Beaulieu, National Motor Museum

We hope you are all keeping cool in this heatwave! 🌡️
There's plenty of shady spots in Beaulieu to recharge and cool down. A tranquil stroll or sit down in the shade of the Mill Pond walk is one of many! Perhaps with an ice cream too? 🍦☀️

NEW FOR SUMMER 2018!
See incredible creations from the imagination of car customiser Andy Saunders in a special summer exhibition at Beaulieu, including his brand new project Metropolis.
Its one of our TOP 10 reasons to visit this summer! http://bit.ly/2z53c8l

🚝 ⬅️ Throwback to when the monorail was first opened by the Wombles in 1974!
Did you know, over 240,000 passengers take a trip on the monorail each year?

Step back in time as Living history characters bring Beaulieu to life with sights and sounds of the past. Join Lord Montagu’s cook in the recently restored Victorian Kitchen at Palace House, listen to the pianist perform at the grand piano, then step outside to take part in traditional games on the lawns.
Living History is just one of the TOP 10 reasons to visit Beaulieu this summer! See the full list here: http://bit.ly/2z53c8l

WIN A FAMILY TICKET TO FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR!
To celebrate the launch of our brand new summer exhibition 'The Art of Kustom' we are offering kids the opportunity to step into the imagination of car customiser Andy Saunders and design their own custom car.
To enter all you have to do is click on the link below and download the PDF. You can then choose to either colour in Andy’s creation Tetanus or design your own custom car creation from scratch.
... To submit your entry, please drop your creation into the designated box at Beaulieu Visitor Reception. Two winners will be selected and both will win a family ticket to Beaulieu Fireworks Spectacular on 27th October 2018. Deadline to enter is Friday 7th September 2018. Winners will be contacted via phone or email by Friday 21st September 2018. http://bit.ly/2JzZAeC
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#ThrowbackThursday to last years Supercar Weekend!
Don't miss Beaulieu Supercar Weekend this year - taking place on 4th & 5th August, it's a must for all supercar enthusiasts. See displays of prestigious supercars and hear their distinctive engine notes as they unleash their horsepower on the demonstration run!
Buy your tickets in advance to benefit from our online discount: http://bit.ly/2zSZChR

WIN 4 TICKETS TO COUNTRYFILE LIVE 2018!
To celebrate being a part of Countryfile Live 2018 at Blenheim Palace, we are offering you and 3 guests a chance to win tickets to come and see us and the Top Gear Track-Tor there between 2nd – 5th August. To enter, please like this post and tell us in the comments below what you love most about Beaulieu.
Competition ends 6pm on Sunday 22nd July. Entries after this date will not be accepted. Each ticket is only redeemable for one day between 2nd – 5th August 2018. Six winners will be chosen at random and will be contacted in the comments below. Over 18s only.

The 1938 Rover 14 is the latest vehicle from our Collections to be generously sponsored by a member of the public. Find out how you can support the work of the National Motor Museum Trust by sponsoring a vehicle at http://bit.ly/2zYP4y7

Take a look at this on board footage from when the Mark 1 V16 BRM took to the hill at Goodwood Festival of Speed following an extensive and complicated rebuild of the iconic engine...
Make sure you're watching with the sound on! 🔊

Have you had a chance to visit our brand new exhibition, The Art of Kustom yet?
Outrageous styling cues, awesome colour schemes and off-the-wall ideas... See incredible creations from the imagination of car customiser Andy Saunders Kustoms here at Beaulieu throughout the summer.
The exhibition is here until 16th September... don't miss it!

There's only one week to go until Living History begins!
Join us for a fun-filled family day out this summer, as a fascinating programme of living history brings Beaulieu to life with the sights and sounds of the past...
Feel as though you’re stepping back in time and explore over 800 years of history with special talks and tours taking place every day throughout the school holidays. 🏰☀️

If you’re at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend, don’t miss the v16 BRM taking to the hill after it’s extensive rebuild.
PLUS. Come and visit the team on stands 126 and 127 where we have Andy Saunders Kustoms amazing ‘Run Aground’ on display all weekend!

Would you take a ride in a flying car?
It has been said that BlackFly will not require a pilot's licence to operate, and will eventually cost the same as a typical sports-utility car!
What do you think? We hope you're not scared of heights!

Would you like to join the Beaulieu team? We are recruiting:
🌳🌻A Gardener to assist with the day to day upkeep and maintenance of the gardens within the Estate.
✍️👨‍💻A creative and talented graphic designer with professional experience to join the busy in-house Print & Graphics team here at Beaulieu.
... Don't delay - the closing dates are next week!
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Discover the story behind the Ladies Automobile Club in the latest blog from the Drive for Change project, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage. Founded in 1903, the LAC was a place for women to share their interest in motoring and would later be absorbed into the Royal Automobile Club http://bit.ly/2udX34M

What could be better than watching one of Shakespeare's most iconic and witty comedies on a warm July evening?
Tickets are still available for Shakespeare at Beaulieu, Castle Theatre Company's production of Twelfth Night, taking place on the 11th, 12th and 13th July in the Beaulieu Abbey Cloisters. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2L0VPjS 🎟️🎭

An all-time high of 415 Jaguars purred into Beaulieu on Sunday increasing the number of cars at this year’s Simply Jaguar rally by 47 per cent.
Crowds were treated to glorious sunshine and a superb selection of revered sports cars and saloons, including a 1949 Jaguar 3½ litre Mk V, the classic XK120, XK140, XK150, E-type and latest F-Pace SUV. A big thanks to everyone that joined us!

Simply Japanese 2018 is shaping up to be a supersize celebration of all Japanese cars with as many as 49 clubs and 700 cars already booked to attend the rally on Sunday July 29th.
Cars on display will range from luxury saloons and cheerful camper vans to economy hatchbacks, modified sports cars and high-powered performance cars, with all types and ages of Japanese cars welcome.
Why not bring your Japanese vehicle along and join the hundreds of enthusiasts for one of the bigge...st Simply Rallies of the year?
To find out more and buy tickets visit: http://bit.ly/2yONldQ
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Good morning from a rather warm Simply Jaguar!
Will you be joining us today? Shine your X-Type, polish your XFR, and buff up your F-Type...whichever model you drive, all are welcome!

Mrs Chadwick's rally cry as she joins the 'drive for change' and seine net fishing on the Beaulieu River. Find out what the Palace House team got up to in this month's Palace House Blog...🐟🐠

We had a fabulous day, Disability is well catered for and there truly is something for everyone!

We bought tickets online the day before but had to pay for the wheelchair on the day. I guess a H&S thing? Beautiful house and grounds, fab cars, top gear was enjoyed by all... really good value for money!

We called in on the way home from Cornwall we really enjoyed it all parts where fantastic even the wife enjoyed it. I went to see the motor museum but enjoyed the palace house and the garden's as well .the staff were very helpful and friendly especially in the palace house, I even tried the bells in the kitchen. The cafe I felt wasn't over priced as some people have started. But then again some people just like to moan! Highly recommended we will be back soon

We bought tickets on-line the day before, expecting it to be really busy-forgetting that England were playing in the world cup-what a breeze to get in!! Found out then that it was a land rover day.....there were loads of them!!! Started at 10o/c and spent the whole day there, it was great. Lots of wonderful cars and a couple of which you could dress up and sit in for a photo/selfie.

Then onto the monorail round to the palace house where costumed staff would help and answere any questions. 'Tweenie' and the scullery maid were lovely. Next the Abbey and exhibition, just love all this old historical stuff

A gentle stroll next around the flower and kitchen gardens with beautiful old roses that actually smelt how I remembered they used to along with all the wonderful herbs.

A lovely little section of topiary of Alice and the mad hatters tea party had been well trimed! Back to the Brabazon shop for a nice hot coffee and homemade Victoria sponge, a good size mug costing no more than you would pay in certain other coffee shops! and the sponge WAS homemade!

Refreshed- back onto the vintage bus to the palace again for a look at the Secret Army exhibition which gave an insight into the world of the S.O.E.s.

Another stroll this time along the mill pond walk and back to the World of Top Gear and On Screen Cars with a "photo oportunity" in one of Mr Clarksons cars.

Another coffee and then into the gift shop and home.

If I had to pick on anything it was the gift shop- too many cuddly toys(not relevant) and nothing really about the palace house and Abbey. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable day.

I was surprised to see so many negative comments as I found it very interesting a good value. I visited on a weekday and so it may be that on days when there are more visitors the experience may not seem so good but the negative comments may reflect more on the visitors than on the museum! To potential visitors I would just say don’t be put off by the moaners - enjoy a good day out!

Had a great day at Simply Land Rover yesterday. The event was really well organised, staff were friendly and helpful, grounds/ facilities were spotless and access to the broader museum/ grounds made it good value. Thanks for a great day!

Fantastic place to spend the day, fantastic displays of cars and bikes and the grounds are a great place to walk around. The falconer on the day was very well spoken and despite the heat clearly a bloke enjoying working with his birds well worth a visit

Excellent place to visit. Arrived as doors opened and took the whole day to go around. Feel like it would really take longer than a day to see all thoroughly. Many varied things to see, not just cars.

Brilliant day out, enjoyed the whole visit! Staff lovely, food pretty good, beautiful grounds. Only one problem I found the Abbey spooked me! Got goosebumps and had to walk out.....too spooky for me ���. Never experienced anything like it before !

A really great place to visit lots to see and do my two favorite's the Motor Museum and Top Gear Experience, Jeremy, Hammond,May simply the best.

A great day for all ages, the beautiful house was an unexpected bonus, not just the house but the stories that go with it. The part the family and the area played in WW11 I found fascinating.

The village nearby and the countryside is exquisite.

Lovely estate and it was bathed in sunshine for our visit to the Mini Cooper register day. After enjoying the cars we moved on to the Museum, so much to see and do, make sure you wear your walking shoes.

Has a great day at the Simply Landrover event. Interesting seeing all the different land rovers (enjoyed more by my son and brother!) Grandchildren had a lovely time riding on the bus and the monorail, they also enjoyed the house and the gardens, including play area. Good value and great that everything is included in entry fee. Bit disappointed in the quality of the early morning bacon roll, but the coffee was good. Need to encourage visitors through the website to bring their own re-usable mugs!

Had a lovely day visiting Beaulieu

The motor museum is fabulous and amazing collection of cars old and new

Nice to go on monorail and the vintage bus

Love the house and gardens

Nice eateries , although like all these places a little pricey Toilet facilities are very clean and easy to get too

Came with Simply Jaguar for the 3rd year which is a great event, plenty of marshells to direct you to your parking spot in a sea of Jaguar. As for the day, museum look and feel the same as when I came as a child 40 years ago but still a great collection, Palace House is good with staff dressed up to help bring the place to life, food not badly price for a captive audience but will say Abbey display is well presented and there's the mono rail and bus still going round and round if your feet begin to ache from walking the lovely ground and gardens. If you've not been before a great day out.

Absolutely fantastic day out. Plenty to see. The house and Abbey were a favourite of mine, whilst my husband thoroughly enjoyed the motor museum.



The only downsides were the cost of the food & drink, and that the bus and monorail closed at around 5.30 (15 minutes earlier than we were told)...it would have been nice to ride one or the other back up from the house.



Overall a lovely day, and we will go back but will definitely pack a picnic!!

A pretty good afternoon out looking at a century of car making with an extensive collection from all eras. Cars as well as bikes. The gardens and house are also well worth a look.

Well we are a bit disappointed about the price we paid to get in, not a great deal to see nothing really for children if we took the grand kids, the restaurant well 2x baguette 2x cake 2x tea wait for it £24-80. Shameful disappointment really. Take a picnic.

There's no getting away from the fact that the museum holds a superb collection. However for the most part the cars are jammed in closer than a Tesco carpark and I for one find it difficult to fully appreciate them. The currently running exhibit of custom cars was particularly disappointing in that regard. Some had superb lines but one cannot appreciate them. They deserved more space - perhaps in a temporary building like the Top Gear cars.

The house was excellent.

The catering was not. Prices are arguably high but, it seems, not high enough to employ enough staff to stock the cabinets, clear tables and clean table tops. It wasn't even overly busy when we were there. And we had to feel sorry for the lone lad in the ice cream kiosk trying to serve one bus load of punters before another turned up. The queue was ridiculous. It's only a complete lack of competition that allows such a situation. In the high street, custom would simply go elsewhere.

A nice enough somewhat expensive day but we wouldn't go again.

Good place to visit.. but what I can’t get over it the prices, the restaurant is a complete rip off, x2 teas and x2 sausage rolls £14 comes on guys please an absolute joke, I wouldn’t mind if it was nice, it wasn’t 🤮🤮.. I won’t be hurrying back.. if your a family of five good luck with that you will need to bring the bank manager with you

We had a fabulous day, Disability is well catered for and there truly is something for everyone!

We bought tickets online the day before but had to pay for the wheelchair on the day. I guess a H&S thing? Beautiful house and grounds, fab cars, top gear was enjoyed by all... really good value for money!

We called in on the way home from Cornwall we really enjoyed it all parts where fantastic even the wife enjoyed it. I went to see the motor museum but enjoyed the palace house and the garden's as well .the staff were very helpful and friendly especially in the palace house, I even tried the bells in the kitchen. The cafe I felt wasn't over priced as some people have started. But then again some people just like to moan! Highly recommended we will be back soon

We bought tickets on-line the day before, expecting it to be really busy-forgetting that England were playing in the world cup-what a breeze to get in!! Found out then that it was a land rover day.....there were loads of them!!! Started at 10o/c and spent the whole day there, it was great. Lots of wonderful cars and a couple of which you could dress up and sit in for a photo/selfie.

Then onto the monorail round to the palace house where costumed staff would help and answere any questions. 'Tweenie' and the scullery maid were lovely. Next the Abbey and exhibition, just love all this old historical stuff

A gentle stroll next around the flower and kitchen gardens with beautiful old roses that actually smelt how I remembered they used to along with all the wonderful herbs.

A lovely little section of topiary of Alice and the mad hatters tea party had been well trimed! Back to the Brabazon shop for a nice hot coffee and homemade Victoria sponge, a good size mug costing no more than you would pay in certain other coffee shops! and the sponge WAS homemade!

Refreshed- back onto the vintage bus to the palace again for a look at the Secret Army exhibition which gave an insight into the world of the S.O.E.s.

Another stroll this time along the mill pond walk and back to the World of Top Gear and On Screen Cars with a "photo oportunity" in one of Mr Clarksons cars.

Another coffee and then into the gift shop and home.

If I had to pick on anything it was the gift shop- too many cuddly toys(not relevant) and nothing really about the palace house and Abbey. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable day.

I was surprised to see so many negative comments as I found it very interesting a good value. I visited on a weekday and so it may be that on days when there are more visitors the experience may not seem so good but the negative comments may reflect more on the visitors than on the museum! To potential visitors I would just say don’t be put off by the moaners - enjoy a good day out!

Had a great day at Simply Land Rover yesterday. The event was really well organised, staff were friendly and helpful, grounds/ facilities were spotless and access to the broader museum/ grounds made it good value. Thanks for a great day!

Fantastic place to spend the day, fantastic displays of cars and bikes and the grounds are a great place to walk around. The falconer on the day was very well spoken and despite the heat clearly a bloke enjoying working with his birds well worth a visit

Excellent place to visit. Arrived as doors opened and took the whole day to go around. Feel like it would really take longer than a day to see all thoroughly. Many varied things to see, not just cars.

Brilliant day out, enjoyed the whole visit! Staff lovely, food pretty good, beautiful grounds. Only one problem I found the Abbey spooked me! Got goosebumps and had to walk out.....too spooky for me ���. Never experienced anything like it before !

A really great place to visit lots to see and do my two favorite's the Motor Museum and Top Gear Experience, Jeremy, Hammond,May simply the best.

A great day for all ages, the beautiful house was an unexpected bonus, not just the house but the stories that go with it. The part the family and the area played in WW11 I found fascinating.

The village nearby and the countryside is exquisite.

Lovely estate and it was bathed in sunshine for our visit to the Mini Cooper register day. After enjoying the cars we moved on to the Museum, so much to see and do, make sure you wear your walking shoes.

Has a great day at the Simply Landrover event. Interesting seeing all the different land rovers (enjoyed more by my son and brother!) Grandchildren had a lovely time riding on the bus and the monorail, they also enjoyed the house and the gardens, including play area. Good value and great that everything is included in entry fee. Bit disappointed in the quality of the early morning bacon roll, but the coffee was good. Need to encourage visitors through the website to bring their own re-usable mugs!

Had a lovely day visiting Beaulieu

The motor museum is fabulous and amazing collection of cars old and new

Nice to go on monorail and the vintage bus

Love the house and gardens

Nice eateries , although like all these places a little pricey Toilet facilities are very clean and easy to get too

Came with Simply Jaguar for the 3rd year which is a great event, plenty of marshells to direct you to your parking spot in a sea of Jaguar. As for the day, museum look and feel the same as when I came as a child 40 years ago but still a great collection, Palace House is good with staff dressed up to help bring the place to life, food not badly price for a captive audience but will say Abbey display is well presented and there's the mono rail and bus still going round and round if your feet begin to ache from walking the lovely ground and gardens. If you've not been before a great day out.

Absolutely fantastic day out. Plenty to see. The house and Abbey were a favourite of mine, whilst my husband thoroughly enjoyed the motor museum.



The only downsides were the cost of the food & drink, and that the bus and monorail closed at around 5.30 (15 minutes earlier than we were told)...it would have been nice to ride one or the other back up from the house.



Overall a lovely day, and we will go back but will definitely pack a picnic!!

A pretty good afternoon out looking at a century of car making with an extensive collection from all eras. Cars as well as bikes. The gardens and house are also well worth a look.

Well we are a bit disappointed about the price we paid to get in, not a great deal to see nothing really for children if we took the grand kids, the restaurant well 2x baguette 2x cake 2x tea wait for it £24-80. Shameful disappointment really. Take a picnic.

There's no getting away from the fact that the museum holds a superb collection. However for the most part the cars are jammed in closer than a Tesco carpark and I for one find it difficult to fully appreciate them. The currently running exhibit of custom cars was particularly disappointing in that regard. Some had superb lines but one cannot appreciate them. They deserved more space - perhaps in a temporary building like the Top Gear cars.

The house was excellent.

The catering was not. Prices are arguably high but, it seems, not high enough to employ enough staff to stock the cabinets, clear tables and clean table tops. It wasn't even overly busy when we were there. And we had to feel sorry for the lone lad in the ice cream kiosk trying to serve one bus load of punters before another turned up. The queue was ridiculous. It's only a complete lack of competition that allows such a situation. In the high street, custom would simply go elsewhere.

A nice enough somewhat expensive day but we wouldn't go again.

Good place to visit.. but what I can’t get over it the prices, the restaurant is a complete rip off, x2 teas and x2 sausage rolls £14 comes on guys please an absolute joke, I wouldn’t mind if it was nice, it wasn’t 🤮🤮.. I won’t be hurrying back.. if your a family of five good luck with that you will need to bring the bank manager with you

We had a fabulous day, Disability is well catered for and there truly is something for everyone!

We bought tickets online the day before but had to pay for the wheelchair on the day. I guess a H&S thing? Beautiful house and grounds, fab cars, top gear was enjoyed by all... really good value for money!

We called in on the way home from Cornwall we really enjoyed it all parts where fantastic even the wife enjoyed it. I went to see the motor museum but enjoyed the palace house and the garden's as well .the staff were very helpful and friendly especially in the palace house, I even tried the bells in the kitchen. The cafe I felt wasn't over priced as some people have started. But then again some people just like to moan! Highly recommended we will be back soon

We bought tickets on-line the day before, expecting it to be really busy-forgetting that England were playing in the world cup-what a breeze to get in!! Found out then that it was a land rover day.....there were loads of them!!! Started at 10o/c and spent the whole day there, it was great. Lots of wonderful cars and a couple of which you could dress up and sit in for a photo/selfie.

Then onto the monorail round to the palace house where costumed staff would help and answere any questions. 'Tweenie' and the scullery maid were lovely. Next the Abbey and exhibition, just love all this old historical stuff

A gentle stroll next around the flower and kitchen gardens with beautiful old roses that actually smelt how I remembered they used to along with all the wonderful herbs.

A lovely little section of topiary of Alice and the mad hatters tea party had been well trimed! Back to the Brabazon shop for a nice hot coffee and homemade Victoria sponge, a good size mug costing no more than you would pay in certain other coffee shops! and the sponge WAS homemade!

Refreshed- back onto the vintage bus to the palace again for a look at the Secret Army exhibition which gave an insight into the world of the S.O.E.s.

Another stroll this time along the mill pond walk and back to the World of Top Gear and On Screen Cars with a "photo oportunity" in one of Mr Clarksons cars.

Another coffee and then into the gift shop and home.

If I had to pick on anything it was the gift shop- too many cuddly toys(not relevant) and nothing really about the palace house and Abbey. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable day.

I was surprised to see so many negative comments as I found it very interesting a good value. I visited on a weekday and so it may be that on days when there are more visitors the experience may not seem so good but the negative comments may reflect more on the visitors than on the museum! To potential visitors I would just say don’t be put off by the moaners - enjoy a good day out!

Had a great day at Simply Land Rover yesterday. The event was really well organised, staff were friendly and helpful, grounds/ facilities were spotless and access to the broader museum/ grounds made it good value. Thanks for a great day!

Fantastic place to spend the day, fantastic displays of cars and bikes and the grounds are a great place to walk around. The falconer on the day was very well spoken and despite the heat clearly a bloke enjoying working with his birds well worth a visit

Excellent place to visit. Arrived as doors opened and took the whole day to go around. Feel like it would really take longer than a day to see all thoroughly. Many varied things to see, not just cars.

Brilliant day out, enjoyed the whole visit! Staff lovely, food pretty good, beautiful grounds. Only one problem I found the Abbey spooked me! Got goosebumps and had to walk out.....too spooky for me ���. Never experienced anything like it before !

A really great place to visit lots to see and do my two favorite's the Motor Museum and Top Gear Experience, Jeremy, Hammond,May simply the best.

A great day for all ages, the beautiful house was an unexpected bonus, not just the house but the stories that go with it. The part the family and the area played in WW11 I found fascinating.

The village nearby and the countryside is exquisite.

Lovely estate and it was bathed in sunshine for our visit to the Mini Cooper register day. After enjoying the cars we moved on to the Museum, so much to see and do, make sure you wear your walking shoes.

Has a great day at the Simply Landrover event. Interesting seeing all the different land rovers (enjoyed more by my son and brother!) Grandchildren had a lovely time riding on the bus and the monorail, they also enjoyed the house and the gardens, including play area. Good value and great that everything is included in entry fee. Bit disappointed in the quality of the early morning bacon roll, but the coffee was good. Need to encourage visitors through the website to bring their own re-usable mugs!

Had a lovely day visiting Beaulieu

The motor museum is fabulous and amazing collection of cars old and new

Nice to go on monorail and the vintage bus

Love the house and gardens

Nice eateries , although like all these places a little pricey Toilet facilities are very clean and easy to get too

Came with Simply Jaguar for the 3rd year which is a great event, plenty of marshells to direct you to your parking spot in a sea of Jaguar. As for the day, museum look and feel the same as when I came as a child 40 years ago but still a great collection, Palace House is good with staff dressed up to help bring the place to life, food not badly price for a captive audience but will say Abbey display is well presented and there's the mono rail and bus still going round and round if your feet begin to ache from walking the lovely ground and gardens. If you've not been before a great day out.

Absolutely fantastic day out. Plenty to see. The house and Abbey were a favourite of mine, whilst my husband thoroughly enjoyed the motor museum.



The only downsides were the cost of the food & drink, and that the bus and monorail closed at around 5.30 (15 minutes earlier than we were told)...it would have been nice to ride one or the other back up from the house.



Overall a lovely day, and we will go back but will definitely pack a picnic!!

A pretty good afternoon out looking at a century of car making with an extensive collection from all eras. Cars as well as bikes. The gardens and house are also well worth a look.

Well we are a bit disappointed about the price we paid to get in, not a great deal to see nothing really for children if we took the grand kids, the restaurant well 2x baguette 2x cake 2x tea wait for it £24-80. Shameful disappointment really. Take a picnic.

There's no getting away from the fact that the museum holds a superb collection. However for the most part the cars are jammed in closer than a Tesco carpark and I for one find it difficult to fully appreciate them. The currently running exhibit of custom cars was particularly disappointing in that regard. Some had superb lines but one cannot appreciate them. They deserved more space - perhaps in a temporary building like the Top Gear cars.

The house was excellent.

The catering was not. Prices are arguably high but, it seems, not high enough to employ enough staff to stock the cabinets, clear tables and clean table tops. It wasn't even overly busy when we were there. And we had to feel sorry for the lone lad in the ice cream kiosk trying to serve one bus load of punters before another turned up. The queue was ridiculous. It's only a complete lack of competition that allows such a situation. In the high street, custom would simply go elsewhere.

A nice enough somewhat expensive day but we wouldn't go again.

Good place to visit.. but what I can’t get over it the prices, the restaurant is a complete rip off, x2 teas and x2 sausage rolls £14 comes on guys please an absolute joke, I wouldn’t mind if it was nice, it wasn’t 🤮🤮.. I won’t be hurrying back.. if your a family of five good luck with that you will need to bring the bank manager with you

We had a fabulous day, Disability is well catered for and there truly is something for everyone!

We bought tickets online the day before but had to pay for the wheelchair on the day. I guess a H&S thing? Beautiful house and grounds, fab cars, top gear was enjoyed by all... really good value for money!

We called in on the way home from Cornwall we really enjoyed it all parts where fantastic even the wife enjoyed it. I went to see the motor museum but enjoyed the palace house and the garden's as well .the staff were very helpful and friendly especially in the palace house, I even tried the bells in the kitchen. The cafe I felt wasn't over priced as some people have started. But then again some people just like to moan! Highly recommended we will be back soon

We bought tickets on-line the day before, expecting it to be really busy-forgetting that England were playing in the world cup-what a breeze to get in!! Found out then that it was a land rover day.....there were loads of them!!! Started at 10o/c and spent the whole day there, it was great. Lots of wonderful cars and a couple of which you could dress up and sit in for a photo/selfie.

Then onto the monorail round to the palace house where costumed staff would help and answere any questions. 'Tweenie' and the scullery maid were lovely. Next the Abbey and exhibition, just love all this old historical stuff

A gentle stroll next around the flower and kitchen gardens with beautiful old roses that actually smelt how I remembered they used to along with all the wonderful herbs.

A lovely little section of topiary of Alice and the mad hatters tea party had been well trimed! Back to the Brabazon shop for a nice hot coffee and homemade Victoria sponge, a good size mug costing no more than you would pay in certain other coffee shops! and the sponge WAS homemade!

Refreshed- back onto the vintage bus to the palace again for a look at the Secret Army exhibition which gave an insight into the world of the S.O.E.s.

Another stroll this time along the mill pond walk and back to the World of Top Gear and On Screen Cars with a "photo oportunity" in one of Mr Clarksons cars.

Another coffee and then into the gift shop and home.

If I had to pick on anything it was the gift shop- too many cuddly toys(not relevant) and nothing really about the palace house and Abbey. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable day.

I was surprised to see so many negative comments as I found it very interesting a good value. I visited on a weekday and so it may be that on days when there are more visitors the experience may not seem so good but the negative comments may reflect more on the visitors than on the museum! To potential visitors I would just say don’t be put off by the moaners - enjoy a good day out!

Had a great day at Simply Land Rover yesterday. The event was really well organised, staff were friendly and helpful, grounds/ facilities were spotless and access to the broader museum/ grounds made it good value. Thanks for a great day!

Fantastic place to spend the day, fantastic displays of cars and bikes and the grounds are a great place to walk around. The falconer on the day was very well spoken and despite the heat clearly a bloke enjoying working with his birds well worth a visit

Excellent place to visit. Arrived as doors opened and took the whole day to go around. Feel like it would really take longer than a day to see all thoroughly. Many varied things to see, not just cars.

Brilliant day out, enjoyed the whole visit! Staff lovely, food pretty good, beautiful grounds. Only one problem I found the Abbey spooked me! Got goosebumps and had to walk out.....too spooky for me ���. Never experienced anything like it before !

A really great place to visit lots to see and do my two favorite's the Motor Museum and Top Gear Experience, Jeremy, Hammond,May simply the best.

A great day for all ages, the beautiful house was an unexpected bonus, not just the house but the stories that go with it. The part the family and the area played in WW11 I found fascinating.

The village nearby and the countryside is exquisite.

Lovely estate and it was bathed in sunshine for our visit to the Mini Cooper register day. After enjoying the cars we moved on to the Museum, so much to see and do, make sure you wear your walking shoes.

Has a great day at the Simply Landrover event. Interesting seeing all the different land rovers (enjoyed more by my son and brother!) Grandchildren had a lovely time riding on the bus and the monorail, they also enjoyed the house and the gardens, including play area. Good value and great that everything is included in entry fee. Bit disappointed in the quality of the early morning bacon roll, but the coffee was good. Need to encourage visitors through the website to bring their own re-usable mugs!

Had a lovely day visiting Beaulieu

The motor museum is fabulous and amazing collection of cars old and new

Nice to go on monorail and the vintage bus

Love the house and gardens

Nice eateries , although like all these places a little pricey Toilet facilities are very clean and easy to get too

Came with Simply Jaguar for the 3rd year which is a great event, plenty of marshells to direct you to your parking spot in a sea of Jaguar. As for the day, museum look and feel the same as when I came as a child 40 years ago but still a great collection, Palace House is good with staff dressed up to help bring the place to life, food not badly price for a captive audience but will say Abbey display is well presented and there's the mono rail and bus still going round and round if your feet begin to ache from walking the lovely ground and gardens. If you've not been before a great day out.

Absolutely fantastic day out. Plenty to see. The house and Abbey were a favourite of mine, whilst my husband thoroughly enjoyed the motor museum.



The only downsides were the cost of the food & drink, and that the bus and monorail closed at around 5.30 (15 minutes earlier than we were told)...it would have been nice to ride one or the other back up from the house.



Overall a lovely day, and we will go back but will definitely pack a picnic!!

A pretty good afternoon out looking at a century of car making with an extensive collection from all eras. Cars as well as bikes. The gardens and house are also well worth a look.

Well we are a bit disappointed about the price we paid to get in, not a great deal to see nothing really for children if we took the grand kids, the restaurant well 2x baguette 2x cake 2x tea wait for it £24-80. Shameful disappointment really. Take a picnic.

There's no getting away from the fact that the museum holds a superb collection. However for the most part the cars are jammed in closer than a Tesco carpark and I for one find it difficult to fully appreciate them. The currently running exhibit of custom cars was particularly disappointing in that regard. Some had superb lines but one cannot appreciate them. They deserved more space - perhaps in a temporary building like the Top Gear cars.

The house was excellent.

The catering was not. Prices are arguably high but, it seems, not high enough to employ enough staff to stock the cabinets, clear tables and clean table tops. It wasn't even overly busy when we were there. And we had to feel sorry for the lone lad in the ice cream kiosk trying to serve one bus load of punters before another turned up. The queue was ridiculous. It's only a complete lack of competition that allows such a situation. In the high street, custom would simply go elsewhere.

A nice enough somewhat expensive day but we wouldn't go again.

Good place to visit.. but what I can’t get over it the prices, the restaurant is a complete rip off, x2 teas and x2 sausage rolls £14 comes on guys please an absolute joke, I wouldn’t mind if it was nice, it wasn’t 🤮🤮.. I won’t be hurrying back.. if your a family of five good luck with that you will need to bring the bank manager with you

We had a fabulous day, Disability is well catered for and there truly is something for everyone!

We bought tickets online the day before but had to pay for the wheelchair on the day. I guess a H&S thing? Beautiful house and grounds, fab cars, top gear was enjoyed by all... really good value for money!

We called in on the way home from Cornwall we really enjoyed it all parts where fantastic even the wife enjoyed it. I went to see the motor museum but enjoyed the palace house and the garden's as well .the staff were very helpful and friendly especially in the palace house, I even tried the bells in the kitchen. The cafe I felt wasn't over priced as some people have started. But then again some people just like to moan! Highly recommended we will be back soon

We bought tickets on-line the day before, expecting it to be really busy-forgetting that England were playing in the world cup-what a breeze to get in!! Found out then that it was a land rover day.....there were loads of them!!! Started at 10o/c and spent the whole day there, it was great. Lots of wonderful cars and a couple of which you could dress up and sit in for a photo/selfie.

Then onto the monorail round to the palace house where costumed staff would help and answere any questions. 'Tweenie' and the scullery maid were lovely. Next the Abbey and exhibition, just love all this old historical stuff

A gentle stroll next around the flower and kitchen gardens with beautiful old roses that actually smelt how I remembered they used to along with all the wonderful herbs.

A lovely little section of topiary of Alice and the mad hatters tea party had been well trimed! Back to the Brabazon shop for a nice hot coffee and homemade Victoria sponge, a good size mug costing no more than you would pay in certain other coffee shops! and the sponge WAS homemade!

Refreshed- back onto the vintage bus to the palace again for a look at the Secret Army exhibition which gave an insight into the world of the S.O.E.s.

Another stroll this time along the mill pond walk and back to the World of Top Gear and On Screen Cars with a "photo oportunity" in one of Mr Clarksons cars.

Another coffee and then into the gift shop and home.

If I had to pick on anything it was the gift shop- too many cuddly toys(not relevant) and nothing really about the palace house and Abbey. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable day.

I was surprised to see so many negative comments as I found it very interesting a good value. I visited on a weekday and so it may be that on days when there are more visitors the experience may not seem so good but the negative comments may reflect more on the visitors than on the museum! To potential visitors I would just say don’t be put off by the moaners - enjoy a good day out!

Had a great day at Simply Land Rover yesterday. The event was really well organised, staff were friendly and helpful, grounds/ facilities were spotless and access to the broader museum/ grounds made it good value. Thanks for a great day!

Fantastic place to spend the day, fantastic displays of cars and bikes and the grounds are a great place to walk around. The falconer on the day was very well spoken and despite the heat clearly a bloke enjoying working with his birds well worth a visit

Excellent place to visit. Arrived as doors opened and took the whole day to go around. Feel like it would really take longer than a day to see all thoroughly. Many varied things to see, not just cars.

Brilliant day out, enjoyed the whole visit! Staff lovely, food pretty good, beautiful grounds. Only one problem I found the Abbey spooked me! Got goosebumps and had to walk out.....too spooky for me ���. Never experienced anything like it before !

A really great place to visit lots to see and do my two favorite's the Motor Museum and Top Gear Experience, Jeremy, Hammond,May simply the best.

A great day for all ages, the beautiful house was an unexpected bonus, not just the house but the stories that go with it. The part the family and the area played in WW11 I found fascinating.

The village nearby and the countryside is exquisite.

Lovely estate and it was bathed in sunshine for our visit to the Mini Cooper register day. After enjoying the cars we moved on to the Museum, so much to see and do, make sure you wear your walking shoes.

Has a great day at the Simply Landrover event. Interesting seeing all the different land rovers (enjoyed more by my son and brother!) Grandchildren had a lovely time riding on the bus and the monorail, they also enjoyed the house and the gardens, including play area. Good value and great that everything is included in entry fee. Bit disappointed in the quality of the early morning bacon roll, but the coffee was good. Need to encourage visitors through the website to bring their own re-usable mugs!

Had a lovely day visiting Beaulieu

The motor museum is fabulous and amazing collection of cars old and new

Nice to go on monorail and the vintage bus

Love the house and gardens

Nice eateries , although like all these places a little pricey Toilet facilities are very clean and easy to get too

Came with Simply Jaguar for the 3rd year which is a great event, plenty of marshells to direct you to your parking spot in a sea of Jaguar. As for the day, museum look and feel the same as when I came as a child 40 years ago but still a great collection, Palace House is good with staff dressed up to help bring the place to life, food not badly price for a captive audience but will say Abbey display is well presented and there's the mono rail and bus still going round and round if your feet begin to ache from walking the lovely ground and gardens. If you've not been before a great day out.

Absolutely fantastic day out. Plenty to see. The house and Abbey were a favourite of mine, whilst my husband thoroughly enjoyed the motor museum.



The only downsides were the cost of the food & drink, and that the bus and monorail closed at around 5.30 (15 minutes earlier than we were told)...it would have been nice to ride one or the other back up from the house.



Overall a lovely day, and we will go back but will definitely pack a picnic!!

A pretty good afternoon out looking at a century of car making with an extensive collection from all eras. Cars as well as bikes. The gardens and house are also well worth a look.

Well we are a bit disappointed about the price we paid to get in, not a great deal to see nothing really for children if we took the grand kids, the restaurant well 2x baguette 2x cake 2x tea wait for it £24-80. Shameful disappointment really. Take a picnic.

There's no getting away from the fact that the museum holds a superb collection. However for the most part the cars are jammed in closer than a Tesco carpark and I for one find it difficult to fully appreciate them. The currently running exhibit of custom cars was particularly disappointing in that regard. Some had superb lines but one cannot appreciate them. They deserved more space - perhaps in a temporary building like the Top Gear cars.

The house was excellent.

The catering was not. Prices are arguably high but, it seems, not high enough to employ enough staff to stock the cabinets, clear tables and clean table tops. It wasn't even overly busy when we were there. And we had to feel sorry for the lone lad in the ice cream kiosk trying to serve one bus load of punters before another turned up. The queue was ridiculous. It's only a complete lack of competition that allows such a situation. In the high street, custom would simply go elsewhere.

A nice enough somewhat expensive day but we wouldn't go again.

Good place to visit.. but what I can’t get over it the prices, the restaurant is a complete rip off, x2 teas and x2 sausage rolls £14 comes on guys please an absolute joke, I wouldn’t mind if it was nice, it wasn’t 🤮🤮.. I won’t be hurrying back.. if your a family of five good luck with that you will need to bring the bank manager with you