Our Story

The Hamptworth story.

Discover a landscape shaped by woodland, farming and centuries of country life. From the early manor to Hamptworth Lodge, these are a few chapters in the estate’s story.

  1. 1079The New Forest
  2. 1086The manor
  3. 1912The Lodge rebuilt
  4. 2005National Park
Architectural drawing of Hamptworth Lodge, Wiltshire, published 1913
Hamptworth Lodge, architectural drawing, 1913.

  1. 1079

    The King’s New Forest

    William the Conqueror established the New Forest as a royal hunting forest. Hamptworth’s place on its northern edge would shape its landscape and country life for centuries to come.

  2. 1086

    Woodland and a manor

    Domesday Book records land here held by Waleran the huntsman from the Bishop of Winchester. From this early landscape of woodland and farms, the manor of Hamptworth developed.

  3. c. 1620

    A lodge for the hunt

    An earlier house stood on the site of Hamptworth Lodge by the seventeenth century. Farms and a small rural community grew around the roads linking the woods and neighbouring villages.

  4. 1822–1876

    Commons and community

    The enclosure of the commons in 1822 changed the local landscape. A school opened on Hamptworth common in 1867, followed by a Wesleyan chapel in 1876.

  5. 1912

    The Lodge takes shape

    Harold Moffatt commissioned architect Sir Guy Dawber to rebuild Hamptworth Lodge. Brick, timber framing and ornamental chimneys give the house its distinctive character.

  6. 1973

    A heritage recognised

    Hamptworth Lodge was listed Grade II* in 1973, recognising its architectural and historic interest. It remains a private home, separate from the guest accommodation at Home Farm.

  7. 2005

    At the edge of a National Park

    The New Forest became a National Park in 2005. Today, a stay at Home Farm offers a base for exploring this countryside, with the estate’s history close at hand.

Hamptworth Lodge

The house that Harold built.

In 1912, Harold Moffatt’s new Lodge brought together his interest in early English houses and the work of architect Sir Guy Dawber. Its brickwork and timber framing give the house a distinctive place in Hamptworth’s story.

Hamptworth Lodge is a private home; guest accommodation is at Home Farm Cottages.

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