In the Maritime Museum you will discover the fascinating story of the village and the ships it built. Listen in on conversations between villagers of the past in the 18th century New Inn and follow the stories of the 19th and 20th century residents in an exhibition about village life.
Between Easter and October, take a cruise on the Beaulieu River. This 30 minute voyage gives a close-up view of the wildlife along the banks of the river and tells rich tales of its past. After working up an appetite, there are plenty of places to stop for that long-awaited coffee with a friend. Entry to the village is free a parking charge applies. A small admission charge applies for the Maritime Museum and River Cruise.
Open daily from 10am. Last entry to the car park is 5pm. Exit gates are locked at 8pm. View Map. Follow the brown and white tourist signs for either Beaulieu or the National Motor Museum. The approximate travel time from London is 2 hours. Public transport to Buckers Hard varies seasonally, please check Buckler's Hard travel page for the latest information.
See the Bucklers Hard website for current prices. Skip To Main Content. Location: 2 miles south of Beaulieu on the edge of the Beaulieu River. Telephone: Website: www. This museum, located in the tiny village of Beaulieu, has an extensive collection of.
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Skip to content The. The settlement dates from the s when it was laid out as a planned town by John, 2nd Duke of Montagu. He intended it to be a free port for the import and export of sugar from the West Indies where he was intending to develop colonies and sugar plantations.
The settlement was to be called Montagu Town and was laid out in symmetrical blocks of land, either side of the 80 foot wide street designed to be used for fairs and markets. In the s the Navy Board were looking for suitable sites for the construction of fighting ships and the settlement became a civilian shipyard.
He married a local girl and took on the tenancy of the ship yard. He built several war ships for the seven years war which lasted from to In , Adams constructed longer launch ways so that 64 and 74 gun war ships could be built. The Adams family continued building war ships until and then turned to the construction of small cutters and merchant ships until when the family gave up the tenancy of the shipyard.
Most of the other houses in the street were constructed in the mid and late 18th century when ship building was at its height. At its height in the early 19th century the settlement contained nearly 40 houses, but in the second half of the century, many houses were demolished. Beaulieu River became a magnet for yachtsmen and pleasure boats in the early 20th century. In , the river came into the ownership of Lord Montagu and in , the first official Harbour Master was appointed to regulate river traffic and collect mooring fees.
To start with, it specialised in fitting out wooden mine sweepers and repairing the wooden motor torpedo boats.
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