The countdown is on for the first car to break the 200mph World Land Speed Record to return to Daytona Beach a centenary after it set the amazing breakthrough there on the 29 March 1927. The workshop team at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, England is focused on completing its challenging restoration of the […]
One of the most significant changes to the National Motor Museum since it was built has been unveiled at Beaulieu. A new look entrance hall and upper gallery houses “Driven: Britain’s Motoring Story”, a contemporary museum display interpreting the development of motoring in the UK. The new exhibition was officially opened by well-known TV presenter […]
Sparsholt College Group are exhibiting a Natural Dye Garden this year at the world famous flower show. It focuses on the amazing colours plants give us. Madder gives red, weld a yellow and indigo and woad are used for blue. These give the primary colours. Common kitchen items such as carrots, onions and walnuts also […]
The BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair returns to beautiful Beaulieu in the New Forest, Hampshire from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 May. Whether you’re new to gardening or a seasoned grower, this vibrant day out has a host of horticultural highlights, plus delicious food and drink, and live music. From bulbs to pond plants, gardening gloves […]
The UK’s finest collection of rare and colourful lachenalias, known as ‘leopard lilies’, will go on display at Exbury Gardens in Hampshire in March. Exbury is home to the country’s most comprehensive lachenalia collection, and along with an array of beautiful orchids, it will be on display in the Five Arrows Gallery within the gardens […]
Hampshire History Trust has announced the second event in its 2026 Midweek Musings lecture series: Adventures to the Southern Hemisphere. Join highly sought-after speaker and Honorary Professor at the University of Winchester Ed Rochead and BAFTA award-winning broadcaster, TV presenter and historian Dan Snow for a night of remarkable journeys, bold exploration and unforgettable history. […]
National Motor Museum engineers have discovered cracks in all four engine blocks, drop damage and camshafts glued by oil in the restoration of the second engine of World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp. Dismantling the front engine has revealed more problems than expected in the latest stage of the restoration. Work follows the momentous […]
Steam enthusiasts and families alike will have the chance to make unforgettable memories with the world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, when it comes to The Watercress Line in Hampshire this March. A thrilling programme of experiences will run throughout the event, giving visitors the chance to encounter a piece of living history and […]
2026 gives a rare opportunity to step behind the scenes and explore parts of Shieldhall that most visitors never get to see. There are new Below Decks Tours — a special off-season experience that takes you right into the heart of Britain’s largest working steamship, while directly supporting her future. Dates Each tour runs from […]
Buckler’s Hard in the New Forest will take centre stage in an upcoming episode of Digging for Britain on BBC Two, airing on 21 January at 9pm. The programme will offer viewers a fascinating insight into the 18th-century shipbuilding village and the recent archaeological excavations carried out on its historic slipway. The Digging for Britain […]
