Beaulieu, Hampshire
Beaulieu | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Brockenhurst | |
Postcode district | SO42 | |
Dialling code | 01590 | |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | |
Ambulance | South Central | |
New Forest East | ||
Beaulieu (/ˈbjuːli/ ⓘ BEW-lee) is a village located on the southeastern edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England. It is home to both Palace House and the National Motor Museum. In 2020, it was named the fifth most beautiful village in the UK and Ireland by Condé Nast Traveler.[2]
History
The name "Beaulieu" comes from the
During the
The village has remained largely unspoilt by industrial progress and is a favourite stop for tourists in the area, as well as birdwatchers seeking local species like the Dartford warbler, European honey buzzard, and Eurasian hobby.
Transport
The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Road, about 4 miles (6.4 km) away on the London-Weymouth main line. While the station previously had infrequent service, 20 trains a day now stop there. Wilts & Dorset bus service 112 serves the village on its way between Hythe and Lymington. In the summer, Beaulieu is served by the New Forest Tour, an hourly open-top bus service.
Palace House
The house was extended in the 16th century, and again in the 19th century; today, it is a fine example of a Gothic country house. Although still home to the current Lord and Lady Montagu, parts of the house and gardens are open to the public every day. It is a member of the Treasure Houses of England consortium.
Culture
The village is home to the
In the late 1950s, Beaulieu was the surprising location for one of Britain's first experiments in pop festival culture, with the annual Beaulieu Jazz Festival, which quickly expanded to become a significant event in the burgeoning jazz and youth pop music scene of the period. Camping overnight, a rural invasion, eccentric dress, wild music and sometimes wilder behaviour; these now familiar features of pop festivals happened at Beaulieu each summer, culminating in the so-called 'Battle of Beaulieu' at the 1960 festival, when rival gangs of modern and traditional jazz fans indulged in a spot of what sociologists went on to call 'subcultural contestation'.[6]
In popular culture
Palace House was featured in the comedy-drama film
See also
- List of jazz festivals
- List of historic rock festivals
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Silver, Madeleine (20 October 2020). "The 20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "BBC - History - World Wars: Training SOE Saboteurs in World War Two". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Wartime school for spies revealed". BBC News Online. 15 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4738-6382-8. Archivedfrom the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ McKay 2004, 2005
Bibliography
- Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (2000) Wheels Within Wheels: An Unconventional Life. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
- George McKay (2004) '"Unsafe things like youth and jazz": Beaulieu Jazz Festivals (1956–61) and the origins of pop festival culture in Britain'. In Andy Bennett, ed. Remembering Woodstock (Aldershot: Ashgate).
- George McKay (2005) Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain, chapter one 'New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu [Jazz Festival 1956-61])'. Durham NC: Duke University Press.
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