Can you visit Mathewsons from Bangers & Cash?

Yes. The gift shop and the museum of Derek Mathewson's own cars are at Roxby Garage on Pickering Road in Thornton-le-Dale, open daily; museum entry is £2.50. The auctions are at Pickering and are not open to the public, but the viewing week before each sale is.

Where do you park to visit Mathewsons?

In the National Park car park off Maltongate, YO18 7SD, about five minutes' walk away: £3.10 for an hour, £3.90 for two, £6.20 for longer.

Is there a shuttle bus to the Mathewsons auction?

On weekdays during each viewing week Mathewsons runs a free shuttle between Thornton-le-Dale, the Pickering saleroom and Eastgate car park in Pickering. Times are on Mathewsons' website.

Can children go to the Mathewsons viewing?

No. Visitors aged 16 and under are not permitted at the Pickering saleroom. Accompanied children are welcome in the museum and shop in Thornton-le-Dale.

Dogs are welcome round the village and on the street outside, not inside the museum or at the Pickering saleroom.

How much is the Mathewsons museum?

£2.50 per person, checked in September 2026.

Bangers & Cash

Visiting Mathewsons in Thornton-le-Dale

By Jon Cosson · Last checked 10 October 2026

An independent guide from the village. Not connected to Mathewsons or the programme. For entries, bidding and the catalogue, go to mathewsons.co.uk. Checked 10 October 2026.

Most people who come to the village because of Bangers & Cash want three things: to see the Mathewsons building and the cars in the museum, to buy something in the shop, and to find out whether they can see the auction. This page answers those in order, with the parking, the toilets and the lunch options that make the difference between a good visit and a frustrating one. The auctions themselves are at Pickering and are not open to the public; the viewing week before each sale is, and the free shuttle bus from the village is the easy way to get there.

The long, low Mathewsons building on Pickering Road in Thornton-le-Dale seen from across the road, its green fascia reading Classic Auctions and Mathewsons above a run of shop windows

Before you go: the facts

Where: Mathewsons, Roxby Garage, Pickering Road, Thornton-le-Dale, YO18 7LH, on the A170 at the western end of the village. Telephone 01751 474455.
Museum: a selection of Derek Mathewson's own cars in one of the showrooms, £2.50 per person, paid in person in September 2026; Mathewsons do not publish the price. Steep steps at the entrance; no dogs inside; accompanied children welcome.
Hours: Mathewsons' visiting page gives 9am to 4pm seven days a week; its contact page gives 10am to 4pm, and 9am to 5pm from Easter to October. In practice the hours flex with how busy the village is, so ring before a special journey.
Parking: the National Park car park off Maltongate, YO18 7SD, two minutes from the green and about five minutes' walk from Mathewsons: up to 1 hour £3.10, up to 2 hours £3.90, over 2 hours £6.20; card or phone, no cash; the tariff board says Blue Badge holders pay. Four rapid EV chargers.
Toilets: the public toilets by the lake, over the footbridge from the car park, accessible with a RADAR key.
Bus: Coastliner 840 (Leeds, York, Malton, Pickering, Whitby) stops in the village at Thornton Cross and Greengate Lane, a few minutes' walk from Mathewsons.
The auctions: held at Unit 10, Enterprise Way, Thornton Road, Pickering, YO18 7NA, behind closed doors. The public can go to the six-day viewing before each sale, Wednesday to Tuesday, closed Sunday, £5 a head including a charity donation. Mathewsons' Pickering site is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to noon; viewing hours are not published separately.
Shuttle bus: free, on weekdays during the viewing period, between Thornton-le-Dale, the Pickering saleroom and Eastgate car park in Pickering. Times are on Mathewsons' Planning a Visit page.
Rules at the Pickering door: sign in at reception and wear the hi-vis vest you are given; no visitors aged 16 or under; no pets; no food or drink; no handbags or large bags. You can register as a bidder at reception or online beforehand.

The museum and the shop

Mathewsons' building is the long, low green-fronted garage on the main road, lettered Classic Auctions along the shop windows. The gift shop is at the front, under a ceiling of enamel signs, with the clothing, mugs, books and models seen on the programme. The museum is through the shop and up the steps: one showroom of Derek's own cars, several of them Aston Martins, with racing photographs and period signs round the walls. The display changes. It is not a large museum, and people who arrive expecting one are the ones who go away disappointed; allow half an hour, and treat it as the place where the story started rather than the main event. The auction office at the end of the building is a working office, not a visitor attraction.

Our Bangers & Cash hub tells the Mathewsons story in full, and the who's who covers everyone you see on screen.

Where to eat within five minutes

Café Bouchère, Wednesday to Sunday 9am to 4pm, food until 3.30pm.
The Chocolate Factory, 10.30am to 5pm, 1 February to 31 December, with its cafe.
Baldersons ice cream parlour on the green, March to October.
The New Inn and the Buck Inn for pub lunches; hours vary with the season.

Our eating and drinking page has the full list with hours checked on 10 October 2026.

Seeing the sale cars

The cars are at Pickering, a short drive west along the A170, and the only time the public can see them is the viewing week: six days, Wednesday to the following Tuesday, closed on the Sunday, before each auction. The auction dates page on our Moors site lists every viewing week as Mathewsons publish them. On weekdays the free shuttle bus runs between the village, the saleroom and Eastgate car park in Pickering, so the plan that works is to park once in the village car park, see the museum and the shop, ride the shuttle to the saleroom, and ride it back for lunch. Parking near the saleroom is on-street and limited; Mathewsons ask you to park considerately and not block neighbouring businesses, and Blue Badge holders are welcome to use it. The shuttle is a weekday service, so for the Saturday morning viewing drive to Eastgate car park in Pickering (YO18 7DY) and walk out along Thornton Road. Our Moors site's saleroom page has the detail.

Sale days are behind closed doors. If you want to bid, register online or at reception during the viewing; bidding is online, by telephone or by commission bid, and our how to buy guide explains the fees.

Make a day of it

Half a day covers Mathewsons, the beck and lunch; a full day adds the viewing at Pickering or a walk. The village page walks you round the green, the market cross and Beck Isle Cottage; the Ellerburn circular is the gentle walk; Dalby Forest is minutes away by car. Staying over for a sale week? See where to stay, which lists ten places with phones, postcodes and dog rules.

FAQs

Can you visit Mathewsons from Bangers & Cash?: Yes. The gift shop and the museum of Derek Mathewson's own cars are at Roxby Garage on Pickering Road in Thornton-le-Dale, open daily; museum entry is £2.50. The auctions are at Pickering and are not open to the public, but the viewing week before each sale is.
Where do you park to visit Mathewsons?: In the National Park car park off Maltongate, YO18 7SD, about five minutes' walk away: £3.10 for an hour, £3.90 for two, £6.20 for longer.
Is there a shuttle bus to the Mathewsons auction?: On weekdays during each viewing week Mathewsons runs a free shuttle between Thornton-le-Dale, the Pickering saleroom and Eastgate car park in Pickering. Times are on Mathewsons' website.
Can children go to the Mathewsons viewing?: No. Visitors aged 16 and under are not permitted at the Pickering saleroom. Accompanied children are welcome in the museum and shop in Thornton-le-Dale.
Can you take a dog?: Dogs are welcome round the village and on the street outside, not inside the museum or at the Pickering saleroom.
How much is the Mathewsons museum?: £2.50 per person, checked in September 2026.

Sources: Mathewsons, Planning a Visit and contact pages (read 10 October 2026); the museum's own entrance boards and the author's visits (September 2026); North York Moors National Park Authority car park tariff board (28 August 2026) and car parks and toilets page; Coastliner; the eating and drinking hours checked for this site on 10 October 2026. Checked 10 October 2026.