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National Motor Museum at Beaulieu

Beaulieu SO42 7ZN, England
01590 612345
Ranked #1 of 3 attractions in Beaulieu
4.0 of 5 stars 161 Reviews
Type: Speciality Museums, Museums
Owner description: In the heart of the glorious New Forest, Beaulieu is one of the South's top visitor attractions. Here you will find the National Motor Museum, home to... more » Owner description: In the heart of the glorious New Forest, Beaulieu is one of the South's top visitor attractions. Here you will find the National Motor Museum, home to over 250 vehicles telling the history of motoring. New for 2012 is BOND IN MOTION, the world's largest official collection of original James Bond vehicles. You can also visit Palace House and Gardens, home of the Montagu family since 1538, the remains of Beaulieu Abbey and World of Top Gear where you can see some of the vehicles from Jeremey, James and Richard's most ambitious challenges. Ride on the high level Monorail or climb aboard the replica 1912 open top London bus for a fun way to see Beaulieu’s sights. « less
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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

been there several times in different years. Still enjoying the whole venue. lots to see and to do. Been there with my grandsons 8 month and 4 years and they loved it, as we did. A really nice day out, specially, when the sun is out. There is the museum and the cafe' indoor, so weather depending a day out... More

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Brussels, Belgium
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We visited the national motor museum during the autojumble event and it was an amazing experience that you can probably make only in the UK - nowhere else people have such a passion for motor sport and everything that has to do with cars. The museum itself is good, but I do acknowledge that we had still higher expectations. There... More

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Farnham, United Kingdom
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45 reviews 45 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
127 helpful votes 127 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012
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This is trully a brilliant day out and we really had a wonderful time. The history of the motor car is fantastic and the numerous old vehicles are a pleasure to see. We stopped at every car, bus, bike etc and marvelled at the engineering feets over the years. The house at Bealieu is absolutley stunning and really worth the... More

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Essex
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I can't believe the previous comment from 'indignant 3'. We have just come back from the Spring Autojumble. It was brilliantly organised on what I expect is one of Beaulieu's busiest days. The parking, and getting in and out again were organised excellently, with no waiting (a miracle considering the sheer numbers). No hold ups on surrounding roads, either, and... More

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Dorchester, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Tired old hat offering little value for money or interest. The food was terrible and the whole experience left one feeling deflated and mediocre. A timewarp. Needs an injection of care and attention. Make more effort Montagu's and get off your lazy ....

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NationalMotorMuseum, Public Relations Manager at National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, responded to this review
21 May 2012

Thank you for taking the time to provide a review of your visit to the National Motor Museum here at Beaulieu. We are sorry that you felt your visit was not good value for money. We regularly review our prices to ensure they are in line with similar visitor attractions and as an all-inclusive ticket to the whole attraction we... More

Aylesbury, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012
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What we liked here is that once you have paid admission everything else is free. Also you are given a ticket which lasts for a year! Plenty to see, motor museum superb,mono rail good fun and best to go on as soon as you arrive because then you can see where you wan to go. Old fashioned bus ride was... More

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Thatcham, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012
1
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My second time here (went last year as well), i love anything with wheels and and engine so this suited me down to the ground. The Top Gear part hadn't really changed much since last year, but the James Bond Exhibition was amazing with vehicles from loads of the bond films from the earliest to the latest. My wife enjoyed... More

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Carshalton, United Kingdom
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49 reviews 49 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012
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I went here as a child about 20 years ago and returned with my partner and parents - it has changed a lot! Some of the old cars are still there like the Bluebird (land speed record) and the monorail still goes through the roof (I thought it was so high up when I was a kid, but it's about... More

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NationalMotorMuseum, Public Relations Manager at National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, responded to this review
21 May 2012

Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your return visit to the National Motor Museum here at Beaulieu. We are glad you enjoyed your visit and that it brought back memories from your previous childhood trip and hopefully created some new ones too! We hope you get the opportunity to return again in the future. More

swansea
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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012
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We re-visited after being there 10 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed.There is so much to see with the Top Gear area, the James Bond exhibition which was really fascinating to see .We toured the house with it's wonderful antiques . At the end of the day we used the monorail to look over where we had been which put anoyje... More

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London, United Kingdom
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Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I was a bit skeptic going there with my 2 daughters, but my husband really wanted to go. We all had a fantastic day and ended up spending the whole day there. It helps to be a Top Gear fan, but there are other things to do/see, if cars are not your mail interest.

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NationalMotorMuseum, Public Relations Manager at National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, responded to this review
21 May 2012

Thanks for taking the time to write a review of your visit to the National Motor Museum here at Beaulieu. We're really pleased that you all found something of interest here to make your visit enjoyable. As we say at Beaulieu, we are "much more than a Motor Museum". More

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