The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Museum - 1.2 miles
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Museum is pleasantly situated in the gardens of Castle Close, just off the Embankment in Bedford. It combines the original home of the Higgins family, now the Victorian Mansion, with an award-winning extension opened in 1976 to display the fine collections of water colours, prints and drawings, ceramics, glass and lace.

Woburn Abbey and Safari Park Abbey - 15 miles
Just a short drive away is Woburn Abbey and Safari Park. Woburn Abbey is home to the 15th Duke of Bedford his family. The house contains one of the most important private collections in the country has been the ancestral home of the Dukes of Bedfordshire for the last 350 years! You are able to drive through Woburn Safari Park with its extensive reserves and Wild World to see the many animals that roam freely. Also at the Park are leisure areas to take a picnic, adventure playgrounds, boats and live animal demonstrations.

The Shuttleworth Collection & Swiss Garden - 18 miles
Situated at Old Warden Park, a short drive from Bedford, is the Shuttleworth Collection. The collection features unique aeroplanes spanning over the first 100 years of flight. Set in a Regency garden laid out in the 1820’s by Lord Ongley.

Althorp - 25 miles
Also within a short drive of Bedford is Althorp, the ancestral home and the final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Looking For Something a little different? less than a mile
Within a mile of the Edwardian House Hotel is Bedford Bodyflight, the world’s largest indoor skydiving facility where you can learn the fun and exciting sport of Bodyflying in the safety of a vertical wind tunnel.