Guided and non guided visits must be booked in advance. Any coach not pre-booked will be charged the normal admission rates.
Please telephone to check availability before organising your visit.
It is not usually necessary to book tickets in advance for entry to Woburn Abbey, but if you wish to guarantee entry at our busier times, such as Bank Holidays, you can do so by calling the Ticket Office on 01525 290333.
| Adults | £9.00 |
| Senior Citizens / Students* | £8.00 |
| Children (5-15 years) | £5.50 |
| Disabled | £5.50 |
To take advantage of the group rate the group must have 12 people or more travelling in a minibus or coach.
15th March – 28th September 2008
A Woburn Abbey and Woburn Safari Park joint visit. The ticket is only available for groups who have pre-booked and is valid from
15th March – 28th September.
Please telephone 01525 290333 for more details.
Party rates apply to groups of 12 or more paying visitors in one minibus/coach. Coach drivers are free of charge. Booking in advance is essential and Guided tours available. Groups must visit the Safari Park first.
| Adults | £16.00 |
| Senior Citizens / Students* | £14.00 |
| Children (3-15 years) | £10.50 |
| Child aged 2 years | £7.50 |
| Child uder 2 years | FREE |
Visitors may follow the route around the House in their own time, asking questions of the Room Wardens and referring to the legends available in each room or using the guidebook, available from the Ticket Office, Gift Shops and Visitor Centre, for further information. We also have the Woburn Abbey audio tour. Hear the stories of the people who lived here and find out how the art, furniture, porcelain and much more that you will see during your tour was collected over the centuries. Available for hire from the Visitor Centre for £2.00 per person.
Alternatively Guided Tours, with one of our specially trained guides, are available (pre-book only). During normal opening hours the cost is £17.50 per guide per 8 people, plus the normal admission price per person. Out of hours the cost is £18.00 per person. French, German and Italian speaking guides may be booked subject to availability.
There are exciting new guided tour options at Woburn Abbey for 2007.
A guided tour that tells the story of some of the ladies who have lived, loved and died at Woburn Abbey over the centuries. Highlights include the stories of Lucy Harrington who acquired many of the Abbey famous paintings; Rachel Wriothesley and Elizabeth Howland, who brought wealth and property to Woburn to secure the future of the estate; the tragic Elizabeth Keppel who died of a broken heart when she lost her husband; unconventional and extrovert Georgiana, Mistress of the Arts; and the Flying Duchess, Mary, wife of the 11th Duke, a dramatic heroine who had great adventures flying around the world in her own aircraft.
The 17th Century was one of the most exciting historical times for Woburn Abbey. Life was very political and certainly not boring during the English Civil War. Charles I stayed at Woburn three times – initially as a guest and the last time as a prisoner, when Cromwell came to Woburn for a meeting with the ill fated King. See Woburn through the eyes of someone in the 17th Century , find out about the family that lived here then, their everyday and social lives and how they survived a perilous and uncertain time.
An exclusive new package for groups: tour Woburn Abbey, where the tradition of Afternoon Tea began and then enjoy a fabulous Afternoon Tea at the Inn at Woburn, the estate’s hotel in the heart of Woburn village. The very English tradition is said to have been started about 1840 by Duchess Anna Maria, wife of the 7th Duke, who entertained her friends in the Blue Drawing Room at Woburn Abbey. This package is available for pre-booked groups only and you can also upgrade to include a guided tour ...find out more.
For the first time, groups may pre-book a tour of the Woburn Abbey Gardens with one of the Abbey’s Gardening experts. Find out about the plants, trees and the inspiration of Humphry Repton and other designers that helped create it. Find out too about the plans to recreate part of Repton`s original Pleasure Grounds in the future.
All guided tours must be pre-booked. Please ring 01525 290333 for more information and to book.
Group lunches or afternoon tea, which is believed to have originated at Woburn Abbey, may be booked at the Duchess’ Tearoom, Sculpture Gallery at the Abbey* or at the Inn at Woburn. We can offer various styles of catering to meet the needs of your group from hot and cold drinks, snacks (such as jacket potatoes and baguettes) home made cakes and a limited range of hot meals. Lunch and dinner are also served at the Inn at Woburn and Paris House.
We can also provide overnight accommodation at the Inn at Woburn
Phone 01525 290333 for more details.
*Please note that minimum numbers apply for bookings at the Sculpture Gallery