The Swiss Garden
Visitors find The Swiss Garden 400 m south of Ickwell. There are 30 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with The Shuttleworth Collection (100 m).
Garden near Ickwell
Just outside Ickwell
The Swiss Garden is 400 m south of Ickwell. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Warm weather in Ickwell runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
The Swiss Garden
- Type
- Garden
- Town
- 400 m south of Ickwell
Where The Swiss Garden is
Numbered points are the places near The Swiss Garden, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Of the 8, Biggleswade is the largest, at 21,945 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Ickwell
Northill
Upper Caldecote
Southill
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Swiss Garden is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ickwell | 400 m north of it | 319 | 5 |
| Northill | 1.4 km north of it | 357 | 5 |
| Upper Caldecote | 1.4 km northeast of it | 1,333 | 5 |
| Southill | 2.5 km south of it | 276 | 6 |
| Broom | 2.6 km southeast of it | 593 | 4 |
| Biggleswade | 3.4 km east of it | 21,945 | 5 |
| Beeston | 3.8 km northeast of it | 804 | 5 |
| Moggerhanger | 4.1 km north of it | 672 | 7 |
Places to add to The Swiss Garden
The 30 places within 15 km include 5 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle.
Historic houseThe Mansion House600 m away3
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park11 km away4
MuseumRAF Henlow8.3 km away5
CastleBedford Castle11 km away6
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House12 km away7
Historic houseShortmead House4.2 km away8
Historic houseMoggerhanger House4.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Swiss Garden: common questions
Where is The Swiss Garden?
The Swiss Garden is 400 m south of Ickwell, Bedfordshire.
What is The Swiss Garden?
Garden.
When is the best time to visit The Swiss Garden?
May to September are the warmest months in Ickwell, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Swiss Garden?
Within 15 km: The Shuttleworth Collection (100 m), The Mansion House (600 m), Wrest Park (11 km) and RAF Henlow (8.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- The Mansion House: Giles Keen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Henlow: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shortmead House: Richard a slade, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moggerhanger House: John Brightley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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