Grocery & Local Produce Store (Building 131): aka Chorley Lodge Scout Hut
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 the location where the control tower (aka watch office) used to stand in the northern part of the airfield you might stumble across (or even stub your toe on) a thick metal tube...
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...
RAF Beaulieu’s Pundit Code (aka the WW2 Beaulieu Airfield Letters)
Towards the north of the airfield is where the control tower would have stood. You can still stand on what’s left of the crumbling base of the signals area, and look out across the...
Dispersal Huts & Airmen’s Latrine Blocks for the North East Hardstands
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...
