Colmworth is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, set amid gently rolling arable countryside typical of north Bedfordshire. The settlement retains a quiet, historic feel with a medieval parish church and several listed cottages and farm buildings that reflect its long agricultural past.
The local economy remains largely rural, with farming still prominent and many residents commuting to Bedford and nearby towns for work; community life centres on the village hall, occasional fetes and parish council activities, giving it a close-knit, understated character while remaining well connected by local roads.
Postcode districts covering Colmworth
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 19.5 miles
- Northampton 21.1 miles
- Luton 21.6 miles
- Cambridge 22 miles
- Bedford 5.8 miles
- Stevenage 22.5 miles
- Kettering 19.1 miles
- Kettering Town 19.1 miles
- Corby 23.3 miles
- Dunstable 22.9 miles
- Wellingborough 15.1 miles
- Bletchley 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilden Parish 1.5 miles
- Bolnhurst and Keysoe Parish 2.4 miles
- Staploe Parish 2.6 miles
- Keysoe Row Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden Parish 2.7 miles
- Renhold & Ravensden Ward 3 miles
- Little Staughton Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Ravensden Parish 3.1 miles
- Workhouse End Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Renhold Parish 3.4 miles
- Salph End Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Thurleigh Parish 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Colmworth
MK44 2AP, MK44 2JX, MK44 2NU, MK44 2HE, MK44 2LL, MK44 2NJ, MK44 2NR, MK44 2QW, MK44 2LB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 22.9 miles
- Stansted Airport 34.4 miles
- St. Neots Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Colmworth Ad
- The Eaton Oak 4.8 miles
- The Willows Training Centre 3.8 miles
- The Woodlands Event Centre 3.9 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 5.4 miles
- D'parys 5.6 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 6 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 8 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 6 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 6.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 7.2 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 9.4 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 12.3 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 12.4 miles
- Wrest House Estate 13.7 miles
- Redbourne College College 13.8 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 14 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.5 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 14.6 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 14.9 miles
- Sawtry Abbey Historic site 16.5 miles