[2] The village contains a number of old cottages and has a pub near the railway line.

West of the village is Brandon Marsh, a 228-acre (0.92 km2) nature reserve with a wide variety of wildlife, especially pondlife.

The reserve's visitor centre was opened in 1998 by Sir David Attenborough.

A grassy mound marks the remains of Brandon Castle, which is found to the south of the village.

It was garrisoned in 1195, but was relatively short lived, as it was said to have been ‘pulled down’ in 1265 by the baronial troops from Kenilworth Castle, because John de Verdon was an active supporter of the king.