News & blogs
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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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When Queen Victoria came to Waddesdon
Thu 23 May 2019
On Wednesday 14 May 1890, Queen Victoria journeyed to Buckinghamshire for a much anticipated outing to Waddesdon. As we approach her 200th birthday, and celebrate 129 years since her visit, we look ba…
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Archive Behind the scenes Gardens
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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Secrets of Waddesdon
Wed 14 Mar 2018
With the second series of Channel 5's Secrets of the National Trust we wanted to delve into our history and stories from the archives and reveal some of Waddesdon's own secrets.
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The Real Ferdinand de Rothschild
Mon 12 Mar 2018
The invitation for Waddesdon to be part of the Channel 5 series Secrets of the National Trust was exciting on lots of levels, but particularly because it encouraged us to look at the place and its sto…
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Discovering Waddesdon’s secrets through its archives
Mon 12 Mar 2018
Our archives hold many hidden stories, some of which are revealed in Secrets of the National Trust.
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