Welcome to my homage to the RAF Beaulieu airfield in the New Forest. Here you can find out more about the history, heritage, walks, and sites of interest.
During wartime there were a number of buildings erected at RAF Beaulieu to make the airfield effectively function as a small town. It had all the amenities you would need for over 2,000 staff to live...
If you visit the site where the control tower used to stand in the northern part of the airfield you might stumble across (or even stub your toe on) a thick metal tube embedded into concrete then set...
There were a number of hangars on the Beaulieu airfield during WW2, and the area with the most evident is the site where hangar 1 would have been. This is a position to the north of the airfield just...
If you drive down the B3054 past the Beaulieu airfield towards Lymington, you might notice a large earth hump or mound on the heath to your right-hand side. It’s the one with visible walking gravel...
Towards the north of the airfield is where the control tower would have been. You can still stand on what’s left of the crumbling base foundation, and look out across the airfield.
A few...
To the North Eastern side of the RAF Beaulieu airfield perimeter there were 15 hardstands. Hardstands are those “frying pan” shaped dispersal areas that surround the airfield. You can still see...