The National Motor Museum At Beaulieu Reopens

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is reopening from today, Monday 17th May 2021. With restrictions being lifted on indoor activities it has been possible to allow people to visit the Museum and the Palace House.

Inside the museum there are several sections including Motoring in Miniature – the Toys of Your Childhood. Over 800 toy cars and pedal cars, ranging from the 1920s to the 1990s, are parked up in the display. If I had more space, I’m sure my collection would look something like this. There’s something about miniaturised vehicles and pedal cars that hold quite a lot of fascination. Collecting these are pretty big business and many of them are quite valuable. They’re not too far from the full sized vehicles in the collection which contains the Top Gear exhibition with cars that survived the series. You can even ride the monorail around the grounds and above some of the exhibits as it runs through the building.

Outside for the May half term from 19th May to 6th June they have apparently hidden some small cars around Beaulieu. I have to admit, that even though this is aimed at children I’d probably do it to see what they are. I bet I wouldn’t be the only one.

Another thing aimed at the younger visitor is the little Beaulieu playground, made to look like Lord Montagu’s Palace.

The calendar for the rest of the year has some interesting events with and without a motoring theme. The next two that are of interest are Simply Electric on the May 23rd, Simply Porsche on the June 6th should have a decent number of classics. The Autojumble should be coming back soon too.

Of course, there are still some restrictions and guidance laid out on how to visit, but to be able to get inside and see the collection has to be a good thing.

See the Beaulieu website www.beaulieu.co.uk to plan a visit.