We hope you enjoy your visit. For your safety, and to help protect this unique resource, we ask that you please comply with the following regulations:

1. Please respect the tranquility of this property and others’ enjoyment of their visit here.
2. Dogs must be kept on leash at all times. Please help us keep the Bradley Estate clean by removing all dog waste from the reservation.
3. The Bradley Estate is open from sunrise to sunset. Entering or remaining on the property after that time is prohibited.
4. Weddings are held on Saturdays (and sometimes on Sundays) from May to October so the formal garden and the grounds around the house are unavailable after 1PM on these event days, but the rest of the 90 acres are open.
5. There are no tours of the house for the general public. If interested in renting the house and grounds for a wedding, please email: bradleyestate@firesidecatering.com.
6. There are no restrooms for the general public.
7. The following are prohibited:
   -Consuming or possessing alcoholic beverages
   -Fires, camping, littering, or dumping
   -Motorized vehicles (except for wheelchairs and authorized management purposes)
   -Organized sports/games (unless with written consent from The Trustees)
   -Horseback riding (unless with written consent from The Trustees)
   -Swimming or wading
   -Cutting or removing vegetation
   -Disturbing wildlife
   -Disturbing, removing, defacing, cutting, or otherwise causing damage to a natural feature, sign, poster, barrier, building, or other property in the park.

Note: Please check locally at property for posted advisories and regulations.

The Bradley Estate is a property of The Trustees of Reservations. Visitors are welcome, but with the understanding that they use the area at their own risk and that they comply with all the above regulations. Whoever disregards or violates any of these regulations is hereby forbidden to remain upon these premises, and is subject to arrest, fine, and imprisonment as provided by law. The Trustees of Reservations cannot assume responsibility for injuries or for the loss or theft of personal property.

Hunting
Authorized bow hunting, only with written permission, is allowed on this reservation for a limited number of hunters, according to MasssWildlife regulations from mid October through December each year, from ½ hour before sunrise all day until ½ hour after sunset, Monday through Saturday. Hunting is not allowed on Sundays. Signage is posted at the property listing safety precautions, requirements, and rules for the benefit of all visitors. Learn more about hunting on Trustees properties

The Trustees reserves the right to photograph or video visitors and program participants for promotional use, and usage of our properties implies consent. Find the full policy here.

In 1902, Dr. Arthur Tracey Cabot hired architect Charles Platt to design a country house, landscaped grounds, and a complex of farm and estate buildings. In 1945, Cabot's niece, Eleanor Cabot Bradley, acquired the property.

She and her husband Ralph Bradley made minor modifications to the buildings and restored the overgrown fields. They also added ponds, a sunken camellia house, a greenhouse, a studio, and a garage and planted specimen trees throughout the landscape.

Property Acquisition History
The Bradley Estate was a bequest, with endowment, of Eleanor Cabot Bradley in 1991. Additional land purchased in 1999.

Archival Collections
Archival material related to the Bradley Estate is available to researchers at the Archives & Research Center in Sharon, Massachusetts.

The Archives & Research Center welcomes donations of documents, manuscripts, records, photographs, maps and memorabilia that pertain to a particular property. Please contact us at 781.784.8200 or arc@ttor.org.

Weddings/Private Functions
The Bradley Estate is an elegant setting for weddings. Click here for further information.

Photography
Commercial/Professional photographers shouldplease schedule your visits by emailing bradley@thetrustees.org to ensure that space (outdoors or indoors) is available.  Hourly/daily fees may apply.