DiCamillo Companion
England

Breamore House

Breamore, near Fordingbridge

Hampshire

England

Circa Date: 1583 w/18th, 19th & 20th century alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Yes

Country House: Yes

This house has been used for TV and Film Historic Houses Member

A 1783 engraving of the house from "Grose's Antiquities of England & Wales"

A 19th century distance view of the house

  • Earlier Houses: There were monastic buildings on, or near, the site of the current house.

    Built / Designed For: William Dodington

    House & Family History: Sir Edward Hulse, physician to Kings George I and George II, purchased Breamore in the 18th century; the house is still lived in by his descendants today.

    Collections: Breamore is noted for its collection of furniture, porcelain, and paintings.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: The grounds feature a Medieval turf maze known as the Mizmaze.

    Chapel & Church: There is a Saxon church on the grounds of the estate.

  • Country Life: CXXI, 1198, 1268, 1320, 1957.

  • Title: Movie Locations: A Guide to Britain & Ireland
    Author: Adams, Mark
    Year Published: 2000
    Publisher: London: Boxtree
    ISBN: 0752271695
    Book Type: Softback

  • House Listed: Grade II*

    Park Listed: Grade II

  • "The Barchester Chronicles" (1982 - TV mini series). "Florence Nightingale" (1985 - as Embley Park, Mr. Nightingale's estate). "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" [aka "Inspector Wexford"] (1992 - TV series, as Tancred House in the episode "Kissing the Gunner’s Daughter"). "The Woodlanders" (1997). "Children of the New Forest" (1998 - TV movie). "Pride and Prejudice" (2005). "Into the Storm" [aka "Churchill at War"] (2009 - HBO TV movie, as Chequers, the country home of the prime minister).

  • Current Seat / Home of: Sir Edward Hulse, 11th Bt.; Hulse family here since 18th century.

    Past Seat / Home of: William Dodington, 1583-1600; Henry Dodington, until 1630. Sir Edward Hulse, 3rd Bt., until 1816; Sir Charles Hulse, 4th Bt., 1816-54.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: Yes

    Phone: 01725-512-858

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: https://breamorehouse.com/

    Historic Houses Member: Yes

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