The D-Day Story is hosting an array of events this May, from marking Victory in Europe Day to activities for half term. On Sunday 10 May, the museum will be celebrating VE Day with performances from singer Nathalie Gunn, who will be returning to perform songs from the 1930s and 1940s. There will be the […]
Fundraising has officially begun for a memorial statue of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, marking a moment of deep national and local significance as Portsmouth celebrates 100 years since being granted city status. Portsmouth has long held a strong and enduring relationship with the Crown, and her late Majesty visited the city on many […]
Talented teams from Hampshire have designed a collection of stunning gardens that are sure to inspire at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair at Beaulieu (1 – 3 May). From impressive Showcase Gardens to eye-catching Beautiful Borders, these local, green-fingered folk have a passion for plants that they can’t wait to share with the […]
The countdown is on for the first car to break the 200mph World Land Speed Record to return to Daytona Beach a centenary after it set the amazing breakthrough there on the 29 March 1927. The workshop team at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, England is focused on completing its challenging restoration of the […]
One of the most significant changes to the National Motor Museum since it was built has been unveiled at Beaulieu. A new look entrance hall and upper gallery houses “Driven: Britain’s Motoring Story”, a contemporary museum display interpreting the development of motoring in the UK. The new exhibition was officially opened by well-known TV presenter […]
Sparsholt College Group are exhibiting a Natural Dye Garden this year at the world famous flower show. It focuses on the amazing colours plants give us. Madder gives red, weld a yellow and indigo and woad are used for blue. These give the primary colours. Common kitchen items such as carrots, onions and walnuts also […]
The BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair returns to beautiful Beaulieu in the New Forest, Hampshire from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 May. Whether you’re new to gardening or a seasoned grower, this vibrant day out has a host of horticultural highlights, plus delicious food and drink, and live music. From bulbs to pond plants, gardening gloves […]
The UK’s finest collection of rare and colourful lachenalias, known as ‘leopard lilies’, will go on display at Exbury Gardens in Hampshire in March. Exbury is home to the country’s most comprehensive lachenalia collection, and along with an array of beautiful orchids, it will be on display in the Five Arrows Gallery within the gardens […]
Hampshire History Trust has announced the second event in its 2026 Midweek Musings lecture series: Adventures to the Southern Hemisphere. Join highly sought-after speaker and Honorary Professor at the University of Winchester Ed Rochead and BAFTA award-winning broadcaster, TV presenter and historian Dan Snow for a night of remarkable journeys, bold exploration and unforgettable history. […]
National Motor Museum engineers have discovered cracks in all four engine blocks, drop damage and camshafts glued by oil in the restoration of the second engine of World Land Speed Record breaker Sunbeam 1000hp. Dismantling the front engine has revealed more problems than expected in the latest stage of the restoration. Work follows the momentous […]
