A Novel Location…

To enter the former Norman Bocheland manor and saunter along its flagstone corridors is to enter the enchanting walls and world of Chester Bentley.

Here you will come face to face with the story’s stunning location and its silent protagonist, where the great treasure hunt all began. Buckland House may have long closed its doors as a school but the halcyon spirit and bygone era have been caringly conserved to the joy of ex-pupils and the delight of its first-time guests.

If you wish to step back into time and escape the madding crowd, then the estate can be found by clicking here

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The Georgian pile

Pictured in 1828

The Parish

Rural Buckland

Back in the day

As MJ Colewood remembers it

The driveway

North façade

New Field

South front

Church lawn

East wing

South front

A raven’s view

The lake

Overlooking Cook’s Puddle

Front of house

Bryanston balcony

St. Mary’s Church

Masters’ Common Room

Lawn primed for British Bulldogs

East wing

To the woods and beyond

Main entrance

Crossing the threshold

Entrance hall

Main staircase

Ante-room

Old library

Dining hall

Main hall

Bryanston dorm above

Headmaster’s assembly

Bryanston dorm

Bryanston today

The old cloakroom

Masters’ Common Room

Where is the secret passageway?

Sunday film night

Corridor leading past Head’s office towards classrooms

South entrance

South front

Timeless Buckland

Gardens for playing in…

Ha-ha!

The lake and bamboo labyrinth…

Church tower & Turkey oak

Pure Heaven in Devon

Bleak midwinter

Perfect day for a ride to Sheepwash and the start of an adventure…