Bucklers-Hard in the New Forest and Nelson?
What is the connection?
The New Forest Buckler's Hard Village Beaulieu boat trip
The New Forest, Bucklers-Hard and Nelson will always be connected in history because New Forest woodland provided the timber for 3 of Nelsons ships which took part in the Battle of Trafalgar.
To find out more, a visit to Bucklers Hard village is a must.
Find out more about Nelson and the Maritime Museum by visiting my
Nelson and Maritime Museum Review
Why not make it a great day out and visit
Beaulieu
as well - we did and had a wonderful day.
Before you go read my
Beaulieu Review
The New Forest at Bucklers-Hard also played a part in my husbands family history, although this time it didn't involve Lord Nelson!
My husband spent many childhood summer holidays having adventures with his cousins, who lived in this wonderful New Forest village.
Although there have been some changes over the years, it really
is virtually how he remembers it.
He returned home full of tales of his adventures
and it was only years later that I realised it was not called "Bucklers 'ard" -
he'd dropped the "H" whilst developing a strange Hampshire twang!
I'm sure Lord Montagu (whose family owns the estate) will forgive him!
Bucklers Hard really does have a story to tell of New Forest woodland and Nelson's use of all this precious timber.
I think you'll find the history well worth reading and so here is
New Forest woodland history - the full story
This will give you a potted history and also a good idea of what you'll see on your day out here.
Get a feel for the New Forest village of Buckler's Hard by taking a boat trip down the Beaulieu River.
The boat trip will give you a great insight into where the timber was taken from
the New Forest woodlands and also just how useful it was to Nelson and his great battle
at Trafalgar.
As well as getting a feel for the village you can have a lovely lunch in a wonderful
setting - we've done it many times and always enjoyed the food, the views and
the boat trip.
Enjoy your lunch and drink!
You can have a relaxed lunch, sitting outside on a bench looking down
towards the river, with the beautiful old cottages of Bucklers Hard either side of you.
Park at the Master Builder's House Hotel, go through the hotel to
The Yachtsman's Bar.
My favourite part of a visit to the New Forest Bucklers Hard village - apart from learning about those ancient woodlands and how they served Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar so well, is a visit to the inside of one of the cottages.
You can see how the local people
also made use of the ancient woodland for fuel and shelter for their animals within this beautiful area of the New Forest.
If you chose to spend a day at Bucklers Hard in the beautiful New Forest UK National Park, checking up on Nelson and looking at the glorious Beaulieu river setting, you may also want to think of spending a day, another time, visiting Beaulieu Motor Museum
- it's not just for men and their cars - honestly!
a wonderful day out for everyone.
I hope you enjoy your visit to the lovely New Forest village of Buckler's Hard and you enjoy learning more about the history of Nelson from the Maritime Museum.
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