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Exbury Gardens celebrates 200 years of rail travel with steam weekend

Exbury Gardens celebrates 200 years of rail travel with steam weekend

Exbury Gardens celebrates 200 years of rail travel with steam weekend

11 June 2025

Vintage rail, steam power and family fun will combine as Exbury Gardens celebrates 200 years of rail travel with a Days of Steam Event this weekend.


Couple given court sentence after neglecting donkeys

Couple given court sentence after neglecting donkeys

Couple given court sentence after neglecting donkeys

11 June 2025

A couple have been banned for five years from keeping equines after leaving donkeys to fend for themselves in “appalling conditions”.


Iconic Nigel Mansell portrait by Tiptoe artist donated to museum

Iconic Nigel Mansell portrait by Tiptoe artist donated to museum

Iconic Nigel Mansell portrait by Tiptoe artist donated to museum

10 June 2025

The family of renowned Tiptoe artist Anthony Lawrence has donated his iconic Nigel Mansell portrait to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.


Buckler’s Hard yacht harbour apprentice scores top marks

Buckler’s Hard yacht harbour apprentice scores top marks

Buckler’s Hard yacht harbour apprentice scores top marks

09 June 2025

An apprentice at Buckler’s Hard yacht harbour has passed his final assessment with a top scoring merit – the first to do so.


Drivers praised for helping pony hit by car

Drivers praised for helping pony hit by car

Drivers praised for helping pony hit by car

05 June 2025

Two motorists have been praised for their actions after a pony was struck in an accident near Exbury.


Seven speeders caught in New Forest crackdown

Seven speeders caught in New Forest crackdown

Seven speeders caught in New Forest crackdown

28 May 2025

A speed crackdown after two fatal hit-and-runs involving New Forest animals in one day netted seven offending drivers.


Growing enthusiasts flock to Beaulieu for Gardeners World Spring Fair

Growing enthusiasts flock to Beaulieu for Gardeners World Spring Fair

Growing enthusiasts flock to Beaulieu for Gardeners World Spring Fair

24 May 2025

Minstead Trust was winner of the Best Interpretation of the Theme award with its Harmony Garden


Hit-and-run drivers slammed after Forest animals killed

Hit-and-run drivers slammed after Forest animals killed

Hit-and-run drivers slammed after Forest animals killed

22 May 2025

A campaigner slammed hit-and-run drivers who killed two New Forest animals in separate collisions in one day.


Lymington army officer who took part in failed Equatorial Guinea coup dies

Lymington army officer who took part in failed Equatorial Guinea coup dies

Lymington army officer who took part in failed Equatorial Guinea coup dies

17 May 2025

A former British Army officer and military contractor from Lymington, best known for his involvement in a failed coup attempt, has died suddenly.


150-year-old village business could go under in rates row

150-year-old village business could go under in rates row

150-year-old village business could go under in rates row

09 May 2025

A New Forest business founded almost 150 years ago could fold after a £13,000 rates demand – which the owner says he will refuse to pay.


Right royal caravan on display at Forest museum

Right royal caravan on display at Forest museum

Right royal caravan on display at Forest museum

03 May 2025

A caravan built by a Ringwood firm and presented to royals as a gift in the 1950s is now on display at Beaulieu’s motor museum.


Swan shot in ‘abhorrent’ attack at pond

Swan shot in ‘abhorrent’ attack at pond

Swan shot in ‘abhorrent’ attack at pond

02 May 2025

A swan is being treated after it was shot with an air rifle in an “abhorrent” attack at a New Forest beauty spot.


Expert gardener joins Forest business

Expert gardener joins Forest business

Expert gardener joins Forest business

20 April 2025

An expert gardener accredited by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said he is excited to be joining a New Forest business.


Free exhibition celebrates Nelson’s favourite ship ‘Eggs and Bacon’

Free exhibition celebrates Nelson’s favourite ship ‘Eggs and Bacon’

Free exhibition celebrates Nelson’s favourite ship ‘Eggs and Bacon’

20 April 2025

A ship that was Admiral Nelson’s favourite, HMS Agamemnon, is being celebrated at Buckler’s Hard where his fleet was built.


BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair returns to Beaulieu

BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair returns to Beaulieu

BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair returns to Beaulieu

16 April 2025

The hugely popular BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair will be back at Beaulieu next month.


Forest village honours first recipient of women’s award

Forest village honours first recipient of women’s award

Forest village honours first recipient of women’s award

14 March 2025

The Beaulieu Village Hall award for community service is given to a local woman each year


Restoration project launched to mark 70th anniversary of popular garden attraction

Restoration project launched to mark 70th anniversary of popular garden attraction

Restoration project launched to mark 70th anniversary of popular garden attraction

13 March 2025

A long forgotten area of Exbury Gardens is set to be restored and reopened to the public to mark the attraction’s 70th anniversary.


Batter up – flippin’ fine fun in Forest pancake races

Batter up – flippin’ fine fun in Forest pancake races

Batter up – flippin’ fine fun in Forest pancake races

04 March 2025

Spring weather helped draw out the crowds in two New Forest towns to watch competitors have a flippin’ good time battle it out in pancake races.


Trip down memory lane for retired builder

Trip down memory lane for retired builder

Trip down memory lane for retired builder

01 March 2025

A former bricklayer who lives in Hythe took a trip down memory lane as he revisited buildings on Beaulieu Estate he helped restore some 50 years ago.


Speed record car reaches rebuild milestone at Forest museum

Speed record car reaches rebuild milestone at Forest museum

Speed record car reaches rebuild milestone at Forest museum

24 February 2025

Restoration of the first car to break the 200mph barrier has reached a landmark stage at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu.


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