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Beaulieu, Home of the Montagu Family. So Many Treasures to Explore

Beaulieu, Home of the Montagu Family. So Many Treasures to Explore
Thursday 8th May 2025 (booking 20th March 2025)

Overlooking the Beaulieu River millpond, Palace House has been in the Montagu family since 1538 and is now a rare example of a fine Victorian country house.

          Lord Montagu with one of his Classic MGs in March 2007               Colombia Electric 1901, one of the first electric vehicles                                                                                                                                              in the National Motor Museum

From the earliest motor carriages to classic family saloons, the world-famous National Motor Museum has one of the finest collections of cars, motorcycles and motoring memorabilia in the world.

The 800 year old tranquil Abbey is a conserved ruin. It was originally founded by King John in the 13th century before being destroyed on the orders of King Henry VIII.

Beaulieu’s Clock House is currently home to the UK’s first dedicated Soviet Russian art gallery. This is a showcase for the Art Russe Foundation, founded by Ukrainian-born entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrey Filatov. He established the Art Russe fund in 2012 to promote 20th century Russian art and increase awareness about this significant period in the history of Russian art to an international audience.
 
Art Russe set up a permanent showcase of Russian art at Beaulieu in 2016. Initially based in Palace House, the collection moved to the Clock House in 2019.