20th September 2025

Kop Hill Climb Festival

In 1910 motorcyclists, looking for somewhere to stretch their machines, found just what they were looking for in the sinuous and steep Kop Hill road that climbs to the top of the picturesque Chiltern Hills.

Within a year cars joined the motorcycles and the event quickly became The Kop Hill Climb – one of the major events in the Motor Sport Calendar. As speeds increased so too did the roll call of famous cars, bikes and their intrepid pilots. The greats of the day like Malcolm Campbell in BlueBird, Raymond Mays in his Bugatti, Henry Seagrave in his Sunbeam and the wonderfully named Count Zborowski in his 8 cylinder Ballot were regular competitors.

Today it’s no longer a competition, but a moving celebration of the history of the car and the motorcycle. A chance to marvel at over a hundred years of pioneering, mechanical progress powered by steam, gasoline, electricity, eccentricity and innovation.

The Kop Hill legend lives on ….