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Gaydon is a small village in the south of the county. During World War II a large RAF station was built near the village and after the war, this became home to a number of units of Britain's V bomber force of Vulcans, Victors and Valiants. The airfield was used for operational bombers until 1965 when it became home to training squadrons.
The station closed in 1974 and the airfield was bought in 1978 by British Leyland and became a proving ground for its cars. This evolved into the Gaydon centre, the home of Land Rover design headquarters and the Heritage Motor Centre, a museum housing the world's finest collection of historic British cars! This museum is well worth seeing and has a number of free guided tours that appeal to all ages.
Aston Martin have also recently built a factory on the site for car production.
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Useful Links to Information on Gaydon and organisations within Gaydon.
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk
Weather forecast for Gaydon nr Southam
Google Map of Gaydon
Local buses serving Gaydon
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