Wixams
Wixams is a new town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England, which has been under construction since early 2007.
Wixams is a new town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England, which has been under construction since early 2007. It is expected to become the third largest settlement in the Borough of Bedford after Bedford itself and Kempston, and one of the largest new settlements founded in England since the British new towns movement of the first twenty five years after World War II.
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Worth seeing in and around Wixams
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.
- 01Bedford 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.
5.4 km · castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Houghton House
Houghton House is a ruined mansion house in the parish of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, positioned above the surrounding countryside, and commands excellent views.
5 km · Grade I listed English country house in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Eastcotts Castle
Eastcotts Castle was a medieval castle located in the parish of Eastcotts, at the edge of Exeter Wood, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Eastcotts Castle is believed to have been constructed during the late 11th, or early 12th, centuries.
5.3 km · castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St 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.
5.3 km · Grade I listed church in Bedford, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wootton, Bedfordshire
Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on July 13, 1964.
4.3 km · Grade I listed church in Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Statue 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.
5.7 km · statue in Bedford, England · Wikipedia - 07Church 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.
5.5 km · church in Bedford, UK · Wikipedia - 08John 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.
5.5 km · biographical museum in England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09The 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.
5.4 km · art gallery and museum in Bedford, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10Goldington Road
Goldington Road is a rugby ground in the De Parys area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. It is the home stadium of Bedford Blues.
5.9 km · rugby union stadium · Wikipedia
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Getting to Wixams
- Airports
- London Luton (LTN), 25 km · London Stansted (STN), 54 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 69 km
- Stations
- Bedford St Johns railway station, 4.6 km · Bedford railway station, 5.4 km · Millbrook railway station, 5.6 km · Stewartby railway station, 3.9 km · Kempston Hardwick railway station, 2.1 km
- London → Wixams69 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · £8–11
- London, Essex → Wixams69 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · £8–11
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Wixams107 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £12–16
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Wixams
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Wixams. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundA cycle route runs north–south through the town, mostly off-road, following the railway line.
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Next door to Wixams
- Kempstontown and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England3.3 km
- Stewartbyvillage and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK3.4 km
- Cardingtonvillage and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, UK5.2 km
- Haynesvillage and civil parish in Bedfordshire, UK5.7 km
- Marston Moretainevillage in Bedfordshire, England, UK5.8 km
- Elstowvillage and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, UK2.2 km