Slip Through Secret Passages at Little Beaulieu, New Forest





























Your mission at Little Beaulieu is to sneak past the painting with the moving eyes and slip into the secret passage behind the bookcase. But you’ll have to find the right room first…
Little Beaulieu is the adventure play area at Beaulieu National Motor Musuem and it is a labyrinth of passages, bridges, slides and walkways.
Little Beaulieu Adventure Play Area

This fantastic adventure play area has equipment that includes:
- a tube slide
- other slides
- a basket swing
- toddler swings
- an obstacle course
- climbing walls


There is also a Toddlers’ Play Area for children of 5 years and under, which has equipment that includes:
- the Beaulieu open-topped bus with a slide
- a wooden play house with a bridge, ladders and a slide
- a sand pit with chutes, buckets and pulleys
- picnic tables.

Secret Passages and Paintings
Inside the castle there are secret passages to find and explore, including one that goes behind a bookcase

and paintings with moving eyes…

Role Play
There are places to role play too, including a race car




Beaulieu National Motor Museum
At the heart of Beaulieu is the National Motor Museum, which as you’d expect is packed full of cars

including famous cars like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang


The Monorail and Bus
Beaulieu is also home to the oldest monorail in England

and an open topped bus that drives you gently around the grounds.

Visit the Little Beaulieu Adventure Play Area website
Further Information
Nearest Town: Hythe, near Southampton in the New Forest
County: Hampshire
Nearest Postcode: SO42 7ZN
Adult Cost Range: Various – please see their website for details.
Child Cost Range: Various – please see their website for details.
Free if: Under 5 years
Opens: Daily
Where to Eat: Cafe and picnic areas.
Facilities: Ice creams, snacks, cafe, shop, picnic areas, toilets and accessible toilets.
How Long We Spent There: 4 hours
Buggies: Buggy friendly.
Parking: There is a large car park.
Cost of Parking: Free
Information Written: January 2023
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