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Forest of Marston Vale

The Forest of Marston Vale is a 61 sq mile Community Forest. Its Forest Visitor Centre, set in the stunning 225 hectare Millennium Country Park, is a fantastic facility for visitors and an ideal stopping point with its cafe, gift shop and toilets, before you explore the children's play area and wider country park with its 17kms of surfaced paths and bridleways to explore, on foot or by bike.
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Central Bedfordshire College

Central Bedfordshire College is proud to be working in partnership with Experience Bedfordshire to promote and deliver employment-led learning and skills development within the Visitor Economy Sector.
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Woburn Safari Park

Woburn Safari Park sits in over 300 acres of beautiful Bedfordshire parkland and is home to over 1,000 wild animals. Visitors can enjoy unlimited circuits of the Road Safari, before continuing the adventure in Animal Encounters
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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo is one of Europe's largest wildlife conservation parks.
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Center Parcs Woburn Forest

Nestled on the southern edge of Bedfordshire, Center Parcs Woburn Forest offers family short breaks in the forest all year round. From the first flowers in spring through the glorious summer and vibrant autumn to the enchanting Winter Wonderland, there is always a good time to head for the trees.
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Greensand Country

‘Defined by the Greensand Ridge, a band of higher ground stretching from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay, which rises out of the surrounding clay vales, Greensand Country contains all of Bedfordshire’s remaining heathland, more than half of its woodland and more historic parkland than anywhere else in the country.’

Bedfordshire is a great county to live in, visit and enjoy with all the family.

Bedfordshire benefits from a wonderful variety of countryside (Dunstable Downs as part of the Chiltern Hills, the Greensand Ridge, and the Forest of Marston Vale) all interspersed with delightful character Market Towns. With great places to eat, drink and shop, and impressive stately homes, including Wrest Park, Woburn Abbey, Luton Hoo Mansion House, you will not need to look too far for something exciting to do.

Alongside all the lovely walks and historical homes, Bedfordshire has a wide range of attractions (ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Mead Open Farm, Woburn Safari Park, The Bodyflight) fun and adventure for all the family!

This unique county features the birthplace of the Church of England (at Priory Church of St Peter, Dunstable) and of John Bunyan author of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' and in more recent years the late Ronnie Barker. Bedfordshire is steeped in history, the county has seen many kings and queens of England holding court and hunting in the great forests. Queen Eleanor was laid to rest in Dunstable, Catherine of Aragon was incarcerated at Ampthill and during the second World War many crowned heads of Europe in exile took refuge in our county.

In more recent times the renowned bandleader Glenn Miller broadcasted from the Corn Exchange in Bedford, spy planes (which you can see in the Shuttleworth Collection) departed for sorties behind enemy lines and Winston Churchill made an inspiring speech at the Luton Hoo.

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