Count’s record-breaking Babs joins Chitty exhibition
The iconic Land Speed Record breaker Babs that inspired Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has joined the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 years exhibition in the National Motor Museum.
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Beaulieu’s Simply Smart rounds off successful rally season
As many as 132 cheeky Smart cars motored into Beaulieu for Simply Smart with a colourful line-up as a fitting finale to a successful year of Simply rallies.
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New Simply rallies in 2019 events calendar
The 2019 events line-up has been confirmed with the announcement of new Simply rallies joining the calendar of award-winning events.
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Lotus designer’s personal collection is donated to the National Motor Museum Trust
An important personal collection of drawings and documents by Lotus sports car designer and inventor Ron Hickman has been donated to the National Motor Museum Trust at Beaulieu.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 years preview launch
At Beaulieu’s preview launch of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 years, Lord Montagu and celebrity guest Adrian Hall (who played Jeremy in the film) recreated a scene from the film as they emerged out of the garage in Chitty in the National Motor Museum.
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Child Catcher’s carriage joins Beaulieu’s Chitty exhibition
The original Child Catcher carriage from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be on display for the first time in the UK at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu to celebrate the golden anniversary of the film.
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Shell poster revealed to celebrate Beaulieu 25th anniversary
Shell has unveiled a new poster featuring Beaulieu as a great British destination, to celebrate 25 years of the Shell Heritage Art Collection at the National Motor Museum Trust.
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Boot full of spooky superstition found on Beaulieu Estate
An antique boot with a spooky supernatural purpose has been discovered, after being hidden for generations inside the structure of a house on the Beaulieu Estate. A relic of the superstitious days of old, a boot or shoe was thought to have warded off witches and evil spirits.
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Beaulieu launches Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 years exhibition
To celebrate the golden half century of one of the world’s favourite films Beaulieu is to launch its Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 50 years exhibition which can be seen in the National Motor Museum from October 20th.
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New sprite joins mythical woodland creatures
If you go down to Mill Pond Walk you’re sure of a big surprise, with the arrival of a larger-than-life woodland sprite which is the latest in a series of mythical tree carvings from ancient folklore.
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