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Places to Visit

This list is in no particular order but is roughly organised as Houses & Gardens, Family Attractions, Countryside Interests, Museums & Art Galleries and the Odd & Unusual

	Woburn Abbey Woburn Bedfordshire MK17 9WA 01525 290666	Ancestral Home of the Duke of Bedford. House, gardens and safari park. www.discoverwoburn.co.uk
	Moggerhanger Park Moggerhanger Bedford 01767 641007	Recently restored grade 1 listed Georgian Country House. Guided tours in summer. Tea room open throughout the year. www.moggerhanger park.com
	Wrest Park Silsoe 01525 860152	English Heritage site with magnificent gardens. www.english-heritage.org.uk
	Swiss Garden Old Warden 01767 627666	Part of the Shuttleworth estate. www.shuttleworth.org/swissgardens
	Whipsnade Wild Animal Park Whipsnade Dunstable LL16 2LF 01582 872171	600 acres of countryside with 2,500 creatures. Free safari bus. www.zsl.org
	Bedford Butterfly Park Renhold Road Wilden MK44 2PX 01234 772770	Family attraction 4 miles east of Bedford Besides butterflies and exotic blooms also rabbits, goats etc. plus tearoom and adventure playground. www.bedford-butterflies.co.uk
	Woburn Safari Park Woburn 01525 290407	Set in the Woburn estate. www.woburnsafari.co.uk
	Monster Events Centre Milton Road Thurleigh MK44 2DG 01234 771904	Off-road adventure for all ages. www.monster-events.co.uk
	Mead Open Farm Billington Nr. Leighton Buzzard 01525 852954	Farm animals, rare breeds, pets corner, indoor and outdoor play areas. Tea room and gift shop. www.meadopenfarm.co.uk
	Buffalo House Bury Farm Mill Road Slapton Leighton Buzzard LU7 9BT 01525 220256	Friendly buffalo and visitor/educational centre with ice-cream, cheese, milk and yoghurt production. Tearoom. www.buffalohouse.co.uk
	Thurleigh Farm and Adventure Playground Thurleigh Farm Centre Cross End Thurleigh MK44 2EE	A working farm and children's activity centre for fun day out. Tearoom & snack shack. www.thurleighfarmcentre.co.uk
	Woodside Animal Farm Woodside Road Slip End Luton LU1 4DG 01582 841044	Hundreds of animals and birds to see together with other attractions. Birthday parties a speciality. www.woodsidefarm.co.uk
	Watergate Lambing Farm Watergate Farm Hockliffe Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LN 01525 210708	Open weekends during the lambing season. Phone for details.
	English School of Falconry Shuttleworth Old Warden Park Biggleswade 01767 627527	www.birdsofpreycentre.co.uk
	The Lodge RSPB 01767 680541	Headquarters of the RSPB. Victorian mansion set in 107 acre nature reserve with trails, birdwatching hide and shop. www.rspb.org.uk
	Forest Centre Marston Vale Marston Moretaine 01234 767037	www.marstonvale.org
	Stondon Motor Museum Station Road Lower Stondon Henlow SG16 6JN 01462 850339	More than 400 exhibits of bygone vehicles. www.transportmuseum.co.uk
	Wardown Park Museum Old Bedford Road Luton LU2 7HA 01582 546722	Explore the development of Luton until the presnt day. Lace collection. Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regimental Gallery. www.lutonline.gov.uk/museums
	Bedford Museum Castle Lane Bedford MK40 3XD 01234 353323	Human and natural history of North Bedfordshire. Centrally located. www.bedfordmuseum.org
	Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Castle Lane Bedford MK40 3RP 01234 211222	Superb recreated Victorian House. Adjoining gallery displaying art, ceramics, glass and lace. Exhibition of art changes regularly. Remains of Saxon Castle Mound in grounds. www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org
	Glenn Miller Museum Twinwood Events Ltd. Twinwood Road Clapham Bedfordshire 01234 350413	www.twinwoodevents.com
	Shuttleworth Collection Old Warden Park Old Warden Biggleswade 01767 627288	Famous collection of aircraft housed in 8 hangars. Regular flying days. Also exhibits of cars, motorcycles and carriages. www.shuttleworth.org
	Woburn Museum & Tourist Information Point Woburn Heritage Centre Old St Mary's Bedford Street Woburn 01525 290631	Registered museum of the history of Woburn. Also Tourist Information Point with walking books and leaflets.
	John Bunyan Museum St Cuthbert's Street Bedford 01234 213722	Interesting interactive museum housed in the church where Bedford's most famous son, John Bunyan, was once the minister. www.bunyanmeeting.cjb.net
	Elstow Moot Hall Church End Elstow Bedford 01234 266889	Many of the artefacts on display relate to the life and times of John Bunyan. Check opening times before visiting
	Roxton Chapel Roxton	Beautiful thatched church with attached Sunday School room. One of only two thatched churches in Bedfordshire. The other is located at Keysoe Row East.
	Wartime Building Near Tempsford Airfield	Built during the war to look like an old farm building, this barn was used to store all the equipment to be used by agents in enemy territory. Now contains touching memorials to some of the 997 agents who flew out from Tempsford Airfield many of whom lost their lives. N.B. Although this is located near a footpath the actual barn is on private property and prior permission is needed to visit. See www.tempsford.20m.com for further details.