Details about May half-term at Beaulieu 2026 will be available soon, so keep an eye out on our website and social media!
Visitors had an enchanting May half-term at Beaulieu in 2025. They could learn about New Forest Folklore with a fairy, witches and dragon trail in our wonderful grounds and gardens, and saw fascinating falconry on the lawns of Palace House.
PLUS fans of F1 were the first to see the National Motor Museum’s new special display Icons of Formula 1, celebrating 75 years of the first Drivers’ Championship.
2025 features
New Forest Folklore: Fairies, Witches & Dragons
Beaulieu’s Mill Pond Walk became home to enchanting New Forest folklore fairies, witches and dragon willow sculptures. During May half-term, visitors could follow a trail around the Mill Pond to spot mythical fairies, dragons, witches and pixies, as well as wonderful woodland hares, cats, owls, deer, pheasants and horses, and even mischievous boggarts.
special display: Icons of Formula 1
(Image credit: Nic Redhead ) To mark 75 years since the inaugural Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship in 1950, the National Motor Museum brought together a display of iconic Formula 1 racing cars. Each vehicle represented a decade of technical and sporting development in Formula 1’s illustrious history, as well as some of its most legendary drivers.
FASCINATING FALCONRY
Visitors could travel back to the turbulent Tudor era, when Beaulieu Abbey was destroyed in 1538 on the orders of King Henry VIII, and watch age-old falconry skills in action, with demonstrations by Lord Montagu’s falconer.
2025 Falconry times:
- 1pm – Presentation in The Abbey Cloister
- 3pm – Exercising the Birds on Palace House Lawns
We Had One of Those!
New interactive attraction We Had One of Those, is now open! Sit in the drivers’ seat of cars from the 1960s through to the 2000s including a Ford Capri, Morris Minor, VW Beetle and Austin Allegro!
LET OFF STEAM
Families enjoy letting off steam in Beaulieu’s enchanting adventure play area Little Beaulieu. Parents enjoy a hot drink or tasty snack in the family-friendly outdoor seating area while kids wear themselves out.
Grounds and gardens
Spring is the perfect time to explore our stunning grounds and gardens and why not hop on our ever-popular Monorail for a serene aerial tour of the ground or the Veteran bus! Remember, dogs are also welcome in the outside areas of the attraction and the Brabazon restaurant.
PHANTASMAGORICAL RIDES
Have you ever wanted to take a ride in the most phantasmagorical machines ever made? Take a magical ride in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Mr Toad’s car in May half-term or during weekends!*
*Please note that this experience will not take place during wet weather conditions or on busy event days and is an additional charge. 2026 dates will be confirmed soon.
tickets & prices
All of our school holiday activities are included in your general admission ticket, which gives entry to all the Beaulieu attractions, including The National Motor Museum, We Had One of Those, Palace House, Little Beaulieu and more.
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