Horrible Histories® brought the Vile Victorians to Beaulieu!

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1. Motoring Madness

   Starting near the National Motor Museum, visitors could discover how the Victorians unleashed motoring madness! Some hailed the motor car as the future of travel, while others moaned that this noisy, horse-scaring menace would ruin society. Dive into the fantastic and frightful motoring firsts of the Victorian era and see how they left tyre tracks (and trouble) that still shape our motoring world today.

2. New inventions

   The Victorians loved coming up with new inventions, and as visitors made their way to the Monorail station, they could learn of one especially inventive chap, The Hon. John Scott Montagu (a non-vile Victorian, thankfully, and Lord Montagu’s grandfather), whose bold prediction for the future of transport was monorails!

3. Victorian Village Life

   Visitors could venture further into the grounds and gardens to discover village life the Victorian way. Villagers worked their soggy socks off, with milkmaids, mole-catchers, mowers and blacksmiths all playing their part in Beaulieu’s busy past. You’ll also see that living in Victorian Britain could be painful, smelly and cruel, and can you work out their weird superstitions?

4. Palace House

   Palace House was a must-see stop on your Horrible Histories adventure! Visitors could venture down to the Victorian Kitchen, if you dare, and discover the Victorians’ tasty treats that would make you gag in today’s world. Head upstairs to uncover the dangers of deadly fashion! Victorian style could be fabulously fatal, and see why help from servants was a must in a grand home like Palace House, but life below stairs came with some strict rules…

5. Gift Shop

   Visitors could stop by the Visitor Reception Gift Shop to pick up a perfectly horrible souvenir of your Vile Victorian adventure! From Horrible Histories-inspired goodies to quirky keepsakes, there was something to remind every brave visitor of their day of dreadful discoveries.

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