# Silverstone Beyond F1: Team HQs, Museum & Country Pubs

> Explore Motorsport Valley: visit the Silverstone Museum, see F1 team factory gates in Brackley and Milton Keynes, and discover historic thatched pubs.

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Above Guide / Curated Silverstone

## Things to do
*in Silverstone.*

Pair race weekend with world-class racing heritage, team HQs, and classic English countryside.

[Explore the collection](<https://above.guide/great-britain-f1/things-to-do#themes>)

Silverstone  Beyond the circuit

### Off the  clock.

Explore Motorsport Valley’s engineering epicenters and classic Northamptonshire villages outside track hours.

Silverstone

#### Make time for the destination.

[Find your next stop](<https://above.guide/great-britain-f1/things-to-do#themes>)

On the map

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Things to do / Silverstone

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02 / Build your own Silverstone

### Follow what
*pulls you in.*

The city makes more sense when experiences are connected by interest, not forced into a generic ranking.

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motorsport-history-and-engineering

#### Motorsport Valley factories & museum

 Pilgrimage destinations across the high-tech heartland of modern Formula 1.

1. 01

   **Silverstone Interactive Museum**

   State-of-the-art heritage museum housed in an authentic RAF hangar at the circuit entrance.
2. 02

   **Aston Martin F1 AMR Technology Campus**

   Ultra-modern team headquarters located directly opposite the circuit gates on Dadford Road.
3. 03

   **Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (Brackley)**

   Championship-winning engineering headquarters located 10 minutes west of the track.

02

villages-pubs-and-local-food

#### Historic thatched pubs & real ales

 Classic English country taverns serving cask ales, hearty pies, and Sunday roasts.

1. 01

   **The White Horse (Silverstone Village)**

   Quintessential local pub in the village center offering real ales and a vibrant race-week terrace.
2. 02

   **The Saracen’s Head (Towcester)**

   Historic 18th-century coaching inn famous for traditional English roasts and Charles Dickens heritage.

03

country-houses-and-heritage

#### Stowe Landscape Gardens & historic estates

 Magnificent 18th-century landscape gardens and temples adjacent to the circuit.

1. 01

   **Stowe Gardens (National Trust)**

   Epic landscape park designed by Capability Brown, featuring Georgian temples, lakes, and monuments.
2. 02

   **Whittlebury Hall Estate**

   Historic country estate offering tranquil spa days and golf directly bordering the track.

04

day-trips-and-extensions

#### Oxford colleges & Cotswolds stone villages

 World-renowned university spires and golden limestone villages within 40 minutes.

1. 01

   **Oxford Historic University & Spire Tours**

   Explore Bodleian Library, historic college quadrangles, and traditional river punting.
2. 02

   **Bicester Heritage Classic Car Hub**

   Restored 1920s RAF bomber station dedicated to vintage car restoration and driving events.

04 / Keep planning

### Turn inspiration
into a day.

[Compare Silverstone grandstands →](<https://above.guide/great-britain-f1/circuit>)[Choose camping vs Milton Keynes hotels →](<https://above.guide/great-britain-f1/where-to-stay>)[Plan your A43 transit route →](<https://above.guide/great-britain-f1/getting-to-silverstone>)

The Silverstone Museum requires pre-booked timed tickets during Grand Prix week. F1 team factory gates (Brackley, Milton Keynes) are drive-by sights only.



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