WITH the May half-term starting parents will be looking for ways to entertain their children during the week-long break from school. In Hampshire there are a host of places to enjoy fun days out. Here we give a round-up of some of the top attractions in the county to visit with children.
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu has opened a new permanent exhibition, Streets Ahead: Motoring in Mid-Century Britain, showcasing a typical street from the decades following the Second World War. The new gallery explores a time when Britain underwent a period of rapid social, cultural, and economic change with artefacts from the museum’s extensive motoring collections. To launch the new gallery over the bank holiday weekend, actors from the Gobledogook theatre company will take on roles of characters that you may have encountered on the street in mid-century Britain such as a bus conductor and motor saleseman.
The exhibition is included in the admission ticket for the Beaulieu attraction. Tickets : Free for under fives; £14 in advance for children; £25 in advance for adults Website nationalmotormuseum.org.
uk . Army Flying Museum, Middle Wallop The museum holds and extensive collection charting more than 100 years of the British Army in the air. With more than 35 fixed wing and rotary aircraft on display, the museum is the perfect place to explore the fascinating history of army aviation.
During the May half-term the museum is commemorating the 8.
