Women At Wrest Park Exhibition

English Heritage

• 7 March 2025
• 10:00 – 15:00
• See organiser for pricing
• Ages 0 – 18 years

Description

Celebrate Women’s History Month at Wrest Park. Discover the important role women have played in Wrest Park’s history in a temporary display and volunteer-led talks.

The exhibition brings to life the women who made Wrest Park, including Jemima, Marchioness Grey who employed ‘Capability’ Brown to redevelop the gardens and Nan Herbert, the very last of the De Grey family women to live at Wrest Park and who ran the military hospital here in the First World War.

Learn more about the women who left a legacy that every visitor can still enjoy today.

BOOK TICKETS

Join us for free talks on Sat 8 & Sun 9 March.

11.30am: The legacy of the ladies of Wrest

Discover the first 400 years of Wrest Park, from Emma de Cauz who brought it into the De Grey family in the 13th Century, through to Amabel the ‘Good Countess’ (for her concern for the poor) in the 17th century. Amabel and her daughter-in-law, Mary Lucas, were responsible for developing the estate.

2pm: Georgian heiress

An introduction to the life and times of Jemima, Marchioness Grey. Jemima wrote many letters during her time at Wrest Park which tell her story and the story of a woman in Georgian society. The talks will bring to life what it was like to live for a woman in the ‘Bridgerton’ era. Jemima was also responsible for bringing in ‘Capability’ Brown to Wrest Park.

Location

• Bedfordshire
• Central Bedfordshire
• MK45 4HR

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