Heathrow Airport 1 hr 7
Shuttleworth Swiss Garden (7 min) Bedford Park (22 min) Landscaped recreation destination with a cafe, pond, play areas & fields for cricket & football. RSPB The Lodge (17 min) Reserve for woodland bird spotting, plus 5 miles of trails through gardens, heath and grassland. Jordans Mill (8 min) John Bunyan Museum (19 min) Tableaux, room sets, reconstructions and information points relating Bunyan’s life and times. Summerfields Miniature Railways (6 min) Shuttleworth Collection (8 min) Edwardian cars and aircraft that are regularly used in displays at a family-friendly site. The Higgins Bedford (20 min) Complex including old brewery buildings, with art, social and natural history and archaeology. Wardown House, Museum and Gallery (24 min) Victorian house in landscaped park with local history collections, plus revolving exhibitions. Woburn Safari Park (23 min) Road safari through animal enclosures, foot safari with keeper talks/demos and a high ropes course. Priory Country Park (20 min) Wildlife walks and birdwatching from lakeside hides in 300 acres of lakes, grassland and woods. Barton Hills National Nature Reserve (17 min) Rolling countryside & scenic place to walk featuring grazing ponies & sweeping views from the top. Herrings Green Activity Farm & Bird of Prey Centre (7 min) Child-friendly farm attraction with owl, eagle & hawk displays, goats & rabbits, plus a play area. Woburn Abbey (26 min) Historical home to the Duke of Bedford with gardens, a deer park & extensive collection paintings. Wrest Park (14 min) Historically important landscape with a French-style mansion, sculpture gallery and walking paths. |