London Bus Museum

The London Bus Museum sits in Addlestone, a proper tribute to the capital's iconic red double-deckers and the vehicles that came before them. You're walking through decades of transport history here - vintage buses from the 1920s onwards, some you can actually board and explore from the driver's seat to the upper deck. It's the sort of place that sounds niche until you're standing in front of a restored Routemaster and realizing how much British design went into something most of us just took for granted.

For transport enthusiasts and kids who get excited by climbing stairs on a bus, this delivers. Families with younger children might find an hour enough; older kids who like vehicles will happily spend two. The museum handles the technical side well - restoration workshops, period liveries, the evolution of the design. There's a real sense someone cares about preserving these machines properly, not just storing them in a shed.

It's close enough to Weybridge Park Estates and the other caravan sites dotted around Chertsey and Walton-on-Thames to slot into a Surrey camping trip without much faffing about. Works best on a quieter weekday when you're not fighting school groups. Check ahead for admission costs and opening times, as these things do shift seasonally. If you're already staying in the area and fancy something different from the usual park activities, this beats wandering round another garden centre.