We had nearly 500 cars booked to show, including 25 different Clubs from single marque to regionally based groups, from Mini to Ferrari. Many have been kind enough to support us in the past at our previous venue, Elveden.
The day was a static event with no mobile displays, just lots of car owners committed to helping us raise money for our charities by displaying their fine cars. Our Motoring Sponsors Krazy Horse and Classic Prestige both had a wide range of cars on display on their stands - cars that you could buy.
We had over fifty stalls, including crafts, produce, and hot food. You are welcome to bring a picnic or visit a food stall, but please - NO barbecues, and use of drones is forbidden.
There is a lakeside circular walk of about 2km, and the Gardens, Terrace, and Park open to all. The lake and stream are deep water and unfenced, and children and dogs should be closely supervised.
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This was the first major event in the area since the pandemic started and for some Exhibitors the first major car show in nearly two years, we are proud to have been able to go ahead with the support of Culford School and pleased to see so many people getting used to being together again.
We will be back here in 2022 and we have reviewed the traffic and entry arrangements - and we will have more toilets!
“Many congratulations for all the hard work wonderful, marvellous day out, 'just the sort of lift' we all needed."
I never write reviews but we all had such a great time that I felt compelled to get in touch and say thanks. The amount of classics on show was brilliant and the Culford school ground was the perfect venue."
"Thank you all for a splendid day with lots of stalls and other things to entertain us as well as a most diverse collection of cars."
" We all had a wonderful day, showing our classics and talking to people about them. The atmosphere was perfect and I am so incredibly proud of you all for raising over £20,000 on the day"
" I don't often take my car to shows but would definitely try to book for next year as it was such a relaxing day out in lovely surroundings"
Culford is located six miles south of the A11 exit for the B1106, and a nice drive through the forest, and four miles north of either J42 or J43 of the A14 at Bury St. Edmunds.
Culford is signposted, SatNav details are IP28 6DS, we will be operating a one way system within the site, but we cannot accept visitors arriving in anything larger than a large MPV or seven seater, due to gateway restrictions
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We are proud to announce Krazy Horse as our first Motoring Sponsor.
Krazy Horse are a group of motorcycle, car and E-Bike dealerships which were started by Paul Beamish and since opening in 1996, they have grown massively, with thousands of customers visiting their four showrooms every year to buy cars, motorbikes and now E-Bikes. They can also get their vehicles serviced, enjoy some retail therapy and in the Bury St Edmunds dealership there is also the KH Café, now open outside.
Find out more about this amazing business at https://krazyhorse.co.uk/
We are very grateful to Anglia Car Auctions for their continuing support of our event and will be posting regularly about their upcoming Classic Car Auctions on 1/2 May and 26/27th June. Take a look at https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/
We are very pleased to say that Classic Prestige will be supporting the event for a second time. Roger Pope says:
"Based in Barrow, just outside Bury St Edmunds, offering an eclectic collection of about 25 cars mostly of the 60's 70’s and 80’s our cars are in great condition cars with relatively low mileage, good history and certainly above the average. These are modern classics and classics icons for the enjoyment of our customers from luxury saloons, to sports and convertibles".
"Our aim is to supply the best reasonably priced classic cars to individuals who share our passion, we intend these cars to be readily usable every day although they are probably suited to weekends, holiday and high days. They will not be concours but certainly show worthy".
"We have our own workshop resources and can also offer classic vehicle storage and rental"
Take a look at https://classicprestige.co.uk/
Bury Abbey Rotary Club and Culford School are both working together to support this excellent charity with units in hospitals in Cambridge and Ipswich. Go now to their website using this button
Now that the event is over we will review the day and our planning for 2022
We are pleased to announce a date of 10th July 2022 and our thanks to Culford School for their ongoing support
Set in 480 acres of beautiful parkland, with an 18th century mansion at its centre, we are very grateful to Culford School for allowing the use of their fabulous park and lawns for the day. Not only does the venue offer more space for The Show, but the Gardens, Terrace, Park, and Lakeside walks will be open to all