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Beaulieu, Hampshire

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Beaulieu is a village located on the south eastern edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England.

It is the home of the English National Motor Museum and the Beaulieu estate. The museum contains many exhibits of world importance including three land speed record holders (Golden Arrow, Bluebird and Henry Seagrave's Sunbeam - the first motor car to break 200 miles per hour). It has been the home of the Montagu family for a long time. The hamlet of Bucklers Hard, part of Beaulieu Estate was the birthplace of many British naval vessels, including Admiral Nelson's H.M.S. Victory.

Palace House, the centre of the Beaulieu estate, is the former gatehouse to an abbey and has been greatly extended.

Beaulieu village has remained mostly untouched by modernity and is a favourite tourist stop for visitors to the New Forest.