National Motor Museum

Love it!
I really enjoyed visiting this museum. Not only do they have a big collections of cars these cars are immaculately restored. The museum has also done extremely well to group different cars together and tell a story about them. As a «non» car enthusiast I was surprised that I would enjoy it.
The only drawback is, the entrance ticket is over £20 per person…

What drew me to this museum was the Top Gear exhibit.
Located almost two hours away from the heart of London is one of the better automotive museums in the world. The different cars in the collection, the different scenes they were depicted in, the feelings you’d get, it was a wonderful place to be in. I enjoyed the motorcycles as much as I enjoyed the cars.
I think the best part of the trip was seeing the Marlboro Honda MP4 Formula 1 car of the Senna/​Prost era. I was awestruck by seeing that car in my presence, it was amazing to stand in the same room as that piece of Formula 1 history.
It was worth the trip for this traveler from the colonies. I’m glad I took the trip less traveled to enjoy myself.

Muss man gesehen haben und zwar alles. Also nicht nur die beispiellose Autosammlung, welche die Fahrzeugentwicklung aus den Anfängen bis heute repräsentiert (alltagsautos vom Kleinwagen bis zum Straßenkreuzer, Rennwagen von den ersten Rennen bis zur aktuellen Formel 1, LKW, Dampffahrzeuge, Weltrekordwagen.
Dann das Schloss. Von den Eigner, die dort noch wohnen, zum Teil für Besucher geöffnet und es läuft dort alles so, als würde die Herrschaft anwesend sein. In der Küche wird gekocht und gebacken, der Butler führt die Besucher herum. Die Erzeugnisse der Küche (Marmelade, Kekse usw.). Das Haushaltsbuch ist aufgeschlagen, exact für das gleiche Datum, nur 100 Jahre früher. Die Mitarbeiter spielen ihre Rolle perfekt, fragt man wie dies oder das in jener Zeit war, so wird geantwortet wie in jener Zeit, wir haben den
Ich kann Beaulieu, auch den Ort, einfach nur für einen Ausflug empfehlen.

Enjoyable day out. Recommend it.

We whent hear for the top gear cars and also because we havent been hear since we where children. I think entry was around £36 for two adults which was a bit pricey. It is a large place and things are dotted around you get a free map which is a huge help there was plenty to see and we did spend all day there and if you get your hand stamped you can go to beaulie or your car and go back and get in for FREE. BUT the samp fades to easly so try NOT TO PUT THINGS IN YOUR POCKETS. There was a big disapointment that there is not much of the house open to the public and for me it was a let down i wanted to see more it felt to much like a teeser and you had to use your imagination for what the rest of the house must look like. Overall this had a lot to offer and is a grate place to go and spend a day and there are lots of picnic spots one or two are in a shelter so even on the most wetest of days you can eat your sandwiches would i go again? Yes i would grate day fun for all !

If you are a car enthuiast this is a must, even if you are not it is interesting, motorbike not so many of those, exhibitions sometimes James Bond, Top Gear. My Dad really enjoyed it especially as it was a number of years since had been there & seeing the various cars that he grew up with.
Learning about spying in the War when the place was used for training.
You can also go into the big house, where some rooms are recreated which I enjoyed.
Monorail was not working when we went.
Café which was clean, slightly on the expensive side for tea & coffee.
The Shop I must admit was not the best I have come across in these places.

What? Are you serious that no one has reviewed this museum yet?
Britain is peppered with small community museums dedicated to one small tiny aspect of some technical or technological achievement that still completely misses the big picture and fails to truly entertain the young.
On one such visit, I was directed to the Beaulieu and the National Motor Museum as an example of the best of museumship (tip to francophones out there it is pronounced, «byoo-​lee» in case you need to ask directions froma local). I was not disappointed.
It is on a very large estate and shares space with one of the many abbeys-​come-​ruins that have peppered England since the reformation, and a typically beautiful English garden, which we did not partake of on this chilly November day, since the finest of the blushes of summer had long since past.
For my part, I’ve been really enjoying my son’s recent rejuvenation since he’s been diagnosed with coeliac disease and on a gluten free diet. Our day at the NMM was great fun for him, and evidence of just how well gluten free works for him, as he was running around everywhere, and commenting on virtually every one of the several hundred cars that we saw.
«There’s a classic Mini.»
«There’s a classic convertable.»
«That one is a classic Mercedes.»
Commenting on one of the speed record specimens, «that car goes really really fast.»
«That’s a formula 1 car.»
And on it went.
The ride on the vintage double-​decker was a lot of fun, and so was the monorail.
If you’re at all a fan of Top Gear, you will also like the «World of Top Gear» exhibit which shows some of the more fun inventions of the show like the three limousines, and the pick-​up truck that crossed the English channel.
It did miss out on the one thing that a museum like this can never have enough of… exhibits you can interact with. There were certainly some, but really, if you have hundreds of classic cars, why not have at least a few that people can climb into and experience for themselves. I would have loved to have sat in one of the several Formula 1 cars, or rally cars, or anything like that for that matter. The one vehicle you got to climb into was an old 1960’s doubledecker bus, and even then, you don’t even get to go up to the top level.
So when all is said and done, the NMM was good, but not great. It’s worth the drive if you’re not far, but I wouldn’t go all the way to Southampton just to visit this museum. And be sure to fill out your gift aid form so that you can go back as much as you want for a year.

Beaulieu national motor museum was one of the best days out our family had this summer. First there is the amazing house which is breathtakingly beautiful and so magnificent set in its achingly beautiful grounds. The motor museum is fantastic, set over 2 floors with disabled lift so fully accessible. There are cars and bikes going all the way back to when motorised road transport began, it’s truly a petrol heads dream come true. There are F1 cars, Model T’s an outspan round orange car, there’s even ‘bluebird’ which broke the land speed record. While we were there there was a James Bond exhibition of cars etc. There is a great little café with lots of room and good choice of food. There is a monorail ride which can be taken around the whole park, my kids went on it and loved it however i didn’t go as too cramped for wheelchairs and a bit scary for me. There is also the remains of an Beaulieu Abbey which are very spooky, the day we went it poured with rain and we took shelter in the Abbey and that made it even more spooky and cold lol but great to look around however not very disabled friendly and lots of cobbly stones to walk over. There was also an exhibition called Secret Army but we didn’t have time to look at that. You can hire out a disabled electric scooter for free, they have about 6 of them but it’s best to ring in advance and book one like I did or they will go out before you get there. A great day out for the whole family, something for everyone, the kids loved it and so did we.

The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu features some of the worlds most famous vehicles. In the main building there seems to be hundreds of vehicles, and at the center there are some of the cars which have broken world records, such as bluebird and the Golden Arrow. There is also a collection of motorcycles and a monorail train goes through the upper level of the building. This is a motor enthusiasts dream, due to the sheer number of a great cars. The Museum also has a ride which takes you through the history of car production, which is quite good for children. I think this museum is great for families, as well as those interested in cars.