• Andrew's TravelsBedfordshireTraveler
    Wyven Statue; a wyvern was the emblem of the de Grey family
    French Parterre in front of the MansionStatues beyond the fountain, the site of the original houseThe OrangeryThe Bath HouseEvergreen GardenBowling Green HouseDuchess's Square and West Half HouseMithraic AltarStatue of animal nearbyArcher PavilionDog's CemeteryCapability Brown ColumnGreco-Roman AltarsChinese TempleStatue of Diana and her dogLadies PondView down the Long Water back to Archer PavilionPetit Trianon; a playhouse, also known as the Wendy HouseSculpture Gallery inside the Dairy; original statues from the Gardens are housed hereGarden outside the Visitor Centre

    Wrest Park 2; the Gardens and Woodland

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    Wrest Park Gardens are formal gardens surrounding the mansion and include a number of other buildings, monuments, and statues; the park also has woodland on either side. The Gardens are divided by a wide gravel central walk, continued as a long canal that leads to a Baroque pavilion banqueting house designed by Thomas Archer and completed in 1711. 

    We have a very enjoyable and interesting walk around the gardens; see captions on photos for details - they are presented in an ant-clockwise direction from and back to the house.    Read more