Bedfordshire
Properties and events in Bedfordshire
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Ailesbury Mausoleum and Crypt
Ailesbury Mausoleum and Crypt was built by Thomas Bruce, the first Earl of Elgin in 1656 as a memorial to his second wife, Diana.
All Saints Church
We have trained volunteer guides to carry out tours of the church and tower. Display panels in a designated heritage zone. The tower will be open and viewing from the roof will be allowed; weather permitting and risk assessed.
Biggleswade from Bikes to Buses
This event will be a display of transport and communications related to Biggleswade
Celebrating Our Routes - Walking Through Central Bedfordshire
A display and activities celebrating our walking tours in Central Bedfordshire. Come and see the archives used in the walking tours and play games based on the routes we took.
Commonwealth War Graves Tours – Cranfield (St Peter & St Paul) Churchyard - CANCELLED
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
CWGC Tours 2024 - Cranfield (St Peter and St Paul) Churchyard
*Please note this event has been cancelled* Join us for a Commonwealth War Grave Commission tour of Cranfield (St. Peter & Paul) Churchyard.
Danesborough Hillfort Guided Walk
Walk from Woburn Sands to the Iron-Age hillfort of Danesborough Camp, high on the Greensands Ridge. Visit the place where an ancient tribe of Britain lived 2000 years ago and learn about the huge fortification they built. Sturdy footwear essential.
De Grey Mausoleum
The De Grey Mausoleum houses 17 monuments spanning nearly two and a half centuries to the De Grey family of Wrest Park. It really is impressive and our knowledgeable volunteer guides can tell you all about the striking monuments, family and history.
Equinoks
See Hat House basement transformed by artists as Equinoks returns to Luton starting a programme of engagement with Deep Listening, improvisation workshops and diverse selection of visual artists and musical performances planned for rest of 2024.
Foster Hill Road Cemetery
Discover a large historic cemetery with 40,000 graves dating back to 1855. Cemetery records will be available to view on the open day as well as guided and self guided walks available.
Hat District + Come and share your ideas about how to re-use heritage spaces in the Hat District
Inviting ideas about how we can collectively re-use more heritage spaces in the Hat District.
Houghton House Tour
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.
Houghton House Tour
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.
Jordans Mill Connections Tour
Come along and explore Jordans Mill; a food heritage attraction with a lovingly restored historic water Mill, beautiful gardens, gift shop and Riverside Cafe. During a short tour, you'll discover how flour was once produced.
Panacea Museum Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes tours; discover collections and archives not on display and find out how we look after artefacts left behind by the Panacea Society. Saturday 7th September FREE
Panacea Walking Tour
An in-depth walking tour of the Panacea Museum
Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre
An award-winning Victorian (1846) station house and booking office restoration in the Gothic Cottage Orné style, with Museum (Original Victorian Booking Office with historical displays & temporary exhibitions) Vintage Tea Room, Gift Shop & Garden.
St Charalambos Greek Orthodox Church Open Day
We once again open our doors for everyone to come and see our beautiful church, a former Anglican Church built in 1841, and now the sole Greek Orthodox Church in Bedfordshire.
St James Parish Church - Laser Ground Imaging Talk
A talk on Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) Digital Mapping by Andy Mason with examples from around Husborne Crawley. Overhead laser imagery can be manipulated to remove later buildings & vegetation to show hidden features such as Roman roads.
St James Parish Church Open Day + Bike n Hike + Ride n Stride
Our beautiful medieval church will be open for visitors, including the bell tower - uniquely built of greensand that is still GREEN – plus the Elizabethan marble tomb of John Thompson and his wife with their effigies – rare in a parish church.