The old part of Bradwell is a hotch potch of narrow ginnels and stone built miners cottages which ooze charm and character. Bed and breakfast in Bradwell puts you in the heart of the Peak District with many activities, amenities and places to visit right on your doorstep.
The area around Bradwell was loved by the Romans who chose to build their Navio Fort at nearby Brough – it was garrisoned by the First Cohort of Aquitanians and stands on the Roman Road known as Batham Gate which ran to Aqua Arnemetia ( Buxton). Whilst staying at a Bed and breakfast in Bradwell you cannot fail to learn something of the fascinating local history.
Rich veins of lead were mined around Bradwell up until the last century, with the scars and spoil heaps now being transformed into areas of natural beauty where wild flowers flourish, and there are many lovely old paths and tracks to explore which lead from your Bed and breakfast in Bradwell
Bradwell is famed for its inventors and inventions – the Bradda Beaver was a hard miners’ hat manufactured in the village. Should the weather be wet when you stay at a Bed and breakfast in Bradwell, you may put up a folding umbrella – first invented by Samual Fox who was born at 15 Water Lane in 1815.
If the weather is sunny for your stay at a Bed and breakfast in Bradwell, then you must visit the ice cream parlour! Bradwell’s award winning dairy ice creak has been made in the village for more than 100 years and now comes in 16 different flavours. Over a million litres are made here each year!
A short drive south from your Bed and breakfast in Bradwell will take you past Hazelbadge Hall which is part of a working farm and not open to the public. This old farmstead is one of the oldest surviving dwellings in the county and has a faded date stone of 1549 which can be seen above a coat of arms, carved over a five-arched mullioned window.
Among the Bed and breakfast in Bradwell listings you can find reference to The Bowling Green Inn which dates from 1577. This quaint country hostelry boasts blackened oak beams and open log fires. However, if you want a bit of luxury with your Bed and breakfast in Bradwell, then you may wish to consider Stoney Ridge which has an indoor swimming pool as well as a resident’s lounge where you can look out over the valley from the balcony.
