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Wrest Park Gardens |
10
miles South of Bedford, off A6 Once
home for Grey family whose Mausoleum is at nearby Flitton. The
gardens are a backdrop to the house, inspired by a 18th century French
chateaux. 90 acres of wonderful gardens from the early 18th century,
later partly remodelled by 'Capability' Brown. The garden features
buildings and ornaments, a French Garden, a Bath House and marble fountains
as well as an Orangery. An English Heritage garden. The de Grey
Mausoleum has remarkable sculpted monuments and tombs dating from the
16th to the 19th centuries. more
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The Swiss Gardens |
Off
the A1, west of Biggleswade Created
in the 1820s by Lord Ongley, a late Regency garden and an outstanding
example of the Swiss picturesque. The
Swiss Cottage provides the main element for this unusual and atmospheric
garden. It provides the principal aspect for a number of contrived vistas
which lead the eye towards this attractive thatched structure. more
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Gardens To Visit In Bedfordshire
