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Shuttleworth Swiss Garden

RHS Partner Garden
SHUTTLEWORTH SWISS GARDEN

Free access for RHS Members at selected times

Alder Drive
Biggleswade
Bedfordshire
SG18 9DT
England

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Free RHS Member days
Monday and Thursday

Telephone
01767 627927

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About the garden

The Swiss Garden was created by Lord Robert Henley Ongley in the 1820s in a ‘Swiss Picturesque’ style and boasts 13 listed buildings and artefacts within its nine-acre grounds. Embellished with Victorian features during the 1870s by Joseph Shuttleworth, the garden and its buildings sit within the wider landscape of Old Warden Park.

Scented shrubs and snowdrops provide interest in winter, while spring showcases a host of yellow daffodils covering many of the Swiss Garden’s banks, along with early tree blossom and an interesting range of alpine plants and bulbs in the rock garden. Rhododendrons blaze with rich colour in May and June, followed by herbaceous planting in garden borders and seasonal bedding in the Dolphin Tazza bed. In autumn, deciduous trees lose their leaves and open up views across the garden.

Admission includes entry to Shuttleworth's internationally acclaimed collection of historic aircraft and motor vehicles.

Facilities

  • Assistance dogs only
  • Accessible garden
  • Parking
  • Plant sales
  • Refreshments
  • Toilets

Key features

  • Rock garden
  • Woodland
  • Pond or lake
  • Autumn colour

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.