Anglia used during the filming of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. A recent addition is Dr. Who’ s muchloved car Bessie.
Special museum displays also include“ For Britain & For The Hell Of It” featuring Beaulieu’ s land speedrecord cars;“ The Motorcycle Story”;“ Grand Prix Greats and Road, Race and Rally,” with F1, rallying, trials and drag racing exhibits as well as clothing, trophies, photographs, film and video of both track and road racing from the start through the present.
Nonautomotive attractions include a film presentation and an exhibition of the daily life of the Cistercian Monks, founders of the abbey. In the Palace House, visitors can see late Lord Montagu’ s private apartment, including his library. An exhibition,“ The Lady and the Rebel,” tells the story of two extraordinary Montagu women, Pearl Pleydell-Bouverie and Elizabeth Montagu.
Beaulieu has opened the newly restored Victorian Kitchen at Palace House where you can see Lord Montagu’ s cook preparing authentic dishes on the range during school holidays. Her homemade cakes, biscuits and preserves are also on sale in the kitchen shop. Another section of the palace was the country’ s first Soviet Russian art gallery.
The exhibition,“ Secret Army,” tells the story of the Special Operations Executive( SOE), which trained secret agents at the Beaulieu‘ Finishing School’ during WWll.“ The agents were trained at large country houses scattered across the Beaulieu Estate before returning to occupied Europe to work with Resistance groups,” he says.“ Many did not return.”
Outside, enjoy the Victorian Flower Garden, the informal Wilderness Garden, dating to the 1770s, and the Ornamental Kitchen Garden laid out on the site of the original 1872 Palace House kitchen garden. Visitors can ride the monorail for an overhead look at the museum or the replica 1912 open-topped London Bus.
All year, the Beaulieu schedules automotive events. Among these are April 29, 2018, when“ Simply Audi” will celebrate the marque in one of the museum’ s numerous rallies, and on June 24, Beaulieu will mark the 70th anniversary of the Land Rover.
New for 2018 is“ The Luxury of Motoring,” comprising 28 glistening Lalique glass miniatures of the most luxurious cars ever and tells the story of their design, their owners and the chauffeurs who drove them.
The new Chief Engineer Tour opens the door to Beaulieu’ s workshop, where visitors meet with National Motor Museum Manager and Chief Engineer Doug Hill, who began as an apprentice at Beaulieu 40 years ago.