Bedfordshire is one of England's smallest counties and is, frankly, not one of the most attractive tourist destinations. That said, there are the stately homes of Woburn Abbey and Wrest Park as well as various museums, although of course museums are hardly suitable material for a scenic review.
As in every English county, there are attractive villages - Sharnbrook is just one of those in Bedfordshire. The best-known town is Luton which was once the centre of England's hat-making and where people suffered badly from mercury poisoning. Mercury was used widely in the making of hats, hence the term "mad as a hatter".
This week's picture is of Wrest Park, showing the house and formal garden.
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Scenic Saturday - Bedfordshire
Number 24 in the series.
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I've only ever been to Bedfordshire the one time and that was when I went to Whipsnade. Didn't even come close to seeing all of it and there were some amazing views of the scenery as well.
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