Bardwell is a charming village with many varied and interesting buildings; it is situated about 8 miles from Bury St Edmunds. The village was used in several episodes of the hit TV comedy series "Dad's Army".

The picture above is of one of the many thatched cottages in the village.


The windmill dates from the Georgian period of 1825 and was built with parts of a mill brought from nearby Ixworth. It was fully restored to working order in the 1980's but is now undergoing restoration again after being the only windmill in the country to sustain extensive damage during the Great Storm of October of 1987, when its sails were torn off.

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