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| BEAULIEU IN A FEW WORDS |
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If Beaulieu it's mainly the Palace House, Beaulieu Abbey and the National Motor Museum, do not forget all the same to visit the unspoiled village of Beaulieu as well as Buckler's Hard. This last one is a picturesque 18th century village, where ships of Nelson's fleet where built on the banks of the Beaulieu River. In brief, with Beaulieu go back to the past ! |
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At Beaulieu, your group will mainly discover the National Motor Museum.
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A visit of the Palace House will delve your group into the history of Montagu family. This House was formerly the 14th century Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey. As you walk through the House, do not forget to look up at the beautiful fan-vaulted ceiling which clearly indicate its monastic origins. Different rooms are open to visit :
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year and in addition with general activities and attractions, a
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The
attractions at Beaulieu are set in 75 of the 7500 acres that comprise
the whole of the Beaulieu Estate.
The
present collection was started in 1952. It now contains 250 historic
vehicles (veteran and vintage cars, bikes, commercial vehicles…)
as well as memorabilia and displays.
Everything
is done to fascinate visitors : from some of the earliest examples
of motoring in the 1890's, to the famous Model T, and legendary
World Record Breakers. From "Film Stars" cars and touring
limousines, from Formula 1 racers, sports cars to family cars from
the 30's, 40's and 50's. The National Motor Museum is also a way
of stepping into the past along a 30's street scene, recreating
an altogether less hurried time of shop, vehicles and tradesman.
People see, hear and discover by themselves the working of a
typical country garage of the 1930's.
To
summarize, The National Motor Museum will take your group on a journey
reflecting the history of motoring from 1895 to the present day,
and thanks to an interactive "hands on" workshop, visitors
will even be able to test their reactions on wheel.
The
Beaulieu
Abbey's ruins give
an insight to the life of a monastic order in the 13th century.
Formerly
the living quarters of the Lay Brothers, the Abbey's Domus houses
an exhibition of the day to day life of Cistercian monks who founded
the Abbey. This exhibition covers such details as the construction
of the buildings of the Abbey to the early monastic diet and
lifestyle and on the background, you can hear the Gregorian
Chant sung by the monks in the eight services which made up
the daily Divine Office.
Nearby,
a Monastic Herb Garden has been recreated and during the
summer months, the fragrant smell of herbs, used by the Monks
in their medicine in the past, still waft through the air. This
peaceful area is not the only garden in Beaulieu since visitors
can have a rest in Victorian's Gardens too.