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Bedford Museum and Cecil Higgins Art Gallery

The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford.

Closed for redevelopment, reopening in spring 2013.		 Castle lane Bedford MK40 3XD
T: 01234 718618 F: 01234 718619 Education Service: 01234 718627
bedford.museum@bedford.gov.uk thehiggins@bedford.gov.uk www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk
Local Transport Walk - town centre location. Can also use Stagecoach bus no. 4 from bus station/ St. Paul's Square
High Summer Harrold by David Oversby-Powell

Eagle Gallery

The Eagle Gallery artists produce work in a wide variety of media including 2D and 3D work, sculptures, pottery, jewellery, stained glass, collage and photography. The gallery is dynamic and displays change on a monthly basis with themed exhibitions throughout the year		 101 Castle Road Bedford MK40 3QP 01234 346995 info@eaglegalleryartists.co.uk www.eaglegalleryartisits.co.uk
Local Transport Bus - Stagecoach 4 or walk from town centre (20 minutes)
Elstow Moot Hall

Elstow Moot Hall

A 15th Century timber framed market hall, set on the village green at Elstow, The hall was originally built to serve Elstow Abbey as a market house and courtroom for the Abbess with strong connections to John Bunyan.Beautiful period furniture and exhibits illustrating 17th Century life.		 Church End Elstow Beds MK42 9XT
01234 266889
moot.hall@bedford.gov.uk
www.bedford.gov.uk/moothall Groups are welcome to visit by appointment, at any time of the year. Please contact the curator for details Moot Hall Open Days: Moot Hall is open to the public from 1 to 4pm on Saturdays, from Easter (or the beginning of April) to the end of September. It is also open on Elstow Mayday and all Bank Holiday Mondays.
Local Transport Bus - Stagecoach S1 or Grant Palmer 44. Alternatively Stagecoach 6 to Mile Road, Bedford, then 5 minute walk
Glenn Miller Museum

Glenn Miller Museum

A unique collection dedicated to Glenn Miller, housed in the original control tower at the airfield where he was last seen alive in December 1944. See also the Airfield Archeolodgy Collection and the National Fire Service Collection, Home Front House and Summer of 1944 collection all housed in originasl wartime buildings.		 Twinwood Road Clapham
MK41 6AB
01923 282725 info@twinwoodevents.com
www.twinwoodevents.comOpen Sundays and Bank Holidays only between May and October. Access with event tickets only during Twinwood Festival 27th-29th Aug 2011 and special event weekends.
Local Transport Taxi - from Bedford railway station or Bedford bus station.
John Bunyan Museum

John Bunyan Museum

A wonderful museum charting the life and times of John Bunyan, the author of The Pilgrim’s Progress exhibiting a number of his personal possessions and one of the largest collections of foreign translations of his written works. Adjacent, the Free Church welcomes visitors and has a series of beautiful stained glass windows depicting scenes from The Pilgrim’s Progress Open Mar-Oct Tues-Sat. Admission free		 Mill Street, Bedford, MK40 3EU 01234 213772 www.bunyanmeeting.co.uk/museum
Local Transport Taxi - from Bedford railway station or Bedford bus station.
Moggerhanger Park

Moggerhanger House

Moggerhanger Park is a 33 acre estate in the middle of beautiful Bedfordshire countryside containing Moggerhanger House, a Grade 1 listed Country House designed by the eminent architect, Sir John Soane. The fascinating grounds contain historic woodlands, Walled Gardens and an Ice House.		 Park Road, Moggerhanger, BEDS, MK44 3RW 01767 641007 www.moggerhangerpark.com enquiries@moggerhangerpark.com
Local Transport Bus - Stagecoach M3 from Bedford bus station or St. Paul's Square
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Museum of Military Intelligence

The collections include the Intelligence Corps Museum charting the development of British Military Intelligence Collection - including its use in the Second World War as a “Y” Service intercept station of Enigma Codes and its post-war USAF intelligence gathering activities up until the late 1990’s. A varied and interesting collection allowing you to “Share the Secret….” Access is by appointment due to the security of the sight.		 DISC, Chicksands, Shefford, BEDS, SG17 5PR 01462 752896 reed093@disc.mod.uk www.army.mod.uk/intelligence/museum
Local Transport Bus - Stagecoach M3 from Bedford bus station or St. Paul's Square
Shuttleworth Collection

Shuttleworth Collection

Home to The Shuttleworth Collection, a unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. Home of ‘The Flying Proms’ and many other outdoor events. Also Shuttleworth House, The Swiss Garden, Bird of Prey Centre, Jubilee Play Centre		 Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome Nr. Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 9EP
01767 627927
www.shuttleworth.org collection@shuttleworth.org
Local Transport Bus - From bus station/ St. Paul's Square, Stagecoach M4 to Ickwell, then walk on public bridleway for around 1 - 1.5 miles.
Stondon Transport Musuem

Stondon Transport Museum

Take a trip down memory lane and see the last 100 years in transport. 8 halls full of exhibits including cars, motorbikes, buses, army vehicles, air craft, fire engines, pedal cycles etc. plus a full size replica of Captain Cooks ship Endeavour
Open 6 days a week from 10am to 4pm closed Fridays.		 Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, Beds. SG16 6JN
01462 850339. www.transportmuseum.co.uk transportmuseum@supanet.com
Local Transport Bus - From bus station/ St. Paul's Square, Stagecoach M4 to Ickwell, then walk on public bridleway for around 1 - 1.5 miles.
306th Bomb Group Museum Gallery

306th Bomb Group Museum

This wonderful museum serves to commemorate the heritage of the 306th Bombardment Group and the social impact of the friendly invasion on the surrounding area during the Second World War with a large, comprehensive collection of memorabilia, photographs and displays. Open Weekends & Bank Holidays Mar-Oct		 Thurleigh Airfield Business Park, Thurleigh BEDS, MK44 2YP 01234 708715 www.306bg.co.uk 306museum@nsch.fsnet.co.uk
Taxi - from Bedford railway station or Bedford bus station.

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