Last month, Members met up for their first tour of 2020, at the Mini Factory Plant in Oxford. Unfortunately, the small museum was not available to us because of a press function, but members enjoyed seeing the new electric Mini being driven around by the press. Nonetheless, they all piled into the tour bus and…
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London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2019
Where can I start? Firstly the excitement and anticipation of the event was made that much better when in October 2018 my wife and I were entering a state of excitement following the Annual dinner about the forthcoming event in London the following month, only to be slightly concerned by the days and the dates…
A new year, a new decade, a new Social Programme!
Traditionally, due to a few details requiring confirmation with some suppliers, this makes it difficult to get our Social Programme posted to you in time as a stocking filler for Christmas – no matter how hard we try! But what we can do is share with you, the events we have planned and the dates,…
Rolls Royce & Solent Sky Museum
A highly recommended visit if you haven’t been, was the recent visit to Solent Sky Museum where 17 members were able to have the Museum to themselves and found out all about the incredible story of aviation in Hampshire and the Solent region. It is also the home of the Hampshire Police and Fire Heritage…
2018 Social Programme
The 2018 social programme posted out to Beaulieu One Hundred members features the following exclusive events. We start on the 3rd April with a visit to Aston Martin Red Bull’s state of the art HQ in Milton Keynes, then on the 20th we travel to Crewe to visit Bentley. On May 15th, a double-barrelled event…
Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Exclusive to the Beaulieu One Hundred and their guests, the National Motor Museum Trust have offered up some Behind the Scene Tour dates which are not generally open to the public. Potentially nine tours have been scheduled to take place throughout 2018, and are highly recommended. Should you wish to invite a friend, colleague, or…
Tour of The Tank Museum
The Beaulieu One Hundred visit to the Bovington Tank Museum on Thursday 21 April may not have had broad appeal but the enthusiasm among the seven members and guests that attended combined with that of our guide, the Museum’s CEO Richard Smith, more than made up for it. Richard is a historian whose university dissertation…
Aston Martin Visit
Everyone who went to the Aston martin day had a fabulous time. Whether it was looking at how the cars had evolved over time or simply getting a chance to see the new DB11, there was something for everyone. Sometimes it was easy to see how Aston martin has struggled to make money over the…
Austin Healey 100M (BN2) 1955 – TAC 620
The striking Austin Healey 100M, ‘TAC 620’ will always stand out in a crowd and certainly did so at Beaulieu’s Simply Classics event in 2015 where she won the Peoples Choice ‘Car of the Day’ Award. Built on 12th October 1955 specifically for the motor show launch of the 100m variant, TAC 620 was the…
Memorial Service for Edward, Lord Montagu
The Service of Thanksgiving for Edward, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu was held on Wednesday, 20 January at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey. This beautiful church was filled with over 600 family, friends, fellow Peers from the House of Lords (where the late Lord Montagu was the third longest sitting peer) and representatives from the many organisations with…