We Had One of Those!

BRAND-NEW attraction now open!
Fun for all the family...
...interact with nostalgic vehicles from your past!
Visitors inside the Austin Allegro in Beaulieu's new We Had One of Those attraction
Visitors inside the cars in Beaulieu's new attraction We Had One of Those.
Visitors inside the VW Beetle in Beaulieu's new attraction We Had One of Those

We Had One Of Those is NOW OPEN!

Pick the blast from your past in Beaulieu’s newest attraction! Explore We Had One Of Those, a brand-new permanent and interactive attraction, showcasing some of the most popular cars from the 1960s through to the noughties and beyond.


Visitors inside the cars of new attraction We Had One of Those at Beaulieu

Interactive feature display

Sit back in the drivers seat of some of the most popular cars from your childhood with iconic vehicles from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties on display. This attraction is designed for you to get up-close and personal with them, opening the doors, sitting inside, marvel at retro dashboards and interact with their buttons and dials

Visitors with Vauxhall Cavalier in Beaulieu's new We Had One of Those attraction

What is on display?

Building upon a popular smaller scale display in summer 2024, the new attraction has up to 10 nostalgic vehicles on display. These include a VW Beetle and Morris Minor, the infamous Austin Allegro—fondly remembered as the car everyone loved to hate in the 1970s, a Vauxhall Cavalier, Nissan Micra, Ford Mondeo plus many more surprises!

Visitors inside the cars of We Had One of Those at Beaulieu

Relive those memories

Do you remember the sights, sounds, smells and feeling of your very first car? Or even of the cars your parents had? Relive and reignite those memories as you step into the newest attraction at Beaulieu, and remember what it was like to drive the vehicles all those years ago.

 

Visitor with pop-culture items that surround the decades in Beaulieu's new attraction We Had One of Those

Surrounded by pop-culture

The cars are surrounded by popular items, sounds and accessories to transport you back to those years and evoke fond memories. From records made in each era,  fluffy dice hanging in the windscreen to beaded seats and GameBoys, you’ll remember the ‘good old days’ in new ways.


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