Hold the date: The Navy requisitioning of the Beaulieu River and its role in D-Day

Posted: Tuesday 26th March 2024

Event date: Saturday 1 June 2024

Location: Buckler’s Hard Maritime Museum, Brockenhurst

Organiser: The Naval Dockyards Society

Arrival by 11.30 for a village tour and talk focusing on WW2

12.00 - 13.00  A talk by Mary Montagu-Scott with a special display of archival material relating to D-Day

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (options and offer on the booking form tbc)

14:30-15:30 D-Day River cruise (holds 50)

Full details to follow nearer the time.

Parking: pay to park by the hour with a parking machine in the parking area.

For train travellers, a minibus will be organised from Beaulieu Rd Station.

Naval Dockyards Society | Exploring the civil branches of navies & their material culture

Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum | New Forest, Hampshire (bucklershard.co.uk)

Image: File:BEAULIEU 1791 RMG J5481-2.jpg - Wikimedia Commons