Visit Bedfordshire

Whether you are planning a group outing or a family day out, you need look no further than Bedfordshire for a warm welcome and a great time.

Served by some of the country's major road and rail networks, the area is within easy reach of cities like London, Birmingham, Oxford and Cambridge while proximity to the M25 and to London Luton Airport mean that you can visit us just as easily from further afield.

Two of England's leading animal attractions, Woburn Safari Park and Whipsnade Zoo, are to be found in Bedfordshire. There are also historic houses and gardens, transport and heritage museums, mills and open farms to enjoy.

Explore our picturesque villages. Enjoy leafy woodlands. Admire the views from the top of the Chilterns escarpment or the Greensand Ridge. Ramble or cycle in one of our lovely country parks or cruise the Grand Union Canal and the River Great Ouse.

The county's two major towns are riverside Bedford and bustling, cosmopolitan Luton. The area is also rich in ancient market towns. Discover Dunstable where Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and changed the history of England; Leighton Buzzard with its ancient market cross and quaint shopping mews; the elegant Georgian towns of Woburn and Ampthill with more than 400 listed buildings between them, and the old coaching towns of Sandy and Biggleswade on the former Great North Road.

Bedfordshire is easy to find and a pleasure to explore. For more information on what to see and do in Bedfordshire, visit the Experience Bedfordshire website, www.experiencebedfordshire.co.uk

Updated 22 August 2008