Historic BuildingsAmpthill

'A palace like cottage, the most luxurious and lovely thing I ever saw'. This was how Gladstone's daughter, Mary, described Ascott after a visit in the 1880s. Ascott, as well as being open to the public, has continued to be a family home, just as Anthony de…
Distance: 12.3 miles away

Harrold‐Odell Country Park ‐ Amusement Park in Bedford, . Contact venue on telephone number 01234720016 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractionsrides available at this park.…
Distance: 13.3 miles away

This 17th‐century mansion was reputedly the inspiration for House Beautiful in Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Today, its remains still contain elements that justify the description, including work attributed to Inigo Jones. .…
Distance: 1.6 miles away

The shuttleworth Collection home of the 'Edwardian Flying Machines' The Shuttleworth Collection ‐ a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight.The Shuttleworth Collection is in a quiet countryside setting, actually on an old fashioned all grass aerodrome with eight hangars. The Collection…
Distance: 8.6 miles away

The Abbey is built mainly of a local stone called Totternhoe Clunch, a rather soft and porous material, which causes many problems. history of the house begins in 1145. Hugh de Bolebec founded a religious house for a group of Cistercian monks, with the monastic buildings following…
Distance: 4.9 miles away

This is one of the most magnificent gardens in England, but one of the least well known. Unlike 'Capability' Brown's natural landscape styling, favoured during the late 18th century, Wrest Park's formal gardens provide a fascinating history of gardening styles, laid out over 150 years and inspired…
Distance: 3.9 miles away