Beaulieu, ancestral home of the Montagu family since 1538, ranked highly among Britain's favourite attractions. Delightfully situated in the former grounds of the Abbey on the banks of the Beaulieu River, Palace House, the family seat and former Abbey Gatehouse is a treasure house of works of art and memorabilia.

• At Palace House enjoyable talks are available from costumed guides on aspects of life in a Victorian country house. During the Summer there are Victorian games and playlets to enjoy. Beaulieu also features beautiful gardens including the fragrant Victorian Flower Garden, the informal Wilderness Garden, dating back to the 1770s and the Ornamental Kitchen Garden laid out on the site of the original Palace House kitchen garden.

• The Secret Army Exhibition tells the story of wartime Beaulieu and the training school established for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII, for agents sent to work with the Resistance in occupied Europe.

• The Abbey Domus houses an enthralling exhibition about mediaeval monastic life at Beaulieu, exquisite embroidered wall hangings and an audio-visual presentation depicting the Abbey's history.

• The world famous National Motor Museum in the grounds contains a priceless collection of over 250 historic vehicles. There are vehicles from every motoring era as well as World Land Speed Record Breakers and Formula One cars. The Museum’s new exhibition for 2010, ‘ProMotion’ showcases a number of vehicles that illustrate the imaginative and fun techniques companies have used to promote their products over the years including a Birds Eye Pea car and the Cadbury Crème Egg Car.

• Currently wowing visitors is ‘World of Top Gear’, featuring actual vehicles created by presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for some of their most ambitious challenges on the TV show over the years. In the Top Gear ‘Enormodrome’ an exclusive video presentation shows behind-the-scenes at the Top Gear HQ with Jeremy, Richard and James, plus clips from the show featuring the cars on display.

• Visit the ‘James Bond Exhibition’ and see several exhibits from the famous films including the Aston Martin Volante from ‘The Living Daylights’, and the Ford driven by Daniel Craig in his first incarnation as Bond in ‘Casino Royale’.

• There are a also host of entertaining opportunities for corporate clients as well as an extensive events programme throughout the year including the Beaulieu Steam Revival, Trucks & Troops, Autojumbles, plus the popular Fireworks show, and much much more! - see the Beaulieu website for further details.