Bridge House was formerly the town home of Colonel Eric Sandars OBE DL JP who died in 1974. He was last of the line descended from Samuel Sandars who built Bridge House as his first home in Gainsborough and started the family Malting business next to this property. It lasted for five generations until the maltings in nearby Carr Lane was taken over by Pauls Malt of Ipswich in 1969, and then closed in 1998. The Admin Office dealing with brewery customers and barley buying was all done in the building next door to Bridge House. The final role of Bridge House was providing accommodation, dining and meeting room facilities to the Malting business with Mrs Robson as Housekeeper. It was previously well know and used by many Gainsborough residents when it was Dr Johnsons medical practice. Now renovated to it's original state, with excellent work carried out to conform to grade II listing status, the house now offers spacious Bed and Breakfast accommodation. The walled garden adjoins the river Trent which still sees river traffic, and also provides a good viewing gallery for the Trent Aegir, one of only two tidal bores in the country.

From Bridge house you can enjoy a stroll along Riverside Walk into the Town centre. The walk is part of the Riverside regeneration programme converting old industrial units into accommodation, shops, museums, with a new Marina being planned. This is where George Eliot was inspired to write her famous novel ‘The Mill on the Floss’.

Set in the Lincolnshire Countryside, Bridge House is ideal for those wanting to visit the many attractions and facilities available in the area, with its golf courses, Antique fayres, historical buildings, cycle and walking routes, you'll be sure of a memorable visit.