Castle Bromwich Hall has been a family home for most of its long life, and we like to think it still is.
The Hall was built around 1599 for Sir Edward Devereux, Member of Parliament for Tamworth, who was made the first Baronet of Castle Bromwich by King James I. You may be staying in the Devereux room, named in his honour.
In 1657 the Hall was bought by Sir Orlando Bridgeman for his son, Sir John Bridgeman, and so began more than three centuries with the Bridgeman family. Sir John's wife, Lady Mary, worked closely with the architect William Winde to remodel the house in the late 1600s, and many of the beautiful ceilings and the fine 17th century woodwork you see today date from that time.
The Bridgemans went on to become the Earls of Bradford, and when marriage brought Weston Park in Shropshire into the family, it became their main seat. Our Bridgeman, Bradford and Weston rooms all carry the names of this remarkable family.
The Hall was never forgotten, though. In 1870 George Bridgeman moved back in, and his wife, Lady Ida, Countess of Bradford, made Castle Bromwich her home for around sixty years. Lady Ida served as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary, who was a frequent and fond visitor to the Hall. Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli also stayed here in 1876. Lady Ida was the last of the family to live here, until her death in 1936.
Alongside the Hall sit Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, one of the finest surviving formal English gardens of their era. Lovingly restored by the Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Trust since 1985, they are well worth a stroll during your stay.
Today, after careful restoration, the Hall opens its doors to a new generation of guests. Each person who stays here becomes part of its story, and we are so glad that now includes you.
Rooms named for our history
- Devereux
- The Hall's builder
- Bridgeman
- Its family
- Bradford
- Their earldom
- Weston
- Their Shropshire seat