Breamore House

Type: Historic House/Palace

The Manor House was completed in 1583 and remains the family home of the Hulses whose collections include paintings, furniture, needlework and porcelain. The Countryside Museum takes the visitor back to when the village was self-sufficient with full size replicas of a farm worker's cottage, a blacksmith's shop and a dairy, to name a few.

There is also a children's playground and the Great British Maze. Refreshments and souvenirs are avilable and there is disabled access to all areas except the first floor of the house. Breamore provided the set of 'The Woodlanders' by Thomas Hardy. 'Children of the New Forest' was also filmed at Breamore.

The film set of 'Children of the New Forest' was here.

Museum

Breamore is a largely unspoilt 17th century village with many old thatchedcottages, an extensive "common" and a great deal of history.

Life in a typical village like Breamore can be relived in the Breamore Countryside Museum which provides a fascinating insight into the days when a village was self-sufficient

TheMuseum boasts one of the finest collections of steam powered farm machinery, tractors, barn machinery and historical tools.

Visitors can see full size replicas of a farm worker's cottage before the advent of electricity, a blacksmith's shop, a dairy, wheelwright's shop, a brewery, a saddler's shop and cobbler's shed. The village shop, school, cooperage, bakers, laundry and early garage represent recent developments.

The addition of an adventure playground to complement the Great British Maze has greatly added to the younger generation's enjoyment.

Light lunches and home-made cakes are served in the Tea Shop from 12noon.

Millennium Project - Clock c. 1575
This extremely rare 16th century Bavarian four-train turret clock. Sir EdwardHulse, says: "This is the earliest four-train clock in the country. Breamore was completed in 1583 and the clock built within ten years of that date." Restoration of this historic timepiece will be the museum's millennium project. It is similar in shape to the Salisbury example, oldest in the country, but twice its size.

Opening Times

Countryside Museum 1 May 2008 - 30 Sep 2008

Breamore House 1 May 2008 - 30 Sep 2008

* House (guided tours only; last tour starts 4pm).
Easter weekend: 21-24 March; April : Tuesday and Sunday
May, June, July, August and September: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and all Bank Holidays.

Tickets Information

Road Directions

Near the village of Breamore, just off the Ringwood to Salisbury road (A338).

Public Transport Directions

Salisbury train station is 9 miles away. Bus service X3 from Salisbury.