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Wanderlust and Social Distancing Collide

Wanderlust and social distancing collide at Bloomsbury Inn, Camden SC, every day. The strong desire to travel and to limit close contact with others pose issues for many. But, when …

Christmas To-Do List in Camden SC

Christmas in Camden SC Arrive Camden SC in the mid-morning, when the winter weather is perfect for a stroll around downtown. Beware, you might need a light jacket or sweater …

Satin and mink stockings hang at the fireplace in the Ladies' Parlor of Bloomsbury Inn, Camden SC

Columbia SC is closer than you think!

Columbia SC is much closer than you think! Visiting Columbia SC and looking for the perfect, safe place to stay – Bloomsbury Inn is both! Depending upon where in Columbia, …

AN evening skyline view of Columbia SC.

The Secret Is Out — Stay Safe

zippered red lips read

Cast Iron or Wrought Iron

Cooking, cast iron, on open fire in old kitchen house, Bloomsbury Inn

In Camden SC — One Afternoon and $100.00

Beautiful view of the downtown clock tower

The World Has Changed

Blue background of the world, overlaid with the words Covid-19

Bloomsbury Light Bread

Two loafs of fresh white bread just out of the oven

Veranda, Bloomsbury Inn, Chapter 4

Friends together on the front verandah of Bloombusy for a glass of cheer.

Peasant Bread by Sallie Rose

Warm Peasant Bread

7 Reasons to Stay at Our SC Bed and Breakfast

Bed and Breakfast sign, black and white

Winter Activities in the South

43d Candlelight Tour of Homes, Camden SC

Artwork for Candlelight Tour of Homes, artist view of the clock tower.

Girls Weekend Getaway

Afternoon social at Bloomsbury Inn features a variety of wines and light hors d'oeuvres like this beautiful wooden snack board.

Canning Competition: Jam-Off at Bloomsbury

A bowl of blueberries surrounded by jars of blueberry jelly. This is going to be the winner in the canning competition.

The B&B Experience, Camden SC

A glass of cold milk and a fruit crunch, first course for breakfast at Bloomsbury Inn.

Stories from the Veranda, Chapter 3

A view from the veranda of Bloomsbury Inn into the manicured gardens.

Breakfast at the Bloomsbury

granite counter tops, iron skillet with bacon and Dutch Baby, at the Bloomsbury inn

Stories from the Veranda, Chapter 2

Johnny Carson and Jim Fowler on the Tonight Show stage

Book Direct! Join the Force!

Want best price, flexibility, great service, always book direct with Bloomsbury Inn.

Stories from the Veranda

A view from the veranda of Bloomsbury Inn into the manicured gardens.

May in Camden, South Carolina

Beautiful view of the downtown clock tower

10 Things Camdenites Would Never Admit (out loud at any rate)!

Clock tower, center of Camden SC

Three Great Restaurants in Camden SC

A perfect steak from the Boykin Millpond Steakhouse.

Predicting 2019 at the #1 Lodging in Camden, South Carolina

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From Our Home to Yours…’Tis The Season

Three Reasons for the Three Percent

Only 3% of the population have stayed in a bed and breakfast! In the large crowd pictured that would be 2100.

Three Best Gun Collections in South Carolina

display of Dillinger's guns

SC Junior Team Tennis in Camden, July 13 – 15, 2018

A green and blue sign announcing the Camden Tennis Center, Junior Team Tennis

National Leave Work Early

Watching the clock

Camden SC Archives & Museum

Camden Archives and Museum

Breakfast Tart: Caramelized Onion

A beautiful breakfast onion tart.

Breakfast Soup

Cold fruit soup for breakfast.

Jam Time

Only fresh canned jams are served at Bloomsbury Inn, strawberry is a favorite

South Carolina Bed & Breakfasts Video by SC PRT

Fresh Strawberry Soup

Cold Strawberry Soup for breakfast.

Why Camden, South Carolina?

History at Bloomsbury In Bed and Breakfast in Camden, SC features a c 1936 ford

Press Releases

A white sign directs guests past beautiful blooming Azaleas to Bloomsburg.

Bloomsbury Shirred Eggs

Ramekin with 2 shirred eggs

II. Camden Has the Best Things to Do in South Carolina

The front porch of Bloomsbury welcomes guests to sit and rest.

Camden Has the Best Things to Do in South Carolina, I

Only 3% of the population have stayed in a bed and breakfast! In the large crowd pictured that would be 2100.

Nanny’s Fried Pies

Fried apple pies

Our 6th Jam-Off, 16 September 2018

Beautiful peppers are featured in a jam prepared for the Bloomsbury Jam Off

Buttered Nut Creme Cheesecake

Red velvet cake spells hospitality at Bloomsbury

Summer Garden

The Perfect Bloomsbury Omelet

A perfect omelet served with fresh vegetables.

Our Town Video

Town or City

Helping a Little Friend with “Snack Day”

Banana turned into a dolphin

Bloomsbury Biscuits

Holiday Bug Bites

Designing Your Entry (the magic of the entry is you)

Common Earth Farm: Stuffed Dates

Beautiful baskets of lemon figs waiting to be processed in to jam.

Bloomsbury Jam-Off 2015

Only fresh canned jams are served at Bloomsbury Inn, strawberry is a favorite

Deep Cleaning

Bloomsbury Quiche

A beautiful Bloomsbury breakfast quiche.

White Grape Punch

WHite grape juice punch with grapes

Bloomsbury Egg Nests

Bloomsbury Offers Unprecedented Mother’s Day Special

Front Porch at Bloomsbury In Bed and Breakfast in Camden, SC

One of my “go to” hors d’oeuvres!

Potato Hors d'oeuvres

Electric Cars Welcome at Bloomsbury!

Bloomsbury Venison Tenderloin

A beautiful tenderloin of venison being sliced.

Dillinger’s Machine Gun

display of Dillinger's guns

Duel of Honor! Colonel Henry Nixon and Major Thomas Hopkins

View of the Nixon Grave, Quaker Cemetary

Bloomsbury Meatloaf!!!

Beautiful plate of meatloaf.

Bloomsbury Beef Wellington

Beautifully prepared beef wellington with a side of fresh asparagus

Bloomsbury Quail and Grits

Beautiful table, set with the perfect plate of quail on top of grits.

Famous Faces linked to Bloomsbury Inn

Front Porch at Bloomsbury In Bed and Breakfast in Camden, SC

Don’t Miss the Candlelight Tour of Homes!!

Christmas at Bloomsbury

Colonial Cup this Weekend!

Bloomsbury Baked Pumpkin French Toast

a white ramekin with hot baked pumpkin fresh milk accompanied by a glass of milk.

October: Bloomsbury Red Velvet Cake

Cream cheese icing topped with edible flours.

Great-Great Grandfather Brown

Scene of the Perryville KY Civil War Memorial

Quaker Cemetery: Joseph Brevard

Allopathic Garden

Grandmother’s Yeast Rolls

Pan of piping hot yeast rolls

Bloomsbury Meatloaf

Steaming hot Bloomsbury Meatloaf featured in the glass container it was baked in.

Bloomsbury Jam-Off

Beautiful baskets of lemon figs waiting to be processed in to jam.

Quaker Cemetery – Capt. Benjamin Carter

Kershaw County Farmers Market

July 2014 Recipe of the Month: Fresh Tomatoes Galore

Menagerie Antiques

One of many antique shops in Camden, SC

Agnes of Glasgow

Moonshine Sold in Camden, SC

Lavender Poached Pear

Lavender Poached Pear sitting on a white place

Best Gun Collection in Nation at Camden Archieves

Ross Beard Gun Collection

Quaker Cemetery, Camden SC

Painting of Quaker Cemetery front gate

Kräuterbutter

Bloomsbury Inn Herbed Butter is served with hot, homemade breads.

Directions to Bloomsbury Inn

A white sign directs guests past beautiful blooming Azaleas to Bloomsburg.

Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy

Breakfast at Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Creamed Eggs

Devine breakfast at Bloomsbury Inn features Bloomsbury Benedict and farm fresh tomatoes.

Praline Peppered Bacon

Peppered praline bacon still on the broiler pan.

Creamed Grits Hosting Warm Spinach Squares

Southern Pecan Cheesecake

Red velvet cake spells hospitality at Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Baked French Toast

Cinnamon Surprise Breakfast Bread

Cinnamon Breakfast Bread in a box

Bloomsbury Cold Fruit Soup

Cold fruit soup for breakfast.

Oven Baked Tomato

Fill the center of a tomato with an egg and bake it.

Fresh Fig Tart

Big fig tart all ready for the oven.