Housed in the former Higgins and Sons Brewery, Bedford Museum is situated within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle mound, beside the Great Ouse Embankment.

The collections reflect the human and natural history of Bedford and the surrounding area.

Go Ape - 26 courses UK wide

“Bring out your inner ape! Can you handle three hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb a 40ft rope-ladder, Tarzan-swing into a giant rope-net, zip-wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope-bridges? If the answer's 'yes,' then you're ready to Go Ape! Minimum age 10 years. Minimum height 1.40m. Under 18's must be supervised by a participating adult. An adult can supervise either two children or up to five 16-17 years old. Book online, get more info, read reviews and watch people Go Ape at www.goape.co.uk”

Voted Farm Attraction of the Year, Mead Open Farm delivers hours of ?hands-on? animal fun and fantastic play. Plus with all activities included in admission, it's also great value!
Bottle feed lambs, milk cows, groom ponies and give bunnies their daily cuddles. In Shaggy's PlayWorld, it's 100% play, with drop slides, ball cannons, fireman's poles and for toddlers a separate soft play zone.
With crazy golf, go-karts, outdoor log play adventure, trailer rides and sheep races there's so much to do.

Take trip down Memory Lane, seeing bygone vehicles from the beginning of the century up to modern day classics, most of which originate from the largest private collection in the country plus more recent aquisitions making a total of over 350 exhibits.

The English School of Falconry and Bird of Prey and Conservation Centre is a family run business with over 50 years experience in Falconry. With our collection of birds growing to almost 300, we decided that it was time to open a Centre for the benefit of the general public, which is what we had been working towards for many years. We believe that we have established one of the finest collection of birds of prey in the Country.

At Thurleigh Farm & Adventure Playground we aim to provide a venue for children and parents to play or learn together. We remain a working and open farm but have added facilities that allow children and parents to do activities together in play, animal feeding or visiting Wacky Woods or the Maize Maze (in season).

There's so much to do at Wild Britain (formerly known as Bedford Butterfly Park).

Safari Spot in the Butterfly Jungle, follow the Hedgehog Play Trail and get 'hands on'.It's one wild day out!

Woburn Safari Park is an action packed day for all the family. From the Road Safari where you can go round as many times as you like to the Foot Safari where you can mingle with the animals, grab lunch before watching the keeper demonstrations. Our staff are here to help you so please do ask them for information during your visit. They know all the animals' personalities and can give you insights into their working day.

Woodside Farm is a farm and mini-zoo with hundreds of animals to see and feed. We're constantly adding new species so there's always something different to see.

We particularly encourage children to get 'touchy-feely' with some of the animals including rabbits, chicks, goats, owls and even a reptile.

Pack your kit bag and get on your boots and see if you’re big enough to find the BIG 5 at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

Come to the zoo to see some of the biggest and best stars of the animal kingdom - lions, giraffes, elephants, bears and rhinos.