The Manor was the home of the Earls of Malmesbury and in World War II Hurn Court was the Headquarters of the Hampshire Red Cross, and the president was Lady Malmesbury. Since then though the house has also been used as a school.

The airport you see today was constructed as RAF Hurn in WWII and opened in 1941. It was used mainly for the training of Paratroops and as a glider base before the North African Landings in 1943.

In the days that lead up to the invasion of Normandy it was the home of 570 Squadron who used Lysander aircraft and transports to land agents or drop supplies to the French Resistance so  they could engage in acts of sabotage that would help the invasion forces in their advance after D-Day. It was also the home of 84 G roup who had nine squadrons of Typhoons and flew daily sorties to France.

From November of 1944, up until January of 1946 when London's Heathrow was opened it took over from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire as the main land-plane base for the gradual restoration of BOAC's international services and here began the service from England to Australia, this trip took three days as the planes used were Lancaster Bombers modified to carry passengers.

Hurn today is a regional airport that has scheduled services to Europe and now to other parts of the world, as well as national routes to other British cities