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The Celebration of Speed will be back at Lympstone Manor on the 9th July 2025 with more of the best motors, food, drink, and music.

Start your engines. On your marks. Get set. Go!

For the love of cars, it’s time to get together and celebrate all things motoring and racing.

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Back for 2025

Lympstone Manor will be transformed into a collection of supercars, motoring, and motorbikes which will be parked across the parkland of the sprawling estate, giving a chance to see at close range a stunningly exclusive selection of brands brought together in this unique estuary-side setting.

As the day draws to an end and the evening commences, the engines are switched off and the music turned up. Head to our Party in the Paddock for an exclusive music line up, festival food and a great selection of drinks from the bar.

2025’s line up included headliners The Brand New Heavies plus chilled folk music from Steve Knightley. Uplifting trance, house and techno DJ set from Judge Jules in the Paddock and the party will continued until late.⁠

The line up

Party in the paddock

As the day draws to an end and the evening commences, the engines are switched off and the music turned up as guests head to our Party in the Paddock for an exclusive line-up of music, festival food, and a great selection of drinks from the bar.

2025 HEADLINERS:

The Brand New Heavies

Music Line-Up:

Judge Jules

Further acts to be confirmed soon!

Festival Day

Join us for a fun-filled event on Wednesday 9th July 2025 from 12pm-12 midnight at Lympstone Manor.

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What to see?

Discover an amazing display of Supercars, from the owners Parc Ferme Area to our Gararge sponsors and their collection of new and unique cars.

Fancy your chances as the next Hamilton? Take a seat in our simulator and race to the top of the Score board.

The pitlane will be open for refreshments from a variety of Devon based food and drink suppliers.

Head to one of the garage zones for our ‘On Stage with’ – talk shows which will be hosted throughout the day by our VIP hosts.

Display Your Car?

We would love to have a fantastic collection of owners cars in our Parc Ferme. We have limited display allocations so these will be selected to ensure we have a wide array of unique cars for show. Selected display cars will receive one complimentary General Admission ticket which can be used as a contribution to a ticket upgrade. If you’d like to display your car, please email your car, make, model and registration number.

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Event Map

Our map will help you navigate the event. Check out our FAQ’s section to further help with travel advice.

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Tickets

RESIDENTIAL FESTIVAL PACKAGE

Residents will join us for a two-night stay that includes a pre-festival Charity Gala Dinner with highly recognised hosts. Wake the next day for a leisurely breakfast before the Celebration of Speed kicks off at 12 noon.

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THE CHICAINES CLUB PACKAGE

Our ChiCaines Club is hosted in the top terrace marquee and offers Michael’s renowned Michelin-starred cuisine for our fully hosted, premium Celebration of Speed experience. You will be dining directly next to some of F1’s most iconic cars with our VIP hosts.

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the podium lounge tickets

Treat yourself to our VIP experience within our Pool House area. Relax by the pool, accompanied by the sounds of our live DJ set. Savour a sumptuous buffet lunch and afternoon tea before stepping into the Podium Lounge marquee for insightful talks from our esteemed VIP hosts.

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general admission and evening only tickets

Join us for the day 12 noon to 12 midnight to celebrate all things motoring with us for the General Admission Ticket and for all music lovers, we now have an evening only General Admission tickets. Evening entry from 5pm and our live music starts from 5.30pm.

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The Charity Gala Dinner

Join us on Tuesday 8th July 2025 for an exclusive pre-festival Gala Dinner and Auction in aid of charity with our VIP hosts. 

Our award-winning chef owner Michael Caines has crafted a delicious fine dining Gala menu featuring premium, locally sourced ingredients.

Motoring legends

Our 2024 VIP guest hosts were Jodie Kidd; TV presenter and racing driver, and Ant Anstead; TV presenter and motor specialist. 2025 motoring guest hosts will be confirmed very soon!

Our VIP guest hosts this year will be Jodie Kidd; TV presenter and racing driver, and Ant Anstead; TV presenter and motor specialist.

TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

Ant Anstead

TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

Gallery

“Our last Celebration of Speed graced the grounds of 2019, check out what took place for a taste of this year to come… only bigger and better!”

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The Celebration of Speed 2023

“Here are a selection of images from this years event”

Our sponsors

Join us and our Sponsors for a day full of fantastic food, drink and all things motoring! Our 2024 sponsers were.

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FAQs

For answers to your questions about The Celebration of Speed festival, check out our FAQs section for details on tickets, accessibility, what to bring, and more.

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The Celebration of Speed ironically is mainly a pedestrian access event with limited parking available on a pre-booked and first come first serve basis with an additional £15 parking fee. Please provide your car info when booking your parking.

Any cars arriving without pre-booked parking will be turned away. Please present your pre-booked parking ticket on arrival.

Trains

Travel Exeter St David’s to Exmouth Train station and head along the Cycle path which leads you directly to Lympstone’s Manor pedestrian entrance for the COS23. Approximate walking time 20 minutes
We will be publishing a map in advance of the event for easy access to assess your route.

Lympstone Village train station also provides an alternative stop with access via the Cycle path to Lympstone Manor – we recommend the easiest and most direct walking route is from Exmouth Station. Approximate walking time 20 minutes
We will be publishing a map in advance of the event for easy access to assess your route.

Bus

The number 57 Bus runs from Exeter to Exmouth and return, runs every 15 minutes with extra buses being put on by our Sponsors Stagecoach.  Please alight at ‘’Rivermead Avenue, Hulham’’ stop to access the pedestrian walking route through the via the Exe Estuary Cycle trail.  

PLEASE NOTE: The pedestrian entrance to the event is only via the footpath near the bus stop on Exeter Road and not Courtlands Lane.

See the bus route here

Taxi or Drop off and Collection

Taxi and drop off’s will be at the front entrance to Lympstone Manor. Drive down Courtlands lane from the main road, reach the entrance where our helpful stewards will direct our ticket holders. Vehicles will be directed to exit Courtlands lane via Longbrooke lane and back to the main road at the Saddlers pub.

Taxis and collections at the end of the event, drive down Courtlands lane via the main road and look for signs direct taxi collections. You will enter Lympstone Manor through the old stable entrance and will be directed to a taxi collection bay by stewards. Vehicles will be directed to exit Courtlands lane via Longbrooke lane and back to the main road at the Saddlers pub.

To avoid congestion along the lane and delaying your entry to the event we recommend your taxi drops you off in Exmouth so that you can access our pedestrian entrance via the cycle lane. Approximate walking time 20 minutes.

Only food and drink bought on the festival grounds will be allowed to be consumed. Please do not bring food and drink onto the estate. Bag searches may be in operation for security purposes.

We will welcome our guests from midday when our gates will open. Our day will close at midnight with the music finishing at 11pm.

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Email us below to showcase your car, volunteer as a marshall, trade at the event, or become a sponsor of The Celebration of Speed.

Lympstone Manor, Courtlands Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3NZ

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