Some of the free entry places in England that you can visit without paying for a ticket – all you need is the knowledge

English Free Entry Attractions, Heritage Sites, Events,
Museums, Galleries. Listed by County.

England - Bedfordshire

There are 11 free entry listings in Bedfordshire

Map of the counties of England CLICK HERE

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Bankfield Museum,
Akroyd Park, Boothtown Road,
Halifax HX3 6HG, Bedfordshire

Tel: 01422 354823

Previously a Victorian mill owners house, Bankfield is a great museum with a growing reputation as a centre for textiles and local contemporary craft.

Bankfield houses an internationally important collection of textiles, plus some weird and wonderful objects from around the rest of the world.

There are also commissioned textile pieces created by leading makers there is much to see and enjoy, such as the Toy Gallery and the Marble Gallery.

Bankfield Museum has a varied programme of temporary exhibitions and cultural events.

Home to The Duke of Wellington’s Regimental Museum too.

Free Admission

Open: Tues to Sat 10.00 to 17.00
Sunday 13.00 to 16.00
Bank Holiday Mondays 10.00 to 17.00

MAP

Website

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The Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment Museum, Wardown Park Museum
Old Bedford Road, Luton,
Bedfordshire, LU2 7HA

Tue – Sat 10.00 to 17.00, Sun 13.00 to 17.00.

(Open bank holiday Mondays)
Closed 1 Jan & 25 / 26 Dec

Admission is free.

Telephone: 01582 546 722
Email Visit Website

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Bedford Museum, Castle Lane,
Bedford, MK40 3XD

Housed in the former Higgins and Son Brewery, Bedford Museum is situated within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle, beside the Great Ouse Embankment.

Bedford Museum is located close to town centre car parks and a short walk from Allhallows Bus Station and Midland Road Railway Station.

FREE for ALL on FRIDAYS; FREE after 1600 Tuesday - Thursday

FREE for Children (under 18s), 60 plus, Bedford Leisure Card holders and concessions

At all other times Adults: £2.20* (Adult annual ticket £8.80*) *The admission price and adult annual ticket also give you entry to the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery

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Bunyan Museum
Mill Street, Bedford, MK40 3EU

The Museum and Church are on Mill Street in the centre of Bedford. Car and coach parking is available in Castle Lane, next to the museum.

The museum is 5 minutes walk from the bus station and 15 minutes walk from Bedford railway station.

Admission is free.

Open: Tue to Sat
1100 - 1600 (last entry 1545)

7 Mar to 28th Oct
(Closed Good Friday - 21st Apr)

Tel / Fax: 01234 213722

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The Cecil Higgins Museum
Bedford Museum, Castle Lane,
Bedford, MK40 3XD

This was the original home of Cecil Higgins, a local brewer. It has an important collection of ceramics and glass.

Open Tue-Sat 1100 -1700, Sun 1400 - 1700.

FREE for ALL on FRIDAYS; FREE after 4pm Tuesday - Thursday

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Intelligence Corps Museum,
Defence Intelligence Centre
Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PR

An interesting and unusual collection of objects associated with the Intelligence Corps and its operations.

Admission is free.

Tel: 01462 752340
Fax: 01462 752341

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John Dony Field Centre
Hancock Drive ,
Bushmead, Luton, LU2 7SF

Open: Mon to Fri - 0930 – 1600

Sun 0900 – 1300

Admission is free.

Facilities for people with disabilities

Tel. 01582 422818

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Luton Museum and Gallery
Wardown Park, Old Bedford Road
Luton, LU2 7HA

Exhibits showing the history of Luton and it's environs. A special section on hat making.

Open: Tue - Sat 1000 - 1700
Sun1300 - 1700

Admission is free.

Tel. 01582 546722
Fax. 01582 546763

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Stockwood Park Museum

Open: Winter (Nov - Mar)
Sat and Sun 1000 - 1600
Summer (Apr - Oct)
Tue - Sun 1000 – 1700

(Open bank holiday Mondays)

Admission is free

Children’s playground and Picnic Area
( Stockwood Country Park, close to Museum)

Tel: 01582 738714

The home of the Mossman Collection

Stockwood Park Museum will be closing on the 28th October 2007 until July 2008. It will reopen as Stockwood Discovery Centre. We are having a 6 million development. There will be a programme of regular site tours during the closure (to be arranged).

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Wardown Park Museum
Wardown Park , Old Bedford Road
Luton, LU2 7HA

Exhibits showing the history of Luton and it's environs. A special section on hat making.

Open: Tue - Sat 1000 - 1700
Sun 1300 – 1700

(Open bank holiday Mondays)

Admission is free.

Tel. 01582 546722
Fax. 01582 546763

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Woburn Heritage Centre Trust
Old St Mary's Church, Bedford Street
Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, MK17

Open April to October Only.
9 Apr - 30 Sep, Mon-Fri, 1400 - 1630,
Sat, Sun, Bank Hols, 1000 - 1700;
2 - 31 Oct, Sat, Sun, 1000 - 1700

Museum of the local history of Woburn and Tourist Information Point housed in the redundant chapel of Old St Mary's Church.

Admission is free. Donations welcome

Chair Mrs Gill Green
1 Leighton Street, Woburn,
Milton Keynes, MK17 9PJ

Please note that the organisation address is NOT A POSTAL ADDRESS and all correspondence should be addressed to Mrs Green at the address shown above.

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