Clare Hall Nursing Home can be found in the peaceful Somerset village of Ston Easton, which is approximately 11 miles south west of Bath and 7 miles north east of Wells, and has an interesting history before the home was converted into a nursing home in 1986.
Clare Hall stands on the site once occupied by the manor house of Ston Easton manor. In 1660 John Dory bought the manor house from Thomas Chafin, lord of the manor of Ston Easton manor. The Dory family lived here until at least the 1770s. The house was acquired by the Hippisley family in the 19th century.
Christine Hippisley lived here after the death of her husband Ivan, and it later became the home of her daughter Ivy. Ivy’s nephew John Preston Hippisley lived at Clare Hall until his death in 1983, having been forced to sell Ston Easton Park following the death of his father Richard John Bayntun Hippisley.
The Home comprises of an older house with a modern extension and is set in a large , attractive and well maintained grounds. The grounds are laid out to allow access to everyone.