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in the town of Beaulieu, in the county of Hampshire

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About Beaulieu Palace House

Palace House and the old abbey ruins can be found a short distance away from the National Motor Museum, just one of Beaulieu's claims to fame, founded by Lord Montagu in 1952 in memory of his father, the 2nd Lord Montague.

The house has been home to the family since 1538, it was acquired following the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is an attractive building, showing a combination of three styles. Originally, it was begun in the 14th-century as the gatehouse to the abbey. It was altered in 1730 by the 2nd Duke, and in the 19th-century the house was extended to reflect a Scottish baronial home by Henry, Ist Baron Montague of Beaulieu, who employed noted architect Sir Arthur Blomfield. At this time the house was largely used as a backdrop for lavish entertainment and hunting parties.

Today, the parts of the house open to the public show well its former monastic glory, however amid the splendour visitors feel the warmth of a house which is the very epitome of country style, charm and elegance. There is much Victorian decoration, beautiful furniture and memorable ancestral portraits amongst a rich array of family treasures collected over several centuries.

Palace House is still lived in by Lord Montagu and his family, who occupy an apartment in the Victorian wing of this spectacular house which captures the eye and fires the imagination with its unique confection of towers, turrets and tall chimney pots.

Set in the beautiful countryside of the New Forest National Park, with the Beaulieu River crossing the estate, Palace House offers visitors the opportunity of experiencing a gorgeous historic home, the romantic ruins of a former Cistercian abbey and the joy of a cavalcade of vintage vehicles in the close-by National Motor Museum
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Recommended attractions near Beaulieu Palace House

Beaulieu National Motor Museum	(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)	Pictures
Beaulieu Abbey	(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)	Pictures
Exbury Gardens	(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Spinners Garden	(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Ashlett Creek	(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Stone Point Country Park	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Lepe & Calshot Foreshore Country Park	(5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction E)	Pictures
Netley Abbey	(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Southampton Maritime Museum	(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)	Pictures
Longdown Activity Farm	(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction NW)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Beaulieu Palace House

Beaulieu, in the county of Hampshire (0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
This lovely village is set in the lush greenery of the New Forest where a pretty village street leads to the banks of the Beaulieu River at the point at which it opens up as an estuary.
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Exbury, in the county of Hampshire (2.8 miles, 4.4 km, direction SE)
Standing close to the saltmarshes and creeks along the Beaulieu River, in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Exbury must be one of the most captivating villages for miles around.
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Pilley, in the county of Hampshire (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW)
The attractive village of Pilley lies in a landscape famous for its scenic beauty, it encompasses a vast variety of valley's, hills, downs and the glorious New Forest National Park.
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South Baddesley, in the county of Hampshire (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction SW)
This is a small picturesque hamlet at the edge of the New Forest National Park overlooking the Solent towards the Isle-of-Wight.
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Lepe, in the county of Hampshire (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction SE)
This is mostly a small country park amongst trees with beautiful views across the Solent towards the Isle of Wight.
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Boldre, in the county of Hampshire (5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW)
This is a beautiful village situated a short distance from the edge of the New Forest National Park and the shoreline of Lymington, in the Solent.
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Brockenhurst, in the county of Hampshire (5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction W)
Gloriously set, like a jewel in a crown, between woodland and heathland, is the picturesque place called Brockenhurst.
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Netley, in the county of Hampshire (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)
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Lymington, in the county of Hampshire (5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction SW)
A lovely Georgian port town on the Solent and at the edge of The New Forest, Hampshire. Lymington is a popular sailing resort...
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Lyndhurst, in the county of Hampshire (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NW)
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Nearby travel help

Beaulieu Road Station	(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NW)
Brockenhurst Station	(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction W)
M271 Junction 1	(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction N)
M27 Junction 8	(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NE)
Southampton Airport	(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction NE)
Bournemouth Airport	(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)
Beaulieu Palace House to London	(74.8 miles, 120.3 km, direction NE)

Accommodation & Hotels near Beaulieu Palace House

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The Montagu Arms	(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)
Master Builder's House Hotel	(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction SE)
Balmer Lawn	(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W)
Careys Manor Hotel	(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction W)
Watersplash Hotel	(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction W)
Holiday Inn Southampton	(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction N)
Grand Harbour	(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction N)
Dolphin Hotel	(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)
The Star Hotel	(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)
Southampton City Centre Premier Travel Inn	(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction N)
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