LeylandLancashire

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum (the finest truck and bus museum in Britain), the Leyland Motors heritage (the company that built the London bus), and a South Lancashire town defined by its vehicle manufacturing legacy

Leyland Motors — founded here in 1896 — manufactured the iconic London Routemaster bus and became one of the world's largest vehicle manufacturers before becoming British Leyland. The British Commercial Vehicle Museum preserves this extraordinary heritage. The town grew entirely around vehicle manufacturing.

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum is genuinely excellent — the history of British buses and trucks told through extraordinary vehicles. The town centre market. Preston is nearby for wider amenities.