Breamore House

History

The house was completed in 1583 for the Dodington family, built on the site of the earlier Breamore Priory. A major fire in 1856 destroyed much of the interior, and the house was substantially restored afterwards. Sir Edward Hulse, a baronet and physician to Queen Anne and to Kings George I and II, purchased the estate in the 18th century, and his descendants live there still.

Architecture

Breamore House is an Elizabethan mansion completed in 1583, built over the remains of Breamore Priory. It carries a Grade II* listing, reflecting the survival of much of its Tudor structure despite 18th-century alterations and rebuilding after the 1856 fire.

Worth knowing

The house passed to Sir Edward Hulse, physician to Queen Anne and to Kings George I and II, whose family still occupies it. Through marriage into the Levett family of Sussex, the Hulses acquired heirlooms including pieces once belonging to Richard Levett, a Lord Mayor of London.

Gardens & grounds

The house stands with forest on one side and open parkland running to the New Forest on the other, with a yew tree by the drive reckoned to be a thousand years old.