The following Bedford Estates properties are currently available to let on assured shorthold terms, unfurnished, for a minimum period of 12 months.
Ref: WE 475 A newly refurbished 2-bedroom terraced cottage in Husborne Crawley with off-road parking, gardens front and rear plus an enclosed patio area has become available to let with immediate access available.
WE 475 Rent in the region of £8000 per annum
Ref: WE515 A recently refurbished 2-bedroom semi-detached cottage in a particularly rural position within Milton Bryan village with spacious garden and private entrance has become available to let. The property enjoys outstanding views and spacious accommodation with open-plan living area downstairs.
WE515 Rent in the region of £8600 per annum
Ref: WE749 A 3-bedroom end of terrace property in the centre of Woburn village with private drive for parking has been returned to the Estate for immediate re-letting. There is garden space to the front and a large enclosed patio to the rear of the property with a barn for storage.
WE749 Rent in the region of £8600 per annum
Ref: WE718 A large 3-bedroom semi-detached property on the outskirts of Woburn village has been returned for reletting. The property enjoys a very large garden space (a blank canvas) and is situated in a rural position overlooking farmland. There is a generous living area with a good-sized kitchen and a full bathroom downstairs, and a further family bathroom upstairs with two double and one single bedrooms.
WE718 Rent in the region of £13,000 per annum
Ref: WE675 A detached Georgian 3-bedroom character cottage enjoying a central position in Woburn village is coming back to the Estate for letting. There is a small garden area to the front as well as a seating area at the rear of the property. The property has an AGA in the kitchen and is located over three floors.
WE675 Rent in the region of £13,200 per annum
Estate houses are conveniently placed for easy access to the M1 and A5, and only minutes from extensive rail links to London and Birmingham i.e. Flitwick-King’s Cross-Thames-link (38mins): Milton Keynes Central-Birmingham New Street-Silverlink (63mins): and Leighton Buzzard-Euston-Silverlink (43mins).
Please contact the Bedford Estate Property Office and ask for Mrs. Ginny Street in the first instance for further details and to request an application form be sent in order for you to be included on the current waiting list.
The Woburn Park Woods Department manage:
The commercial blocks: (1430 ha/3,500 acres) - the productive areas are split approximately 50/50 conifers and broadleaf trees.
The Evergreens: (67 ha/165 acres) - this area contains a commercial component of timber but is essentially a private area and contains many specimen and champion trees from around the world.
The woods are very varied and complex in nature and make up 20% of Bedfordshire's tree cover.
The Woburn Woods also contain two sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSI's), one major archaeological feature and a significant area classified as an 'ancient semi-mature woodland'. Woburn itself is also classified as a Conservation Area, with associated restrictions. The Woods are also a recreational facility of considerable importance. All of these factors need to be balanced when managing the Woodlands.
Quality firewood can be ordered from Bedford Estates (Ash, Oak, Beech)
- £100 per load*
- £60 per half load*
*delivery within 15 mile radius of Wourn. A half load fits in the back of a standard pick up
Firewood from Woburn is from a sustainable source. We plant 10 trees for every one that we fell.
To place an order telephone 01525 290333 or e mail dwillison@woburnabbey.co.uk
The Woburn Park Farms is spread across 4,000 acres and also has contract farms of over 500 acres nearby.
The farms are running on an arable rotation, growing cereals and combinable break crops plus an area of sugar beet. There is a small herd of 40 suckler cows kept for grazing surplus grass in the Bloomsbury Stud paddocks during the summer. Calves are sold at weaning.
The Woburn Park London Estate in Bloomsbury, WC1, came into the family's ownership through the marriage of Lord William Russell, the son of the 5th Earl of Bedford, to the daughter of the Earl of Southampton in 1669 . The majority of the Estate was developed by the 4th and 5th Dukes of Bedford between the 1770's and the 1830's as Bloomsbury became a fashionable new residential district. In the late 19th century and early part of the 20th century the area lost popularity and many of the buildings were converted into office or hotel use. With reinvestment by the Estate the area is once again becoming a dynamic area of London.
The London Estate is run from the Estate office in Montague Street, built for the purpose in the 1840's overlooking the British Museum. The office is manned by a small team of chartered surveyors and support staff.
For further information please contact Mark de Rivaz:
| Tel : | 0207 636 2885 |
| Email: | mderivaz@bedfordestates.com |
| Web: | www.bedfordestates.com |
The name Bloomsbury Stud was registered in 1966, after the area of London owned and built by the Bedford family.
The 5th Duke was the originator of the family's interest in racing. He bred and raced three Derby winners, Skyscraper (1785), Eager (1791) and the only unnamed horse to win the Derby, known as Son of Fidget (1797).
In 1975, Lord and Lady Tavistock bought a mare called Mrs Moss (a bronze life-size statue of her by Philip Blacker stands in front of the house). She had fifteen foals, twelve of whom were winners, including Pushy (winner of the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot), Precocious (the unbeaten winner of six races, including the Gimcrack Stakes) and Jupiter Island (winner of fourteen races, including the Japan Cup, in which he broke the track record and became the first British-bred horse in the world to run one and a half miles in 2 minutes and 25 seconds).
To find out more about the 3,000 acre deer park please click here