Bromyard Speed Festival – The Future
Dear Resident, Entrant, Supporter, Sponsor
May we firstly extend a sincere thank you for your support, encouragement and understanding during the running of the new format Bromyard Speed Festival 2025
Depending on how you measure things, we have to say that with some emotion and by our own standards, this year’s event was an outstanding success, with over 250 vehicles enjoying the hill climb on the Sunday in front of what we estimate to be over 1,500 spectators. Financially, with some sponsor monies still to be collected, we appear to have made a small surplus, however what is sadly very evident is that putting on such an event is roughly four times more expensive than it was when we first started in 2016. The cost commitment to run the new format event is now well in excess of £40,000, far more than our first event!
The festival site featured static displays of over 40 vehicles, a tractor display and run up the hill at lunchtime with representation (and great business) for several local hospitality and service companies. To put the event on we are very grateful for the commitment of time and money from you all and were furthermore overwhelmed with the feedback from the entrants, the patience and forbearing of residents, also the enthusiasm of supporters and public. We have been inundated with messages of congratulations and thanks from all.
One other noticeable difference between 2016 and 2025 is how thinly we had to spread the workload and organisation as we had roughly half as many people volunteer to assist this year, whilst many had to deliver several of the key tasks over the weekend.
With all this in mind the BSF Board has decided that the next Hillclimb event will be in the Summer of 2027 in a format we now know we can successfully deliver, thereby allowing us time to plan, garner commitment and organise.
However, 2026 will not be void of BSF events. We have decided to put on a Herefordshire Road Tour, like those all-day events previously undertaken. Also, we will see the return of the Breakfast Meetings throughout the year.
We couldn’t have delivered anything in 2025 without your support; we thank you all yet again.
On behalf of the organisers, we trust we can count again on your help in making the Bromyard Speed Festival a truly wonderful event for the town.
Yours sincerely
Bromyard Speed Festival Directors and Members
Email: enquiries@bromyardspeedfestival.co.uk
November 2025
26th & 27th July 2025
What’s On
Saturday 26th July
Scenic Tour
Cars depart for Scenic Tour from Festival Site – 09:30hrs. Cars return, via Bromyard town centre from 15:00hrs
Paddock Display
A range of beautiful vehicles will be on display from 15:00hrs on Saturday and throughout the day on Sunday 27th July
Music / Food / Bar
From 15:00hrs on Saturday our Food Village and Bar Marquee will be open. At 19:30hrs there will be live music on the Bar Marquee music stage.
The Food Village and Bar Marquee will be open throughout Sunday offering a delicious choice of food, drink and savouries
Sunday 27th July
Non-Competitive Hill Climb
Between 09:30hrs and 17:30hrs on Sunday 27th July, at the Festival Site, watch over 250 cars, motorcycles and vintage tractors take part in a non-competitive hill climb
The Food Village and Bar Marquee will be open throughout Sunday offering a delicious choice of food, drink and savouries
The Paddock Display will feature a range of beautiful vehicles will be on display throughout the day
Starting mid-afternoon Saturday and all-day Sunday the Paddock Display will feature cars and motorbikes from various eras
The Paddock Display area will be a focal point for the whole event and we expect to see a large number of visitors wanting to view and learn more about the vehicles on display. A number of car clubs are expected to attend to add to the spectacle
In addition to our event sponsor stands we expect to have a variety of trade stands and other specialists displaying their products and services
A large video screen will be installed to enable visitors to enjoy owner interviews and the paddock display vehicles
Attendees will be able to enjoy the on-site music and entertainment and access the food village at the main festival site on Saturday evening and throughout the event
Sunday 27th July 2025
Non-Competitive Hill Climb / Paddock Display / Food & Drink Village / Trade & Car Club Stands
Sunday will be the main day of our event and in addition to the items described for Saturday our centrepiece will be a non-competitive, non-timed Hill Climb for road registered vehicles on a closed road course of about one mile in length that will commence from adjacent to the main festival site and paddock
Here there will be viewing platforms for the public to enjoy the start and a large video screen will be installed to enable the public and other entrants to watch the vehicles as they progress up the hill
There will be no spectator access to the closed road section during the event
We expect cars and motorcycle to enjoy at least one morning and afternoon run up the Hill Climb
Events are organised by Bromyard Speed Festival CIC, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company where any profits generated are retained to fund future events and any surpluses distributed to local charities