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Museums freshen up

With museums permitted to open from May 17 if the post-lockdown roadmap goes to plan, England’s favourite motoring attractions will finally be able to welcome visitors once again and many have also taken the time over the lockdown period to develop fresh new features.

Some of the biggest changes have taken place at Haynes International Motor Museum in Somerset, which only opened for a brief period last October and has used the downtime to make numerous improvements. These include a new car park with 500 new spaces and electric vehicle charging stations, providing more hard-standing for its bi-monthly Breakfast Club meetings.

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