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I and Henry VIII used to be visitors at nearby
Nunwell house. In fact Charles I spent his last night of freedom here.
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Brading
was once a prosperous town with great civic pride, in fact the inhabitants of the now
larger town Ryde used to travel to Brading for provisions. Brading started life as a harbour town until the river Yar's estuary gradually silted up, leaving the village two miles from the present coastline. Some of the first settlers were the Romans who left behind a villa on the outskirts of the town which is now a museum, and worth well visiting just to see the well preserved mosaic floors which include the Medusa's head. The beautiful church at the northern end of the town contains the tombs of various members of the the Oglander family. The family inhabited nearby Nunwell House from Norman times until 1980. The house now contains a small military museum and is open at restricted times during the summer. Another manor called Morton is at the southern end of the town is also open during the summer and has very attractive gardens and Georgian rooms. In the main part of the town is the Town hall which periodically exhibits some fascinating historical documents. Part of the floor comprises of only bars which served as the town goal. Opposite, on a traffic island in the road is a bull-ring testament to Brading's barbaric past. No visit to Brading is complete without a visit to Wax and Doll museums. Morton
Manor......................(01983) 406168 Wax
Works........................(01983) 407286 Brading Roman Villa...........(01983)
406223/740588 Nunwell House & Garden....(01983)
407240 Lilliput Doll Museum...........(01983)
407231 Bus..................................6,
6A, 7, 7A, 88
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