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Swiss Garden
Walk through ornate ironwork gates into a delightful Regency and Victorian layered garden and discover a green and pleasant idyll. There’s even a pair of peacocks waiting to strut their stuff just for you!
Which corner of this picturesque garden will be claimed as your favourite? Will it be the brightly decorated Indian Kiosk or the quirky Swiss Cottage? Or the Grotto & Fernery with its cave-like Pulhamite tunnels?
A wonderful job has been done on the recent restoration of the Swiss Garden. The landscape has been designed to lead the visitor to several viewpoints and vistas and it contains surprises around every corner, including thirteen listed features.
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Eagles, lions & dolphins
As well as being home to resident peacocks, ducks and other wildlife, the garden contains many examples of beautifully carved animals and birds. How many can you spot?
4 seasons, 4 reasons
There’s no single time of year to enjoy the Swiss Garden. You’ll experience something quite different, whether you come on a snowy day, in full summer when the trees are bursting with leaves or in autumn when the garden is drenched in fiery colour.
Upcoming events at the Swiss Garden
Our beautiful gardens play host to an inspiring mix of events, from gardening expertise to live music evenings and yoga
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Season Premiere Air Show 2025
Sun 11 May 2025
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Military Air Show Camping 2025
Wed 28 May 2025 - Mon 2 Jun 2025
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Military Air Show 2025
Sat 31 May 2025
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Festival of Flight Air Show Camping 2025
Wed 25 Jun 2025 - Mon 30 Jun 2025
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Festival of Flight 2025
Sat 28 Jun 2025 - Sun 29 Jun 2025
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Summer Fete Open Weekend Camping 2025
Wed 9 Jul 2025 - Mon 14 Jul 2025
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Saab Fest Camping 2025
Fri 18 Jul 2025 - Mon 21 Jul 2025
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Summer Air Show Camping 2025
Wed 23 Jul 2025 - Mon 28 Jul 2025
A delight to walk around
The Swiss Gardens are a delight to walk around especially when the sun is out. Easy to walk around with made up pathways with lovely views of woodland and lakeside areas. Lots of open spaces for kids to let their hair down. Highly recommend.
A great place to visit
Such a great place to visit for anyone who is interested in old planes, flying machines, cars and even buses! Just worth visiting for the oldest flying machine! We spent a lovely couple of hours here, enjoyed a walk in the gardens as well and saw a beautiful rainbow as a bonus.
A beautiful place
What a beautiful place. The gardens are spectacular and such a great place to spend the day.
Plan your visit
We’re open every day (apart from air shows and select events). There are no time limits to your visit (and free parking) so feel free to explore for as long as you like. Buy tickets at the gate or book in advance to get our exclusive offer – our online tickets give you free entry for 30 days!
Address:
Shuttleworth
Old Warden Aerodrome
Nr Biggleswade
Bedfordshire SG18 9DX
Summer Opening Hours 12th Feb - 29th Oct 2025
10.00 - 17.00 (last entry is at 16.30).
Winter opening hours 28th Oct - 11th Feb 2024
10.00 - 16.00 (last entry is at 15.30).
Closed 24th Dec 2024 - 2nd Jan 2025
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