The Ellis Journey 2023

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128th anniversary of the first recorded journey by a motorised carriage in the UK

On Sunday 2 July 2023, the veteran cars are returning to the village to mark the anniversary of the first recorded journey by a motorised carriage in the UK. This first journey was made on 5 July 1895 by pioneering automobilist, Evelyn Ellis, from Micheldever Station in Hampshire to his home at Rosenau, on Southlea Road, Datchet. Please see https://www.ellisjourney.co.uk/ for more details.

Vehicles usually start arriving around 11am onwards and it is hoped that nearly 40 pre-1905 cars will be taking part, culminating in a display on The Cut (the land in front of Horton Road car park, behind the library). There is a video of the 2018 event on YouTube, please click here to view. And there are photographs of the 2019 event in the gallery section of this website. Visit Janet Kennish’s Datchet History website to read more about Evelyn Ellis.

  1. Alison Crampin

    Dear Philip Standing. Many thanks for your enquiry and offer of help which I have forwarded to the organisers of this event. There are also more entry details on their website: http://www.ellisjourney.co.uk
    We look forward to welcoming some of your members to Datchet on 30 June.
    With kind regards
    Alison Crampin, Datchet Village Society

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