Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum
This restored 18th-century shipbuilding village, 2 miles south of Beaulieu, is home to a re-created Shipwright's Cottage along with a Shipwright School. Housed in a replica 18th-century timber workshop, the school offers courses in traditional shipbuilding techniques. The fascinating Maritime Museum traces the village's role in British history, including building Nelson's warships (the New Forest lost many of its trees during the 16th to 18th centuries when it served as the principal source of timber for British Navy ships). From Easter through October, you can sail down the privately owned Beaulieu River. The Master Builder's House Hotel has a bar and restaurant.
