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Bedfordshire

County of England

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Overview

Bedfordshire is a county in the middle of England, a little towards the south-east in the East of England.

Getting there and around

Getting there

By train
Trains in Bedfordshire are part of the National Rail network.
By road
Bedfordshire lies between London and the Midlands, with several major routes crossing the county.

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Getting around

By bus
Bus services operate in all parts of the county, although they can be infrequent. Bedford operates a Park & Ride system.

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Airports and nearby hotels

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London Luton Airport

Luton, Luton · International · LTN

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Cities

Chiltern Hills

The Chiltern Hills span the area between Wessex in the South West and Hitchin in Hertfordshire - across much of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. These rolling hills feature swathes of habitat-rich grassland, broken up by ancient beech, ash and box woodland.

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Towns and villages

Get inBedfordshire is home to London Luton Airport (LTN), a medium-sized international airport with flights arriving from cities throughout the UK and Europe. It has a single terminal.

Get aroundBedfordshire has a good road network and every town and village is reasonably easily accessible by car.

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Stay safeThe same general rules for the UK apply in Bedfordshire as well. It's a primarily rural county and crime is no higher than most places in the UK.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Bedfordshire" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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