Ashridge House has a long history and is now a conference centre and a venue for weddings and special occasions. The house and gardens are managed by Ashridge Executive Education formerly The Ashridge (Bonar Law Memorial) Trust. They are part of Hult International Business School whose logo is on the plan of the 190 acres of gardens.
These are open once a year as part of the National Gardens Scheme and with Alison away for the day on her 26 mile crosscountry run/walk, I went to have a look. I was surprised at the impressive building where there is the entrance to the gardens.
Whilst the formal gardens are short on colour (the planting is somewhat frugal):
The landscaped parkland makes up for it.
And a rose garden that cannot rival any others I have seen.
But the day was superb and it was lovely walking round the estate. There are guided tours of the house and gardens at other times during the year, but they are far, far more expensive than the open day.
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