When the weather is too hot that even with aircon on it’s unbearable….its time to take to the car…smaller space to keep cool…..so off we went to Woburn Safari Park….A few shots from today….wildlife doing what wildlife does🤣🤣🤣 Not great photos because it was busy today so no opportunities to photograph with the window down….so everything’s taken through the window….. Bears playing hide and seek up a tree, bears doing what bears do reaching fruit from a tree, tigers, rhinos, lions sleeping in the shade, the new dwarf buffalo with mum….
Dwarf buffalo calf.Rhinos in the shadeTiger sleepingA bear reaching for fruit
While one lion acts as lookout the rest sleep.
I spy a bear! Watching me! Pretends to sleepIt wouldn’t seem like a good visit without a stripe or two!!
The county of Bedfordshire is one of England’s smallest, occupying an area of under 500 square miles. Around 750,000 residents call the county their home, with approximately half of them living in the two largest urban areas, Luton and Bedford, the historic county town. All too often, visitors to the county do little but pass through. The county is blessed with good north to south road and rail transport links, with the Midland Main Line railway and both the M1 and A1 artery roads all aimed at travelling as quickly as possible.
For those with more time on their hands, Bedfordshire has a great deal to offer to both the county’s residents and visitors. The county is well known for attractions such as Whipsnade Zoo and Woburn Safari Park. These are two of the UK’s bestopportunities to enjoy getting up close to a wide variety of animals on display. The county is also home to a number ofmagnificent stately homes such as Luton Hoo, Shuttleworth House and Wrest Park.
We have travelled extensively across our home county and, in this publication, we have selected fifty lesser known ‘Gems’ that we believe are worthy of a closer look. These gems have been chosen with the whole family in mind, with anyrestrictions on access for the less mobile highlighted asappropriate. From scenic walks to lesser-known visitor attractions, we hope the reader will be tempted to get to know the County of Bedfordshire a little better. This publication can be used as a standalone guide, or in conjunction with our earlier Amberley title ‘Churches of Bedfordshire’ which also explores a cross section of towns and villages with their parish churches as the focus.
We urge the reader to pay particular attention to those places featured that have limited visiting or opening hours or restricted to certain times of the year, some more so than others. An early check on the internet is recommended to ensure getting the best out of any such visit. Other selections, particularly involving the county’s many ‘green spaces’ are ideal for those spur-of-the-moment decisions. Either way, we both hope you enjoy browsing through the pages of this publication as much as we have enjoyed compiling them
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