Celebrating two great men who lived in Olney: the leading 18th Century poet & letter writer William Cowper and his friend, John Newton who wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace". Closes during the winter.
There has been a mill on the site even before the Domesday survey in 1086, so a visit is like a step back in time. For centuries, the enormous wheel was turned only by the water of the River Great Ouse.
The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House & Galleries, Northampton was the winner of the 2009 Enjoy England Excellence Award for Best Small Visitor Attraction in England.
'The museum in the park' is a beautiful Grade 1 listed building with a hammer beam roof in its Tudor hall. There is intricate carved panelling and also an elegant 19thC fashion gallery.
Bedford Museum is situated within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle, beside the Great Ouse Embankment. Unearth secrets from prehistoric times & learn of the siege of the castle.
The once secretive war time code breaking site now offers a unique day out. Some of the brightest and best codebreakers were based here to decode the riddle of Nazi radio messages.
This Georgian country house has 18th-century interiors in a lovely setting. It is a National Trust property series of magnificent and unique rococo staterooms with important carvings. Has a museum of Florence Nightingale and Crimean War (Nightingale was a visitor at Claydon).
The Centre is a working museum where you can stroll among some giants of the steam age. A hit with Thomas the Tank Engine fans on special "Days out with Thomas".
