AmpthillBedfordBiggleswadeBromhamClaphamDunstableElstowFlittonGamlingayHarlingtonHarroldHenlowLeighton BuzzardLutonMarston MoretainePepperstockSharnbrookSilsoeStaploeStevingtonWhipsnadeWildenWillingtonWoburn
Is the truncated remnant of a larger monastic church founded in 1078. Overlooking Elstow green and Moot Hall the church has two stain glass windows connected with Bunyan, one depicts scenes from the Pilgrims Progress and the other the Holy War. ...
Jacobean house remodelled in the 19th century, with superb collections and gardens. Originally a half-timbered farmhouse, Ascott was bought in 1876 by the de Rothschild family and considerably transformed and enlarged. It now houses a quite e...
Set on the River Great Ouse, Bromham Mill is a 17th century restored Watermill. Flour milling and baking take place regularly, along with lots of other craft and countryside activities. Two galleries show contemporary art and craftwork including ...
Bushmead Priory is a rare survival of the complete refectory of an Augustinian priory, with fine timber roof and notable 14th-century wall paintings....
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments spanning nearly three centuries (1615-1899), to the De Grey family of Wrest Park....
Soar above a breathtaking landscape, sculpted over time, decorated by nature and enjoyed by generations. Stand on top of Dunstable Downs for a view that will simply take your breath away. These Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are desi...
Moot Hall is a Tudor timber-framed market house dating back to the 16th century. It is now a museum illustrating 17th century English Life with particular reference to John Bunyan....
Gransden and Waresley Woods are adjoining ancient oak-ash woods. The Wildlife Trust has purchased the reserve in sections since 1976 and now owns all but one area in the north. The woods are home to many breeding birds. In summer the rides and ...
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. It was built around 1615 for Mary, Dowager Countess of Pemb...
Constructed around a central post so that it can be turned to face into the wind, this impressive postmill was built in the 18th century and is the only complete windmill left in the county. Restored 200 year old postmill overlooking Stevington Villa...
Distinctive 16th-century stables and stone dovecote. The dovecote is lined internally with nesting boxes for over 1500 pigeons. The buildings are the remains of a historic manorial complex, and include stones probably taken from local priories dur...
Visitors will experience living history at Woburn Abbey - the Russell family has lived here for almost 450 years and it is still the family home of The Marquess of Tavistock, the Duke of Bedford's eldest son, his wife and their three sons. Successive...
Other Counties with things to do and places to see - Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Central Scotland, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Dumfries & Galloway, Durham, East Sussex, East Yorkshire, Edinburgh & Lothian, Essex, Fife, Glasgow, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Highlands, Inverness-shire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Lochaber, London, Merseyside, Midlands, Norfolk, North Wales, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Orkney Islands, Oxfordshire, Perthshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland Islands, Shropshire, Somerset, South Wales, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne & Wear, Warwickshire, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, Western Islands, Wiltshire, Worcestershire,
