FAQs

Please read through the frequently asked questions before contacting us and before attending the show.

FAQs

For spectators, the show opens at 11am and closes at 4.30pm.

Classic Cars will not have entry to the show before 9.15am and are expected to be on display by 10.30am at the latest they cannot leave before 4.30pm due to access restrictions. When you receive your show pass you will also get a set of directions, please follow the prescribed route to the show. This may not be the quickest route but this is a traffic management and Health & Safety Issue as prescribed by the local police to prevent traffic gridlock. It also gives the town a "moving classic car show" as an added attraction.

No! We are now having a big problem with owners of display vehicles trying to leave early, before the 4.30 pm deadline. We have been given all sorts of reasons as to why someone may need to leave early but with only one entry/exit point and lots of spectators including children and dogs, this is a massive health and safety issue. You are not able to leave early as once one car starts to move, many others wish to do the same. This then becomes a nightmare for our lovely volunteer stewards who have to keep everyone safe! If you know you will have to leave early please do not attend our show.

No we do not accept late entries on the day. You must have a car pass displayed on your car to get into our show.

There is only one entry and exit point for the classic cars and with over 350 on display, you may wish to stay a while and enjoy the afternoon and not rush away.

There is no parking on the showground at all. Please use local car parks as indicated here

There is only a very limited amount of disabled parking, and this has to be booked in advance at a cost of £10.00 per car (Subject to availability). Please email the Entry Secretary, Mrs. Edwina Ford at... enquires@sidmouthclassiccarshow.co.uk to check availability.

If the weather looks inclement, please take a look at our website or the Crash Box Club website for the latest info. If we do have to cancel, all classic car entrants who have given us an Email address will be notified with a "The show is cancelled" Email.

We welcome well behaved dogs kept on a lead, with their owners in attendance.

Food and refreshments are available in the thatched clubhouse or many local outlets in the adjacent town centre.

We do not make a public admission charge for spectators. However, this event is organised in order to raise money that can be put to good use within the town, so the Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce hope you will enjoy your visit to the show and we invite you to make a donation in one (or two) of the buckets or you can make a donation by card payment at one of the show exits/entry points.