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Southampton (initially the M3). to 5pm Oct-Mar) is centred on 14th-century Gothic abbey
After 14 miles turn off onto the a 13th-century Cistercian gatehouse, and received
A35 towards Lyndhurst. From monastery that fell to the a 19th-century Scottish
here it’s 9-miles to Beaulieu ancestors of the current makeover in the 1860s.
through the New Forest’s proprietors, the Montague
increasingly wooded roads. The Drive » The SatNav
family, after Henry VIII’s wants to start this 28-mile leg
1536 monastic land-grab. by routing you onto the A326.
Today its motor museum Resist! Opt for the A and B roads
8 Beaulieu includes F1 cars and that wind through the villages of
The vintage car mu- jet-powered land-speed Lyndhurst, Cadnam, Brook and
seum and stately home at record-breakers and North Charford, revealing the
Beaulieu (%01590-612345; wheels driven by James New Forest’s enchanting blend of
www.beaulieu.co.uk; adult/child Bond and Mr Bean. The woods and open heath. Eventually
£24/12; h10am-6pm Apr-Sep, palace began life as a join the A338 to Salisbury.

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