Introduction
Situated within Old Warden Park, the Swiss Garden covers about 9 hectares and includes thatched cottages, ponds and an ornamental bridge.
More detailed information about this site, taken from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, is available within the master record entitled Old Warden Park.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
(0)1767 627 927Access contact details
The site is open every day from 9.30 am. Please see: http://www.shuttleworth.org/opening_times.asp
Directions
The site is signposted from the A1 or A600. Nearest station - Biggleswade.
Other Websites
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Register of Parks and Gardens
- Reference: GD1445-2
- Grade: II*
Style
Swiss-Style Garden
Features
- Ornamental Bridge
- Vase
- Walk
- Pond
- Description: There are two ponds.
- Pulhamite
- Swiss Chalet (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Grotto
- Fernery [glasshouse]
- Garden Building
- Description: Thatched tree shelter.
- Pavilion
- Description: Indian pavilion.
- Key Information
Type
Formal Garden
Purpose
Ornamental Garden
Survival
Extant
Hectares
8.6
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Old Warden
- References
References
- {English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest} (Swindon: English Heirtage 2008) [on CD-ROM] Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest
- Batey, M and Lambert, D {The English Garden Tour: a view into the past} (1990) p 263-265 The English Garden Tour: a view into the past
- Hitching, C {Rock Landscapes: The Pulham Legacy} (Garden Art Press, 2012) Rock Landscapes: The Pulham Legacy
- {Swiss Garden (Old Warden Park) Conservation Management Plan} (2003) Swiss Garden (Old Warden Park) Conservation Management Plan
- Christopher Garrand Consultancy {The Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire: Conservation Management Plan} (2012) The Swiss Garden, Old Warden, Bedfordshire: Conservation Management Plan
- Related Documents
- CLS 1/39/242
The Swiss Garden: A Survey of the Landscape - Hard copy
Debois Landscape Survey Group - 1992
- CLS 1/39/242A
The Swiss Garden: A Survey of the Landscape - Hard copy
Debois Landscape Survey Group - 1992
- CLS 1/39/248
Management Plan - Hard copy
Bedfordshire C.C. - undated post-1967
- CLS 1/39/249
Development Plan - Hard copy
Bedfordshire C.C. - 1993?
- CLS 1/237/2
Old Warden Park: A Survey of the Landscape - Hard copy
Debois Landscape Survey Group - 1998
- CLS 1/238/1
Old Warden Park, Conservation Management Plan - Hard copy
Purcell Miller Tritton LLP - 2009
- CLS 1/39/242