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Drive-It Day at Beaulieu 2027

Owners of cars from 2005 or earlier drive in for National Drive-It Day, which marks the 1900 Thousand Mile Trial and raises money for the NSPCC. Every make and condition welcome.

Sunday 25 April 2027National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Bolton's Bench at Lyndhurst: the smooth grassy knoll crowned by its broad dark yews, with New Forest ponies grazing the slope, timber rails and bollards along the edge of the forest lawn and autumn oaks beyond

Details

When
Sunday 25 April 2027
Times
Daytime
Where
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Price
Visitor tickets from Beaulieu
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Where it is

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About 6.3 miles from Lyndhurst village centre as the crow flies.

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    Official page for War Graves of the New Forest exhibition (opens in a new tab)

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    Official page for Halloween Spooktacular at Paultons Park 2026 (opens in a new tab)

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    Official page for New Forest Walking Festival 2026 (opens in a new tab)

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    Official page for Howl-O-Ween at the New Forest Wildlife Park (opens in a new tab)