Millbrook House History
Millbrook House is a grade II listed property. Part of the main house is thought to date back to the 16th century with many 18th, 19th and 20th century alterations. There is a brick on the back of the house dated 1791. It was once a farmhouse with racing stables.
It used to be called The Firs, possibly because of the tall fir trees on the south side of the front garden. It was certainly still called The Firs in the 1920s but why the name was changed, and when, is unknown. From 1954 until 2003 it was a boys’ boarding school.
Millbrook House has been in the Glazebrook family since 1963. Since closing the school in 2003 many changes have taken place. Millbrook House itself has become a family home. The classrooms and staff accommodation behind the house have been converted to flats and let to tenants. The school gym is now a studio, fitness suite and beauty therapy room known as Total Body Conditioning. The Citadine Apartments were dormitories, classrooms and staff accommodation.
Total Body Conditioning is run by our daughter Chloe and discounts are available for our guests.
The building housing the citadine apartments was built in 1989 on the site of an originally thatched building which was slowly collapsing due to the weight of the tiles that had replaced the thatch. It was built as classrooms, dormitories and staff accommodation. The alterations to convert the building to the seven apartments were completed in June 2007. Three more apartments are planned in the near future.
Within the grounds of Millbrook House we also have nine one and two bedroom flats which are let on assured shorthold agreements.
Please contact us for more information and availability.
Old Stables Farm Shop
In the courtyard you will also find The Old Stables Farm Shop selling free range chicken and duck eggs (also goose eggs when in season), local vegetables, seasonal fruit, honey and game.
