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🎡 Hemel Hempstead Funfair 2025 (Gadebridge Park)


Time: 12:00

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The Great Gatsby Ball In St Albans Cathedral


Time: 19:00 - 22:00

🎼 Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra Concert - Bedford Corn Exchange


Time: 19:30 - 22:00

🤸‍♂️ Bounce Camp at The Broughton Hotel - May 2025


Price: £7.00

🌸 Spring craft fayre 2025 at Wilstead Village Hall


Time: 11:00 - 15:00

💦 FREE Bennett's Splash Park in Dunstable 2025


Time: 10:00 - 18:00

🛍 Leighton Buzzard Handmade and Craft Market 2025


Time: 08:30 - 15:00

🎧 B Print: The VInyl Chapter present THE TWILIGHT ZONE


Time: 21:00 - 03:00

💥 New Brickz Museum in Milton Keynes 2025


🚘 U-BOOT - Baldock Car Boot Sale 2025


Time: 07:00

😋 Baldock High Street EAT Feast - May 2025

Saturday 24 May 2025

Time: 16:00 - 21:00

🇮🇹 Italian Night at The Romeo Dance Academy, Milton Keynes


Time: 19:30

🚣‍♂️ Pedalo hire in Luton 2025


Time: 11:00 - 18:00

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🐶 Dog Show at Houghton Hall Park - May 2025


Time: 10:00 - 15:00

🍹Caribbean Sunset - Bottomless Brunch at The Standard Rooftop Terrace, Bedford


Time: 16:00 - 18:00

🚶‍♂️Guided walk around Olney – South End


Time: 10:30 - 12:00

🚘 Graveley Farm Car Boot Sale 2025!


Time: 07:30

🤸‍♂️ 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

💒 Pirton Chapel Tearoom - 🐶 Dogs welcome!


Time: 10:00 - 15:00

💦 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

💘 BDC Shakespeare in Love at The Place Theatre in Bedford


🦹‍♀️Superheros Nature Trail at Jordons Mill - Broom


Time: 09:30 - 15:30 Price: £4.00

🎤A hip-hop, eco block party (ages 7-11)


Price: £7.00

⛱️ The Beach at Frosts, Woburn Sands 2025


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🎶 Slam Dunk Festival 2025 at Hatfield Park


Time: 09:00 - 23:00

🎤 Motown Magic Afternoon Tea - Papillon Coffee House, Bedford


Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Price: £35.00

🎡 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!


🎠 Woodside Animal Farm May Half Term 2025


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🎠 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

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🧚‍♀️Once Upon a Market 2025 - St Neots


Time: 08:00 - 13:00

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


Time: 10:00 - 19:00

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🎶 Family Silent Disco at Esquires, Bedford (perfect for kids aged 4-13)


Time: 12:30 - 15:00

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🎉 Hertfordshire County Show (just off Jct 9 on the M1)


Time: 09:00 - 17:30

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🎉 Festival of Inclusion 2025 - Bedford


Time: 11:00 - 15:00

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


Time: 12:00 - 01:00

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


Time: 10:00 - 17:00

🎠 Luton Funfair pop up Fun Park 2025


Time: 13:00 - 21:00

🎠 Harpenden Funfair - May 2025


Time: 13:00