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2019 in numbers
Tue 24 Dec 2019
It’s been another busy year here at Waddesdon, and we want to share some of our highlights with you. We hope you’ll join us in 2020 for many more exciting events.
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The many musical notes of Christmas
Mon 23 Dec 2019
The displays this year explore Rothschild connections to the world of music. Discover how many decorations it takes to deck the halls...
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Waddesdon's lost glasshouses
Thu 18 Jul 2019
An important part of Baron Ferdinand’s ‘Saturday to Monday’ parties would have been a visit to the glasshouses. Here we take a look back at Waddesdon's lost glasshouses, that were demolished in…
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Record year for the breeding of critically endangered Rothschild’s myna
Mon 17 Jun 2019
Waddesdon’s aviary team are pleased to announce that three critically-endangered Rothschild’s myna chicks have recently fledged.
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Bringing the outside in: The Conservatory at Waddesdon
Tue 16 Apr 2019
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild had a keen interest in gardens, and the grounds he created at Waddesdon with the help of landscape architect Elie Lainé, were much commented on for their magnificence an…
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10 unbelievable facts about Waddesdon
Mon 1 Apr 2019
While the rest of the world is constructing false truths on April Fool's Day, we thought we'd share some facts about Waddesdon that, though it's hard to believe, are in fact true.
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