Bridget Davey (www.bridgetdavey.com)
Woburn Luminaries at Woburn Abbey & Gardens | Woburn, Bedfordshire
Luminaries Woburnensis at Woburn Abbey Garden’s
www.bridgetdavey.com/blog/2014/12/Luminaris-WoburnAbbey
Illuminating Woburn’s stunning Abbey Gardens after dark, an evening of enchantment and adventure.
With the historic gardens taking on a new look, experience the historic gardens in the light of lanterns and watch award-winning ice sculptors, commissioned by Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford, create works of art.
This unique experience will kick off with an exclusive glimpse of the Chinese Dairy – usually out of bounds to the public – where you will be launch a lotus flower lantern out onto the lake on arrival to create a stunning spectacle.
Woburn Abbey, near Woburn in Bedfordshire, England, is a country house and the seat of the Duke of Bedford.
Woburn Abbey, comprising Woburn Park and its buildings, was originally founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1145.
Taken from its monastic residents by Henry VIII and given to John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in 1547, it became the seat of the Russell Family and the Dukes of Bedford.
The Abbey was largely rebuilt starting in 1744 by the architects Henry Flitcroft and Henry Holland for the 4th Duke.
Anna Maria, the wife of the 7th Duke, originated the afternoon tea ritual in 19th-century England.
The art collection of the Duke of Bedford, is amongst the finest in private hands, and encompasses a wide range of western artwork. The holdings, comprise some 250 paintings, including works by Rubens, Van Dyck, Canaletto (24 paintings (View of the Entrance to the Venetian Arsenal, c. 1732 - one of Canaletto's greatest works)) and Velasquez.
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Woburn Luminaries at Woburn Abbey & Gardens | Woburn, Bedfordshire
Luminaries Woburnensis at Woburn Abbey Garden’s
www.bridgetdavey.com/blog/2014/12/Luminaris-WoburnAbbey
Illuminating Woburn’s stunning Abbey Gardens after dark, an evening of enchantment and adventure.
With the historic gardens taking on a new look, experience the historic gardens in the light of lanterns and watch award-winning ice sculptors, commissioned by Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford, create works of art.
This unique experience will kick off with an exclusive glimpse of the Chinese Dairy – usually out of bounds to the public – where you will be launch a lotus flower lantern out onto the lake on arrival to create a stunning spectacle.
Woburn Abbey, near Woburn in Bedfordshire, England, is a country house and the seat of the Duke of Bedford.
Woburn Abbey, comprising Woburn Park and its buildings, was originally founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1145.
Taken from its monastic residents by Henry VIII and given to John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in 1547, it became the seat of the Russell Family and the Dukes of Bedford.
The Abbey was largely rebuilt starting in 1744 by the architects Henry Flitcroft and Henry Holland for the 4th Duke.
Anna Maria, the wife of the 7th Duke, originated the afternoon tea ritual in 19th-century England.
The art collection of the Duke of Bedford, is amongst the finest in private hands, and encompasses a wide range of western artwork. The holdings, comprise some 250 paintings, including works by Rubens, Van Dyck, Canaletto (24 paintings (View of the Entrance to the Venetian Arsenal, c. 1732 - one of Canaletto's greatest works)) and Velasquez.
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