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Bradwell Mill Opening Day - Free Entry

Sunday 25 May 2025

Time: 13:30 - 16:30

46 other events on this day

🚂 Haynes Summerfield Miniature Railway 2025


Time: 10:30 - 15:30

🤸‍♂️ Bounce Camp at The Broughton Hotel - May 2025


Price: £7.00

🛍 Harpenden Farmers' Market 2025


Time: 10:00 - 14:00

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✂️ Free Sunday Crafternoons at Higgins, Bedford


Time: 14:00 - 16:00

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🚶‍♂️FREE Great Linford Manor Walk - 2025 (No booking required)


Time: 14:00

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🎶 Buckingham Live 2025 (Free music festival)


Time: 13:00 - 22:00

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🎊 Wacky Wonderland in Cheddington, Leighton Buzzard - May 2025


Time: 12:00 - 16:00

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🎊 Luton Town Carnival 2025


Time: 12:00 - 18:00

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👑 Free entry Open Day at Willington Dovecote and Stables


Time: 14:00 - 17:00

🏊‍♂️ Hitchin Outoor Pool 2025


💦 FREE Bennett's Splash Park in Dunstable 2025


Time: 10:00 - 18:00

🫖 ⛴️ Special Afternoon Tea Cruise (Ages 16+) - Bedford


Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Price: £42.50

🎶 Ultra Vegas presents: Willen Hospice Bank Holiday Session at The Shoulder of Mutton, Calverton, Milton Keynes


Time: 12:00 - 00:00

🚂 Day Out With Thomas 2025 - Buckinghamshire Railway Centre


Time: 10:30 - 17:00

💥 New Brickz Museum in Milton Keynes 2025


🇮🇹 Auto Sportivo Italian Car Day, Bedford


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🚘 G&M GROWERS CAR BOOT SALE 2025


Time: 07:30 - 12:00

🚘 LINSLADE CAR BOOT SALE 2025


Time: 12:00 - 16:00

🎤 Wayward Lights at The Sun, Leighton Buzzard


Time: 15:00

🚣‍♂️ Pedalo hire in Luton 2025


Time: 11:00 - 18:00

🎉 Family Fun Day 2025 at Biggleswade Conservative Club


Time: 12:00

🤸‍♂️ Soft Play at John Buyan Sports & Fitness in Bedford


Price: £6.20

⛳️⚽️ Disc & Football Golf at Box End Water Park in Kempston


Price: £6.00

💦 Family Fun Swim at Oasis Beach Pool in Bedford


🏛 Free Panacea Museum in Bedford 2025


Time: 11:00 - 17:00 Price: £0.00

🏡A FREE MUSEUM IN BEDFORD- The Panacea, a beautiful Victorian House.
Discover the amazing story of the unique religious community that created its own Garden of Eden in the centre of Bedford. The museum has beautiful gardens to walk around.

OPEN:
Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm
(last admission 4.30pm)

📖 SOME INTERESTING HISTORY
The Panacea Society was originally called ‘The Community of the Holy Ghost’, and was made up mostly of women. Its leader was Mabel Barltrop – the widow of an English clergyman, and mother of four children– whose followers called her ‘Octavia’.

Octavia. The founder of the Panacea Society.

During the 1920s, followers of the Panacea Society moved to Bedford to live near Octavia. Eventually, the community was able to combine the gardens of several properties to form ‘the campus’ – a private space between the community houses, with a chapel at its centre.

From this headquarters, the Society operated a religious organisation which reached across the world. Over two thousand people became members of the Panacea Society, in Europe, North America and many parts of the British Empire and Commonwealth.

From its beginning, the Panacea Society expected the end of the world. Society members were convinced that God would soon act to bring about a new age – a period of peace and happiness called ‘the Millennium’.

The Panacea Society was part of a wider religious movement of groups concerned with prophecy. The Panaceans believed that God was speaking to them through Octavia, but her followers did not believe she was the only modern prophet. Rather, they accepted a lineage of seven prophetic voices since the late 1700s – a tradition they called ‘the Visitation’.

🧒 FOR CHILDREN
Children trails, colouring sheets and wooden toys in the activity space in the main museum building 'Castleside'.

FOOD AND DRINK
Tea room serving refreshments, hot & cold snacks with indoor & outdoor seating

🚼 TOILET INFORMATION
Baby changing can be found in a toilet that is big enough to fit a pushchair in

🅿️ PARKING
No parking is available at the Museum, however there is pay and display parking nearby.

♿🅿️ ACCESSIBILITY (Partly accessible)
Accessible info and blue badge holders, click here: https://panaceamuseum.org/visiting/access

CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Tel: 01234 353178
📧 museum@panaceatrust.org

✨️ Bletchley Park May Half Term 2025


Time: 09:30 - 17:00

🦹‍♀️Superheros Nature Trail at Jordons Mill - Broom


Time: 09:30 - 15:30 Price: £4.00

⛱️ The Beach at Frosts, Woburn Sands 2025


🎉 Celebrating the 10th Year at The White Hart - Ampthill


Time: 15:00 - 18:00

🎵☕️ Musical Theatre Afternoon Tea 2025 - The Papillon Coffee House in Bedford


Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Price: £35.00

🚣‍♂️ Boxmoor Canal Weekend & Floating Market 2025 - Live Folk Roots & Blues


Time: 10:00 - 19:00

🐽 FREE ENTRY TO KNOTTS OF TEMPSFORD FARM


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🎡 Gumbles Funfair May 2025 - Nicholas Park, Stevenage


🔎 May's Mythical Maps 2025 - Dunstable Downs


Time: 10:00 - 17:00 Price: £3.00

🦁 Universal Credit Low Cost Whipsnade Zoo tickets 2025!


🎠 Wicksteed Park May Half Term 2025 (Optional camping)


Time: 10:30 - 17:00

🎪 HOGFEST 2025 - Hogshaw Farm May Half Term 2025


Time: 10:00 - 17:30

💦 Free Leighton Buzzard Splash Park - Parsons Close


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🎊 MK11's Gin Festival 2025 - Live Music & Entertainment + Hog Roast + Gin Bar | Free Entry


Time: 12:00 - 01:00

🌳 Shefford Maze 2025 (Hoo Hill Maze)


Time: 10:00 - 16:00

🌳 A FREE MAZE & GARDEN CENTRE TO VISIT- 💥AN IDEA FOR A DAY OUT BY WHATSUP BEDFORDSHIRE


🦖 Dino Week at Mead Open Farm - May Half Term 2025


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🐷🚂 Meet Peppa Pig at Leighton Buzzard Railway - May 2025


Time: 11:00 - 16:40

🎠 Luton Funfair pop up Fun Park 2025


Time: 13:00 - 21:00

🎠 Harpenden Funfair - May 2025


Time: 13:00

🎡 Hemel Hempstead Funfair 2025 (Gadebridge Park)


Time: 13:00 - 19:00