Warwick Bridge is a pleasant village beside the River Eden, and on the main A69 Carlisle to Newcastle trunk road, approximately 2.5 miles from junction 43 of the M6 motorway. The bridge that gave the village it's name has three segmental arches and was built by Dobson of Newcastle in 1837, one of the greates northern architects of the day. Close to the village are two grand houses, Warwick Hall and Holme Eden.
Warwick Hall is neo-Georgian by Guy Elwes, built on the site of a previous house of 1828 that was destroyed by fire in 1936. The stables are real Georgian and for many years this was the home
of the Liddle family who owned much of the land in the vicinity, including the whole of the village of Warwick-on-Eden. Part of the property is now available for self catering facilities.
Further along the river is Holme Eden Hall - built in 1837,and in the style of an early Tudor mansion. It was built as a calendar house - with 365 windows, 52 chimneys, 12 passageways, 7 entrances and 4 storeys. The house was built for a family of cotton barons, the Dixons who owned Warwick Textile Mill, which is now a thriving Business Centre. Holme Eden was almost lost to dry rot, but has now been renovated by a development company and turned into luxury apartments.
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