Box End is a small village on the western fringe of Bedford in Bedfordshire, administratively linked with the civil parish of Kempston. It feels distinctly rural yet within easy reach of the town, and is best known for Box End Park, a large lake and watersports centre formed from former gravel workings that attracts sailing, wakeboarding and fishing enthusiasts from across the region.
Historically the locality grew from agriculture and small-scale mineral extraction, and today the reclaimed lakes and open space have shaped a modest leisure-led local economy and a close-knit village community; many residents commute into Bedford while others are drawn by the outdoor activities and quieter village lifestyle.
Postcode districts covering Box End
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Northampton 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Luton 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Bedford 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Stevenage 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Aylesbury 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Kettering 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Kettering Town 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Dunstable 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Wellingborough 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Bletchley 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 12.6 miles20.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Kempston Rural Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Great Denham Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Biddenham Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Bromham Built-up area 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Kempston West Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Wootton & Kempston Rural Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Stagsden Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Kempston North Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Kempston Central & East Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Kempston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Queens Park Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Kempston South Ward 2 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Box End
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Stansted Airport 36.6 miles58.9 km
- Bedford Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Box End Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.6 miles4.3 km
- D'parys 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Mitchell Hall 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The White Hart 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Redbourne College College 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9 miles14.5 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Wrest House Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 11.2 miles18 km
- Linford Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.6 km