Jacobean house remodelled in the 19th century, with superb collections and gardens. Originally a half-timbered farmhouse, Ascott was bought in 1876 by the de Rothschild family and considerably transformed and enlarged. It now houses a quite e...
Luton's Stockwood Park Museum has undergone a £6m transformation thanks to a £3.7m cash injection from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), along with the recent award of £1.2m objective 2 European funding and funding from other generous external supp...
A visit to The Swiss Garden takes you back to the early 19th century, when an interest in ornamental gardening and picturesque architecture first came together. The Swiss Garden, Old Warden Park, Bedfordshire, created in the 1820s by Lord Ongley,...
Trees and hedges planted in the form of a medieval cathedral.
Created following the First World War in 'faith, hope and reconciliation', the Tree Cathedral covers a tranquil 3.82 hectares (9
Visitors will experience living history at Woburn Abbey - the Russell family has lived here for almost 450 years and it is still the family home of The Marquess of Tavistock, the Duke of Bedford's eldest son, his wife and their three sons. Successive...
After decades behind virtually closed doors, its treasures overgrown and largely unknown, English Heritage is reviving one of Britain's largest and most important 'secret gardens' - Wrest Park in Bedfordshire. This is a wonderful 90-acre historic...
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