New Forest & Hampshire County Show
We headed to the New
Forest and Hampshire County show with a picnic packed, ready for a wonderful,
exciting day. This was the 94th year of the show and this event
brings people from all over the New Forest and rural Hampshire together to show
us what they do. The
‘old time farming’ section was interesting featuring old methods of farming and
we learnt how these methods have changed and developed over time.
Everyone enjoyed a delicious ice cream treat.
Delicious homemade cakes in the
‘bake and cake’ tent, where we viewed the winning homemade cakes and biscuits.
There was an under 5 year old category and some of the entries looked very
professional. We all really enjoyed looking at the bee keepers tent, too.
Off
next to the show farm and young farmers section, seeing the winning cattle,
goats and sheep
The ‘Axemen’ were in action in the arena and they put on a spectacular show. Individuals
and pairs showed us their skills when splitting and cutting wood both on ground
level and high up. The precision was amazing.
Watching
the show jumping competitions in the show ring, racing against
the clock was really exciting; the speed of the horses was simply breath taking.
Most nights we were treated to fantastic nights of entertainment. One of our favourite shows featured hit songs from the 60’s right
up to the present day. We hit the dance floor and danced all night.
It
was a glorious day and we took in the spectacular views. We could even see the infamous
Needles in the distance on the Isle of Wight. We had packed a picnic which we
enjoyed whilst enjoying the seaside views.
A lovely day was spent at Beaulieu and Bucklers Hard, a unique 18th
century village where warships for Nelsons navy were built. We wandered through
the apple orchard where fruit is picked each autumn and used to make Beaulieu
apple juice. Plums were also abundant.
The
Maritime museum was well worth the visit. It shows the development of the
village, the story of its ships, it’s connection with Nelson, the role of the
river in WW11 and the lives of its residents who lived and worked here during
the 18-20th centuries. We then enjoyed a boat cruise along the
Beaulieu river. This was a tranquil cruise accompanied by commentary revealing
its history.
The Beaulieu car museum has over 140 years of motoring history. It was
also ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bangs’ 50 years exhibition and we were lucky to see a ‘truly scrumptious’ collection
of never-before-seen memorabilia, artwork and props from this classic family
favourite film. We stepped inside Coggins garage and viewed Caractacus Potts
inventions including the humbug sweet machine. On show was also the original
child catcher carriage, never before seen in the UK.
Surprisingly, we also picked the day to visit when the ‘super car’ event was on. It was great to see various top of the range fast cars and they were beautiful machines.
We
wandered around the beautiful gardens and around the ruins of Beaulieu Abbey,
stopping to watch a bird of prey show. It was wonderful to watch.
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