The Heveningham Concours d’Elegance and Vintage Airplane Show is a two-day annual event held in conjunction with the Heveningham Hall Country Fair in Suffolk, UK. Taking place on July 8–9, 2023,  the event will feature five distinctive car-themed events on the grassy garden lawns of the historic Heveningham Hall Estates.

This year’s Concours will display over fifty exceptional classic collectible cars on the garden terraces and lawns of Heveningham Hall and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and race cars. Lastly, the Concours will feature over a dozen historic airplanes and brass-era vintage cars.

Beyond the Car Show, the two-day event will host three other classic car-themed events, including a Horsepower Hill power climb, a 50-mile Heveningham Driving Tour, An Aviation and airplane Show, and a VIP owners event.

The Concours Car Show will fill the field with over 50 of the finest antique, vintage, and classic historic automobiles dating back to the early 1900s. The vintage airplane display will be close by.

LOCATION
Heveningham Hall
Heveningham Concours
nr. Halesworth Suffolk IP19 0PN (View Map)
[email protected]

FULL LIST OF EVENTS

The first event for the weekend will be the Heveningham Tour on Friday, July 7th. The Tour is a 50-mile car rally of 30 or so vintage collectible cars through the scenic streets of Suffolk. The caravan of cars includes a pit stop for a nutritious lunch and ends at Heveningham Hall for a sit-down gourmet dinner. Special awards and decals will be presented to all tour members.

Horsepower Hill is the second event and kicks off at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 7th. Horsepower Hill is a high revving 1/8 mile accelerated drive of power down the estate’s main drive. The event attracts a wide range of classic and contemporary sports cars, race, and supercars. Past cars to power down the drive have been a Ferrari 250 GTO, a Lamborghini Huracan, a Pagani Zonda, and a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, just to name a few. Horsepower Hill includes a drifting paddock and ‘doughnut ring’ where the cars thrill the crowds and burn rubber.

The big event of the weekend is the Heveningham Concours on Sunday, July 7th, 2023. The event will include an eclectic arrangement of highly collectible and vintage and antique cars on the grassy lawns and terraces of the Heveningham estate. The Concours will include judging, voting, and awards presented to the top cars.
This year only, the Concours will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Man’s race and feature over a dozen historic airplanes and brass-era vintage cars.

Last year’s (2022) “Post-War Trophy” went to a classic 1963 Jaguar E-type Lightweight, one of only 12 made and entered in that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. A second “Supercar Trophy” was pinned on a 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300, The car is considered to be one of the fastest cars on earth, and its presentation was absolutely amazing.

PARKING

There will be plenty of free parking at Heveningham Hall.

BENEFITS & CHARITY

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All proceeds and profits from the Heveningham Concours are donated to a charitable Trust, which funds many and various cases of need locally and beyond.