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Moot Hall

Moot Hall is a history museum. Visitors find it inside Bedford’s built-up area. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Moot Hall, Shritwod at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Bedford

inside the built-up area

Run by

Bedford Borough Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Bedford

Inside Bedford

Moot Hall is inside Bedford’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bedford has 166 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Bedford reach 18–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°47 mm

Feb9° / 2°37 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 4°40 mm

May18° / 7°46 mm

Jun21° / 10°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug23° / 12°53 mm

Sep20° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°59 mm

Nov11° / 4°57 mm

Dec8° / 2°50 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bedford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bedford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bedford’s full climate →

About

Moot Hall

The site is in the hands of Bedford Borough Council. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Look also at Bedford Castle, 2.2 km away, first of 32 more within 15 km.

Bedford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Bedford Borough Council
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Bedford
Official site: moothall.weebly.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance fees

EntryBy donation

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Moot Hall at a glance

Moot Hall is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Moot Hall

Among the 8, Bedford is the biggest, home to 97,226 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Bedford

97,226 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 400 m west of it

Kempston

22,779 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km south of it

Wixams

6,044 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km east of it

Shortstown

4,837 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Moot Hall is	People	Places to visit
Bedford	It’s in town	97,226	15
Kempston	400 m west of it	22,779	7
Wixams	1.8 km south of it	6,044	9
Shortstown	1.9 km east of it	4,837	11
Great Denham	2.7 km northwest of it	4,363	6
Cardington	3.5 km east of it	331	10
Cotton End	3.8 km southeast of it	826	5
Wilstead	3.9 km southeast of it	2,404	5

Make a day of it

Beyond Moot Hall

Within 15 km are 32 places, among them 3 museums, 3 historic houses and a castle.

CastleBedford Castle2.2 km away 2Theme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort3.6 km away 3

MuseumThe Higgins2.3 km away 4

MuseumJohn Bunyan museum2.3 km away 5

Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House8.1 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park13 km away 7MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection10 km away 8

Historic houseColworth House14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Moot Hall: the answers

Where is Moot Hall?

Moot Hall is in Bedford, Bedfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Moot Hall?

Museum: history.

Who runs Moot Hall?

Bedford Borough Council.

When is the best time to visit Moot Hall?

May to September are the warmest months in Bedford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Moot Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Moot Hall?

Within 15 km: Bedford Castle (2.2 km), Universal United Kingdom Resort (3.6 km), The Higgins (2.3 km) and John Bunyan museum (2.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Moot Hall: Shritwod at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Houghton House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Wrest Park: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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