Meridien Modena & Palace House summer evening – July 8th

Members were privy to a jaw dropping selection of Ferraris when they met up on Saturday morning for a behind the scenes peek into Meridien Modena’s stunning workshops and showroom. Workshops are usually windowless, soulless boxes, but this was sleek, modern and stylish! The day ended with members meeting up for sundowners on the lawns…

2023 Social programme highlights.

The members social programme for 2023 kicked off with a visit to Zero West watches stylish premises in Emsworth in March. Their latest watch, the LS-2 Landspeed, pays homage to the 1927 land speed record set by the iconic Sunbeam1000hp on Daytona beach. Read more about The National Motor Museum’s Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign, launched…

The 2022 Beaulieu 100 Dinner: 50 years of the National Motor Museum

‘Our vision is a simple one: that we will engage and inspire people with the story of motoring.’ Jon Murden, 2nd October 2022. For fifty years, the National Motor Museum has been educating, entertaining and enlightening people from all over the world, sharing with them the story of motoring and what better place to celebrate…

Palace House members Garden Party 9th July

2 oranges and a vol-au-vent anyone? The sun shone, the sky was blue, the air was still, but the lawns of Palace House were a hive of activity on Saturday as members turned up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Motor Museum. Following on from the National Motor Museum’s Golden Anniversary celebrations on…

Mercedes Benz World and Brooklands Visit – June 15

Members enjoyed a scorching hot day inside the cool and stylish headquarters of Mercedes Benz World last week, finding out about all the advancements in technology that have been made with this iconic brand. Three floors of fascinating displays, legendary vehicles and of course those F1 cars. From there it was a hot stroll past…

Visit To Peter Freebody Boatbuilders At Hurley On Thames On 10 May 2022

Richard Freebody is the current owner along with his sisters Melanie, Katie and Helen of this well-known traditional boat-building family and team at Hurley, who have been crafting traditional wooden boats on the Thames for over 300 years. He kindly opened his Workshops for a private viewing to Beaulieu 100 members on 10th May. Now…

P&A Wood Visit – 6th April

On 6th April 9 members of Beaulieu 100 congregated at Great Easton in Essex for a visit to P & A Wood, a major Rolls-Royce and Bentley dealership. P & A Wood are no ordinary dealership – even by Rolls-Royce standards – and after some light refreshments we were conducted on a two-hour magical tour…

Classic Motor Hub Visit – Wednesday 16 March 2022

What a difference a day makes. This morning the sun is shining into my study from a crisp and clear blue spring morning sky. Yesterday we left here on a misty miserable morning in a 1980’s Targa because I wanted to demonstrate its handling capabilities to my friend – there were times when its capabilities…

Let’s start getting out!

After a few years of having to forgo events we had planned in 2020, this year’s Social Programme has been long awaited! A newsletter with links to register your interest on the tours you’d like to visit has also been circulated. Please take care not to miss nor read through the newsletters as they may…