Bedford

Worth seeing in and around Bedford

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bedford Castle

   Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War.

   300 m · castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Paul's Church, Bedford

   St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church located on St Paul's Square in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Formerly a medieval collegiate church, the large building of cathedral proportions with its later additions and iconic spire dominates the town.

   100 m · Grade I listed church in Bedford, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Renhold Castle

   Renhold Castle also known as Howbury, earthwork at Water End Farm, was a medieval castle located in the village of Renhold, in the hundred of Barford, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Renhold Castle was a timber motte-and-bailey castle, encased by a moat.

   5.9 km · ringwork castle in Renhold, Bedford, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St James, Biddenham

   Church of St James is a Grade I listed church in Biddenham, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.

   3.6 km · Grade I listed church in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Statue of John Bunyan

   A bronze statue of John Bunyan stands on St Peter's Green, Bedford, England. The statue was sculpted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, it was erected in 1874, and unveiled on 10 June of that year.

   300 m · statue in Bedford, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Cuthbert

   The Polish Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus & St Cuthbert is a Roman Catholic Church serving the Polish community in Bedford, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

   300 m · church in Bedford, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   John Bunyan Museum and Library

   John Bunyan Museum is a museum primarily dedicated to the life, times and works of John Bunyan. The museum is located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.

   300 m · biographical museum in England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   The Higgins Bedford

   The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is the principal art gallery and museum in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, run by Bedford Borough Council and the trustees of the Cecil Higgins Collection.

   200 m · art gallery and museum in Bedford, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of All Saints, Ravensden

   Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Ravensden, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.

   5.3 km · Grade I listed church in Ravensden, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Bedford Park, Bedford

    Bedford Park is a large urban park, located in the town of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The park is the largest urban park within the town, and it is owned and maintained by Bedford Borough Council and is Grade II listed in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens.

    1.2 km · park in Bedford, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Embankment of the River Great Ouse
2. 02
   Bunyan Museum

   Mill Street, MK40 3EU.

3. 03
   The Higgins Bedford

   Art gallery and museum containing a good range of Anglo-Saxon and Roman artefacts, and 19th century art.

4. 04
   Bedford Park

   A large Victorian park to the North of the town centre.

5. 05
   Castle Mound

   The remains of a castle built in 919 and destroyed in 1224, near the river embankment.

6. 06
   St Paul's Church

   An interesting church with over 700 years history.

From Wikivoyage: Bedford, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Hire a boat on the rowing lake near the river. (Summer only)

1. 01
   Bedford Blues RFU

   The Blues play rugby union in the Championship, England's second tier.

From Wikivoyage: Bedford, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Tavistock street contains wall to wall restaurants of every kind. Grand Indian, 39 Tavistock Street, MK40 2RB,. Has a particularly fine Chick Jalfrezi.

1. 01
   Saffron

   Does a superb and cheap Sunday lunch buffet.

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Getting to Bedford

Airports

London Luton (LTN), 30 km · London Stansted (STN), 56 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 74 km

Stations

Bedford St Johns railway station, 800 m · Bedford railway station, 800 m · Kempston Hardwick railway station, 5.5 km

• London → Bedford

  73 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £8–11
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• London, Essex → Bedford

  73 km · quickest by road, 2h 2m · £8–11
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Bedford

  105 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £12–16
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