Burton Court

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We, the Simpson family, have been living at Burton Court since 1960. My father, Lt Com Robert Macaulay Simpson bought the house and 19 acres for use as a residence and for a soft fruit growing enterprise after a distinguished naval career.

Alongside my mother, Helen they built a name for doing guided tours around the house and grounds with a unique exhibition that mainly featured period costumes. The exhibition also included such curios as ship models, taxidermy, musical boxes, model railways and antiques. The soft fruit enterprise was closed down in 2007, allowing my parents to take a well-earned retirement after years of hard work in keeping this house afloat with its acre of roof! Their final investment to the house was to put in a biomass boiler which means that everyone is toasty and warm who comes into the house, including themselves! A rich reward to them after a lifetime of work.