THE EVENT
Daimler and Lanchester International Rally 2026
Wednesday 24th June 2026 to Sunday 28th June 2026
Coombe Abbey Hotel, Brinklow Road, Binley, Warwickshire, CV3 2AB
2026 marks the Daimler and Lanchester Owners' Club 60th International Rally Event and 130 years since the first Daimler and the first Lanchester were produced.
Mark Kershaw and his team have planned a suitably significant 4 day event around the Coventry base of Daimler including visits to wonderful locations which honour the Daimler and Lanchester marques.
Read more below
The Hotel
We have arranged with the Coombe Abbey Hotel a preferential double room rate of £135 a night including breakfast, £120 including breakfast for single occupancy There is an additional charge for parking and we have negotiated a special flat rate of £20 a car (registration number needed) for the five days of our hotel deal.
Members need to book their own rooms direct with the hotel mentioning “Daimler and Lanchester Owners Club/DLOC”. Reservations telephone number is: 02476 450450.
More information about the hotel is on their website: www.coombeabbey.com
Brinklow Road, Coventry, CV3 2AB
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Thursday 25th June
Birmingham Bus Museum, Wythall
The Transport Museum at Wythall is a truly exceptional destination that offers an engaging journey into the rich tapestry of British public transport history, primarily focusing on its impressive collection of vintage buses, coaches, and trolleybuses.
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Several Daimler models are included in the collection and the Museum is intending to bring at least one to our Rally Day on Sunday!
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Pay at the door: £5​
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More information on their website:
https://www.wythall.org.uk/
Chapel Lane, Wythall, Worcestershire B47 6JA
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Thursday Evening 7pm
Welcome Buffet
Join us for a splendid buffet evening at the Coombe Abbey Hotel.
Browse the lovely selection of foods while mingling with friends, old and new.
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£30 per person.
Please book in advance by selecting this option from the Events Booking (your next step)
Friday 25th June
British Motor Museum, Gaydon
Home to the world's largest collection of historic British cars the British Motor Museum has over 300 vehicles on display spanning the classic, vintage and veteran eras. With a selection of interactive exhibitions and family activities, the museum is ideal for enthusiasts of everything about the British motor industry.
The adjacent Jaguar Collection Building will have a special display of their Daimler and Lanchester collection.
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Pay at the door: £17​
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More information on their website:
https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/
Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ
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Saturday 27th June: Morning
Private Visit to the
Jaguar LandRover Classic
The Jaguar Land Rover Classic building houses both the workshops, where old Jaguars and Land Rovers are turned into magnificent new machines - and the JLR Historic Collection in storage.
They are opening especially for us this morning and we will have a guide to show us around.
Tea and Coffee will be available but no bacon sandwiches unfortunately!
Entrance is free but must be pre-booked with us.
More information on their website:
https://www.jaguarlandroverclassic.com
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Saturday 27th June: Afternoon
Coventry Transport Museum
We are going from the JLR Classic to the Coventry Transport Museum in convoy (or as near as we can!). It's 4½ miles (7km) which should take us about 30 minutes on a Saturday lunchtime. It has been arranged for us to park in the square in front of the museum (Millennium Place). Access is controlled so we need to arrive together.
Coventry Transport Museum houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport.
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Pay at the door: £15​
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A lunch will be available at the museum in a private room by pre-booking. This is normally in the company of a 1902 Daimler!
If you don't prebook, the museum has a small Café.
More information on their website:
https://www.transport-museum.com/
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Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JD
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Saturday 27th June: Evening
Gala Dinner, Coombe Abbey Hotel
The Coombe Abbey Hotel Chefs have proposed a sumptuous three course dinner with three choices on each course.
We will dine in the fabulous and historic surroundings of the High Court Dinning Room.
£60 per person.
Please book in advance and make your menu choices by selecting this option from the Events Booking (your next step)
This year we are extending an invitation to our event to other car clubs and will especially welcome the
Armstrong Siddeley Owners Club and the Alvis Owners Club.
Sunday 28th June: Rally Day
Coombe Abbey Park 10am - 5pm
The Coombe Abbey Hotel is situated in many acres of beautiful parkland and has a very imposing driveway from the elegant entrance gateway to the hotel. Along this avenue of trees we will display our cars, arranged by model type.
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This year we have a new idea: if you are unable to bring your car, for whatever reason, then bring along a board with photos of the car and perhaps if in renovation, what you're doing with it. You can park in a special section for 50% of the normal Rally fee - the same price as the public car park. ​
More information about the park is on the hotel website:
www.coombeabbey.com/about/park-overview/
Brinklow Road, Coventry, CV3 2AB
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