7 gardens
Bedfordshire is a pastoral county, much of it in the valley or the River Great Ouse, so that reeds were available for thatching cottages. Soils are clay in North Bedfordshire and chalky in the South. Woburn Abbey is the most famous garden in Bedfordshire.
In addition to the Bedfordshire Garden Finder entries in the list, please see the Garden Tours pages for information on tours, self-guided visits tailor-made tours and gardens open to the public.