The Scramble at Bicester Heritage

The Scramble is the open day at Bicester Motion, the former RAF Bicester on the Buckingham Road, still widely known as Bicester Heritage. Bicester Motion calls the site the best-preserved Second World War bomber base in Britain, and more than 50 motoring businesses work in its old hangars and workshops. On Scramble days they open their doors, and owners' cars line the avenues of the Technical Site.

The 2027 dates

Sunday 10 January 2027, from 9am to 2pm. The Orchard Lawn display celebrates the three-door off-roader: Land Rovers old and new, the original Discovery and Range Rover, and Japanese rivals.

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2027, from 9am to 4pm. This is the Super Scramble, over two days: buy a ticket for either day or a weekend ticket.

Sunday 3 October 2027, from 9am to 4pm, the last Scramble of the year. Bicester Motion will name the displays for April and October nearer the time.

What happens

The specialists on site open their workshops and showrooms, there is a Heritage Trail around the century-old buildings, and displays of new, old and unreleased cars spread across the Technical Site and out onto the flying field. The online auction house Bring a Trailer takes part. For children there is The Little Top play area and a Mini Lander driving experience, and some makers offer test drives on the road. Street food and a trade village fill the gaps. It is outdoors, so dress for the weather and wear shoes for walking.

Tickets

Tickets are sold in advance only, per person and not per car, and none are sold at the gate. Book a ticket for everyone in the car, children and infants included: adults are 15 and over, children 5 to 14, and under-5s go free with a ticket. Each ticket includes a £1 donation to Starter Motor, a charity on the site that helps young drivers into motoring. Refunds are given only within seven days of buying. Tickets are scanned through the car window as you arrive, so have them ready on a phone or on paper.

Parking and getting there

Visitors park on the airfield. If you are bringing a car built before 2001, or a performance car, register it in advance for the free Pre-2001 and Performance parking pass, which is posted to you as a mirror hanger; on the day, cars without a pass are not admitted to that area, expected to be by Hangars 113 and 108. Bicester Motion brought this parking back for 2027 after visitors missed it at the October 2026 Scramble, when new security rules changed how cars moved about the site. Do not arrive early unless you have been invited to display: the Technical Site is closed until opening. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on a lead. For trains and roads into Bicester, see getting to Bicester.