enter Brooklands Museum and view a fantastic collection of historic cars and aircraft, including Concorde.
Mercedes-Benz World offers driving lessons to anyone over 1.5m tall. This means children as young as 8 or 9 can drive on part of the original Brooklands Circuit. [2]
The building is spread over three floors with over 100 cars on display, including a 300SL Gullwing as well as the McLaren Mercedes SLR sports car.
Arriva Guildford & West Surrey provides a contracted bus service linking Mercedes-Benz World to Weybridge railway station and Woking railway station.[5]
References
See also
- Mercedes-Benz Museum at Stuttgart, Germany
External links
- Mercedes-Benz
- Visitor attractions in Surrey