(Photo: Sarah Jackson)
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Open:
Saturday 10:00–17:00
+ Sunday 10:00–17:00
Description:
Built between 1775 and 1786, Bedford Square is the best and most complete Georgian square in London. The elegant surrounding buildings, now mainly offices, were once fashionable town houses and have distinctive Coade-stone entrances.
The large oval garden at the centre is surrounded by iron railings and screened by encircling shrubberies and large plane trees. The garden has benefited recently from a programme of works with new benches and metal edging installed alongside the newly re-surfaced path that circumnavigates the whole garden. Newly planted areas of interest include a Victorian stumpery and pocket planting of a large variety of herbaceous plants.
Head gardener:
Matt Tillyer
Entrance:
North side of square
Nearest postcode: WC1B 3HH
Sells tickets.
Buses:
10, 24, 29, 73, 134 + 1, 7, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, 242
Stations:
Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street
Dogs:
Working assistance dogs only
Further information:
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Last updated: 26/05/2010