Blog (May 2020) - Experience Bedfordshire

Visitors and staff arriving at Wyboston Lakes Resort will now automatically have their temperatures discreetly checked by a hi-tech thermal imaging system as they enter the buildings.

The National Trust has announced that from 3^rd June, it will begin a phased reopening of its parks and gardens across England and Northern Ireland following recent updates from the government. The reopening will be done using an advanced booking system to limit visitor numbers and maintain public safety.

The team at Whipsnade Zoo might not be able to welcome visitors at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still hard at work looking after the many animals that call it home including Otis and Wilma, the wild boar who recently gave birth to a litter of tiny piglets.

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to spot one of Bedford’s resident otters at the Longholme Boating Lake you’ll know doubt be aware of how fun and joyous it is to watch them play in the water. So, this World Otter Day, let’s celebrate Bedford’s otter population.

English Tourism Week takes place between 25^th and 31st May, however, because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Visit England has made a few changes to how the tourism industry can celebrate.

Wyboston Lakes Resort has launched Safe Events, a comprehensive plan and policy in response to Covid-19 to safeguard the health and safety of its staff, customers and clients to ensure the conference and training complex is ready for a safe reopening.

Rather than cancel Bedford’s annual children’s book festival, organisers of Book Tastic have decided to take the event online.

The National Trust is calling for people around the UK to share their letters with the conservation charity and its followers and members, about their lockdown experiences. The Trust plans to add a selection to its historic collection of letters.

The 8^th May marks the 75^th anniversary of V E Day, also known as Victory in Europe Day. As many of the events that were planned to commemorate this have now been cancelled or postponed, we thought we’d spend some time remembering the contributions made by Bedfordshire during the war effort.