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
Alice (locomotive) a campaign to restore "Alice", so when Scott offered to purchase the locomotive and seek to restore her, Alan and the Bala Lake Railway were delighted. What remained of "Alice" was later moved to Scott's garage. Chris Scott was at that time a volunteer fireman on the Ffestiniog Railway, and the first outing for "Alice" after her long restoration was in April 1994 on that railway, initially in the yard at Boston Lodge and later along the full length of the main line up to Blaenau Ffestiniog. On 19 June 1994 "Alice" arrived at the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway. Mrs