Woburn Abbey Woburn Abbey Woburn Abbey () occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford. Although it is still a family home to the current duke, it is open on specified days to visitors, along with the diverse estate surrounding it, including the historic landscape gardens and deer park (by Humphry Repton), as well as more recently added attractions including Woburn Safari Park, a miniature railway and a garden/visitor centre. Woburn Abbey, comprising Woburn Park and its buildings, was set out and founded as a Cistercian abbey in
Woburn Golf and Country Club Woburn Golf and Country Club Woburn Golf Club is located at Little Brickhill, near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England, about northwest of central London. There are three courses: the "Duke's Course", which opened in 1976; the "Duchess Course", both designed by Charles Lawrie, which followed in 1978; and the "Marquess Course", designed by Peter Alliss and Clive Clark, European Golf Design (Ross McMurray) and Alex Hay, which dates from 2000. The courses are situated amid mature woodland on the Duke of Bedford's Woburn Abbey estate. European Ryder Cup player and PGA Tour golfer Ian Poulter is the club's "touring professional".