Museum · Bedford · Bedfordshire

Panacea Museum

Panacea Museum is a museum in Bedford. The site is run by The Panacea Charitable Trust. 30 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Bedford Castle (100 m).

Photo: Panacea Museum, Paul Harrop (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Bedford

inside the built-up area

Run by

The Panacea Charitable Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Bedford

Inside Bedford

Panacea Museum is inside Bedford’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month in Bedford

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–23°C highs in Bedford).

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

Panacea Museum

Museum in Bedford, United Kingdom.

It is run by The Panacea Charitable Trust.

In Bedford, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: The Panacea Charitable Trust
Town: in Bedford
Official site: panaceamuseum.org

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Its place on the map

On this map, Panacea Museum is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Among the 8, Bedford is the biggest, home to 97,226 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Bedford

97,226 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km southwest of it

Kempston

22,779 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km west of it

Great Denham

4,363 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Clapham

4,502 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Panacea Museum is	People	Places to visit
Bedford	It’s in town	97,226	15
Kempston	1.5 km southwest of it	22,779	7
Great Denham	2.6 km west of it	4,363	6
Clapham	2.8 km northwest of it	4,502	10
Shortstown	2.9 km southeast of it	4,837	11
Salph End	3.4 km northeast of it	485	11
Cardington	3.5 km southeast of it	331	10
Wixams	4.1 km south of it	6,044	9

Make a day of it

While you are near Panacea Museum

Of the 30 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle.

CastleBedford Castle100 m away 2

MuseumJohn Bunyan museum100 m away 3

MuseumThe Higgins100 m away 4Theme parkTheme parkUniversal United Kingdom Resort5.8 km away 5

MuseumMoot Hall2.3 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House10 km away 7

Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park15 km away 8MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection11 km away

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

Good to know about Panacea Museum

Where is Panacea Museum?

Panacea Museum is in Bedford, Bedfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Panacea Museum?

Museum in Bedford, United Kingdom.

Who runs Panacea Museum?

The Panacea Charitable Trust.

When is the best time to visit Panacea Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Panacea Museum?

Within 15 km: Bedford Castle (100 m), John Bunyan museum (100 m), The Higgins (100 m) and Universal United Kingdom Resort (5.8 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)

Panacea Museum: Paul Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Moot Hall: Shritwod at English Wikipedia, 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

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.