Ascott House

Ascott was little more than a half-timbered farmhouse built in the Jacobean period when it was purchased by the de Rothschild family in 1876. Over the next 75 years the house was enlarged and remodelled as a showcase for the family collections of Oriental porcelain, paintings, and fine furniture.

The house is set in enjoyable gardens, composed of an unusual mix of formal Victorian and 20th century informal plantings, a mix of trees, shrubs, and informal walks. The most striking feature of the gardens is a large topiary sundial.

Ascott House
Estate Office
Wing
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 0PS
Phone : +44(0)1296 688242
Fax: +44(0)1296 681904
Email:info@ascottestate.co.uk
Website: http://www.ascottestate.co.uk/

Location:
½ mile east of Wing, 2 miles south west of Leighton Buzzard off the A418.

 

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