Rain had been predicted but it was lovely and sunny all day
long and I walked around on the soft grass with no shoes on, which you really
can’t do everywhere! The gardens were so beautiful with lots of weird and
wonderful flowers, plants and trees from all over the world. There were various
gardens like the Kitchen Garden, the Bog
Garden, the Children's
Garden as well as the Rockery and Pavilion and the Chinese Dairy. There was a
gorgeous little Pottery and a Deer
Park too.
Then it was time for herbal tea and cake in The Duchess’ Tea
Room which was so tasty and relaxing, followed by a tour of the Abbey and
grounds. There are some brilliant exhibitions and outstanding
collections of art works including the Armada portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. There
were 22 rooms to discover including the state apartments with original 18th
century architecture, the Holland Library which is one of the largest private
libraries with an extensive collection of natural history books, underground
vaults housing the family's gold and silver collection and the Chinese Room
with its decorative wallpaper.
I particularly loved Queen Victoria’s bedroom. It was stunning but the
public are not allowed to take photos anywhere inside the Abbey so I don’t have
a picture of this! One of the things that fascinated me, were all the old
books! Hundreds and hundreds of them, small ones and huge ones, all with
amazing covers! I really wanted to open one and have a look inside but of
course, you weren’t allowed to touch any of them. They were exquisite!
So yes, I would definitely recommend visiting Woburn Abbey
and Gardens. It’s a great day out and there’s also Woburn Safari Park
near by too but I think you need two days to really get around both.
Enjoy looking at some of my pictures here…
♥ Anna-Christina
♥ Anna-Christina
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