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‘Go wild’ in Bedfordshire and come face to face with some of the world’s rarest and endangered species at some of the UK’s biggest and best animal attractions Woburn Safari Park and Whipsnade Wild Animal Park . Birds of Prey carry out daily flying displays at Old Warden Park and you can even visit an ‘Animal Hospital’ at Aspley Guise. The RSPB has its headquarters in Sandy . A wander through the surrounding woodland provides a chance to spot some traditional woodland birdlife. There are fun farms to visit where you can touch and feed farmyard favourites such as rabbits, pigs and lambs. For something a bit hot and steamy, head to Bedford Butterfly Park , where amid tropical foliage you are surrounded by colourful free-flying butterflies.
For something a little more sedate, Bedfordshire offers a unique tapestry of green, pleasant countryside, rich in wildlife, with gentle rolling chalk hills, open commons, ancient woodlands, prosperous agricultural land and peaceful canals. Access to the countryside is excellent for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. A criss cross of paths including long distance walks such as the prehistoric ‘Icknield Way’ and the ‘Greensands Ridge’ exist alongside many shorter routes suitable for families with young children and wheelchair users.
The County is noted for its peaceful waterways. To the north of Bedford the River Great Ouse flows through water meadows, past attractive limestone hamlets such as Harrold and Stevington. The Grand Union Canal flows through the west of the County. Marinas throughout the area offer mooring and boats to hire and buy.
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All around the County are picturesque villages of thatch and half timbered houses to explore. Good examples include Ickwell and Old Warden. The villages offer many family friendly pubs, inns and guesthouses which serve homemade food often made with locally produced ingredients. Some places still serve the traditional Bedfordshire Clanger a pasty shaped pie with a savoury filing at one end and sweet at the other! Antique lovers will love to browse in the quaint shops of Georgian Ampthill and Woburn where you can also visit the magnificent Abbey – home to the Dukes of Bedford.
The County is noted for its connections to the lace industry (reputedly started by Katharine of Aragon). It is also John Bunyan Country . Many of the villages surrounding Bedford are associated with his preaching and world famous book ‘The Pilgrims Progress’. As you travel through the county you can’t miss the gigantic airship hangers at Cardington a reminder of the areas rich aviation heritage. Britain’s first hot air balloon landed there too! You can follow the WW11 ‘Airfield Trail’ around the north of the county, once alive with the Big Band sound of Glenn Miller (who was stationed here during the war). It was from the airfield at Twinwood that he took his final flight. For a real ‘vintage’ experience, visit the Shuttleworth Collection where aircraft are kept in full flying order and can often be seen ‘looping the loop’ in the skies above Old Warden.
Bedfordshire offers a wide variety of places to stay from international chains such as Holiday Inn and Travel Lodge to Country House splendour and friendly farm and country accommodation. The Bedfordshire Conference Bureau offers a venue finding service for conferences and business meetings at the areas wide variety of venues which range from state of the art hi-tec establishments to smaller, more individual, quirky and fun places to meet.
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Recommended Hotels See Map
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel Aspley Guise *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Beadlow Manor Hotel Beadlow *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Barns Hotel Bedford Bedford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Bedford Swan Hotel Bedford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Embankment Hotel Bedford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Knife & Cleaver Bedford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Park Inn by Radisson Bedford Bedford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Woodland Manor Hotel Bedford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Cornfields Restaurant & Hotel Colmworth *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Cranfield Conference Centre Cranfield *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Old Palace Lodge Dunstable *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Holiday Inn Express Bedford Elstow *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Flitwick Manor Flitwick *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Henlow Grange Henlow *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Chiltern Hotel Leagrave *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - The Swan Hotel Leighton Buzzard *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Best Western Menzies Strathmore Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Brookes Hotel Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Comfort Hotel Luton Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Days Hotel London Luton Airport Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Hilton Garden Inn Luton North Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Icon Hotel Luton Luton *featured*
Licensed, Historic, Gym, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf and Spa Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Quality Skyline Hotel Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Ramada Encore London Luton Airport Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Regent Lodge Hotel Luton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - The Airman Hotel Meppershall *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Queens Head Milton Ernest *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Best Western Moore Place Hotel Milton Keynes *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Robinson Executive Centre Sandy *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Millhouse Hotel Sharnbrook *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Sharnbrook Hotel Sharnbrook *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Champneys Henlow Grange Shefford *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Inn at Woburn Woburn *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Moore Place Hotel Woburn *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant
Hotels bookable online See Map
- Park Inn Bedford Bedford *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Woodlands Manor Hotel Clapham *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Leaside Gastrotel Luton *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Quality Hotel Luton Luton *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Silsoe Conference Centre Silsoe *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, TennisCourt, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities
Bed and Breakfast See Map
- De Parys Hotel Bedford *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - North End Barns Bedford *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - Park Inn Bedford Bedford *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Shakespeare Hotel Bedford *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - White Cottage Cranfield *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Cherish End B&B Dunstable *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Taylard House Gamlingay *featured*
TV in rooms - Hunters Lodge Leighton Buzzard *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Holiday Inn Express London Luton Airport Luton *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - Leaside Hotel Luton *featured*
TV in rooms - Pines Hotel Luton *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - Highfield Farm Sandy *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled - The Coach House Sandy *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Lakeview Guest House Toddington *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking
Pubs & Inns
- The Bell Dunstable *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Highwayman Dunstable *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Dukes Head Leighton Buzzard *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - George Inn Little Brickhill *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Red Lion Hotel Luton *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Kings Arms Sandy *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Chequers of Streatley Streatley *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Griffin Toddington *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bell Hotel and Inn Woburn *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Longs Inn @ Woburn Woburn *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards
Self-Catering See Map
- Featherdown Farm Bedford *book online*
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