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We always suggest you ring beforehand if visiting with disabled children as all attractions within the place you are visiting may not be accessible, depending on disablement, and whether or not if you have a helper.
Our guide is popular with families and as a school resource for educational trips.
For opening times click through to website or telephone attraction. Some attractions close during the winter.

Place

Doing What

Wheelchair friendly

Aerial Extreme, Willen Lake, V10 Brickhill Street, Milton Keynes, MK15 0DS
Tel 0845 652 1736
www.aerialextreme.co.uk 

A fun outdoor adventure course suitable for all abilities. Over 50 obstacles: tight-ropes, zip lines, cargo nets and ‘wobbly leg’ poles. Ages 6yrs to Adult ( min. height of 1.1m). Cafe nearby and picnic areas. Pre booking advised.

No

Go Ape, Woburn Safari Park, Woburn Park, 
MK17 9QN
Tel 0845 643 9215

www.goape.co.uk 
New for 2009! Spend a fun-filled three hours up in the trees, trekking from tree-to-tree via an assortment of rope bridges & Tarzan swings. Min. age 10 yrs, min. height 1.4m (4ft7in). Pre-booking essential

No

Wild Britain (formerly Bedford Butterfly Park), Renhold Road, Wilden, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 2PX

Tel 01234 772770
www.wild-britain.co.uk 

There’s so much to do! Follow the NEW hedgehog Play trail, become a safari spotter in the butterfly jungle and get ‘hands on’ with creepy crawlies.  Plus cuddle rabbits and take home your own arty creations.

Yes

Snakes and Ladders Indoor Play Area, Unit 9, Blackburn Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5BQ, Tel 01582 660111.
www.snakes-and-ladders.co.uk

3 tier adventure indoor play area, 2 to 5s area, separate toddlers areas, electric motor bikes, coffee shop overlooking play area, birthday party packages, group bookings available.

Yes - Some activities depending on disablement

Mead Open Farm, Stanbridge Road, Billington, Nr Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. LU7 9HL
Tel 01525 852954
www.meadopenfarm.co.uk
Hands-on animal activities. Pet rabbits, feed goats, milk cows, bottle feed lambs and groom ponies. Outdoor log play area's, Shaggy's huge indoor PlayWorld, Crazy Golf, Go Karts. Special events all year. See website for more details. Easy access for wheel chairs and push chairs. Baby changing facilities onsite
English Heritage. English Heritage locations throughout Bedfordshire 
www.english-heritage.org.uk  
From castles to stately homes, ruins and palaces for the whole family to enjoy. Regular fun events and activities: many great ideas for school and educational trips. Many of our attractions are disabled-friendly
Bedford Museum, Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3XD 
Tel 01234 353323
www.bedfordmuseum.org

Embark on a fascinating journey through the human and natural history of North Bedfordshire, pausing briefly to glimpse at wonders from more distant lands.

Yes but ring beforehand

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Animal Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2LF Tel 01582 872171
www.zsl.org/whipsnade
Zoo - Set in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, Whipsnade offers a fantastic day out for all the family. See over 2,500 rare and exotic animals in their natural habitats, including our ‘Lions of the Serengeti’! NEW - In With The Lemurs! Yes

HULA Animal Rescue: South Midlands Animal Sanctuary, Glebe Farm, Salford Road Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes,  ML17 8HZ, Tel 01908 584000

www.hularescue.org

Rescued dogs, cats, rabbits, ponies, donkeys and other animals that were unwanted, and  abandoned.  Yes

Leighton Buzzard Railway, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4TN

Tel 01525 373888
www.buzzrail.co.uk 

A 70-minute steam train ride into the vanished world of the English narrow gauge railway.

Yes - 4 on 1 train, 2 on another

Danish Camp, Chapel Lane, Willington, Bedfordshire, MK44 3QC, 
Tel 01234 838709
www.danishcamp.co.uk 
Wildlife, walks, cycle track and hire, log cabin by the river serving good food. To be advised
Stockwood Park Museum, Farley Hill Luton, Bedfordshire, 
Tel 01582 738714.
A £6m transformation for Stockwood Park Museum is underway. Museum re-opened July 2008.  Yes
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