Tiger Day Spring Programme

Site & Vehicle Conservation Centre Opens

Tiger Collection – Up Close!

Find out more about Tiger tanks and see our Tiger collection up close in the “Collections up close extended” experience.

Vehicle Rides in the Arena

Ride in a real tracked vehicle – a Cold War M548 troop carrier. £5.00 per person or £15.00 for 4. Pay on the day.

Tiger: The Evolution

Follow the evolution of the Tiger family using King Tiger and Jagdtiger to discuss the tanks, their terror and their infamy.

Opening Arena Display

Watch NSU Kettenkrad, Hotchkiss M201 Jeep, Ford Jeep, Daimler Dingo, Daimler Armoured Car, M24 Chaffee in action.

FV4005 Tank Chat

Join us for a Tank Chat and hear about the FV4005 restoration project, the Soviet Heavy Tanks programme and the perceived need for the FV4005 development, Stage 1 and Stage 2, firepower, armour and mobility as well as touching on other projects such as: Conway, Charioteer, FV215.

Garrison Artillery Volunteer Display

The Garrison Artillery Volunteers will be doing an anti-tank demonstration.

Vehicle Conservation Centre Closes

Main Arena Display including Battle Re-enactment

The display will feature Tiger 131 alongside other WW2 tanks, and include a re-enactment of its capture on 24 April 1943.

Featuring Tiger I, Panzer III, Matilda II, Churchill Mark III, Daimler Dingo and more. 

Tracked Vehicle Display

Following on from the Battle Re-enactment, this display will feature a variety of tracked vehicles.

Featuring Matilda II, Panzer III, Tiger 131, Churchill MK III, Valentine, M4A2 Sherman (Fury), M24 Chaffee, Comet, FV4005 and more.

Meet the Crew

Get close up to some of the tanks that appeared in the display and talk to the crews.

Explore the VCC Floor

Get inside the Vehicle Conservation Centre and see the 100+ vehicles not on public display.

Site Closes