The Beaulieu River is small river flowing south through the New Forest in the county of Hampshire in southern England. The river is some 12 miles long, of which the last 4 miles are tidal. The name is pronounced b-U-lee.
Course
The Beaulieu River rises near Lyndhurst in the centre of the New Forest, and flows south eastwards across the forest heaths to the village of Beaulieu. At Beaulieu the river becomes tidal and once drove a tide mill in the village. Below Beaulieu the tidal river continues to flow through the forest, passing the village of Bucklers Hard and entering the sea through the Solent.
Navigation
The tidal river below Beaulieu is navigable to small craft. Bucklers Hard was once a significant shipbuilding centre, building many wooden sailing ships, both merchant and naval and including Nelson's Agamemnon.
Beaulieu is a small village located on the south eastern edge of the New Forest[?] national park in Hampshire, England.
The hamlet of Bucklers Hard[?], situated on Beaulieuriver and part of the 9000 acre Beaulieu Estate was the birthplace of many British naval vessels, including many of Admiral Nelson's fleet, and today houses a small maritime museum, plus a modern yachting marina.
Beaulieu village has remained largely unspoilt by progress, and is a favourite tourist stop for visitors to the New Forest, and also for birders seeking local specialities like Dartford Warbler[?], Honey Buzzard and Hobby.
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