Great Barford is a village and civil parish on the banks of the River Great Ouse, roughly five miles east of Bedford. It is best known for its attractive medieval stone bridge, a listed and scheduled structure that lends a strong riverside character; the surrounding floodplain and winding river attract walkers, anglers and plenty of wildlife.
While it retains a distinctly rural feel with historic buildings and village green, Great Barford also functions as a commuter community for Bedford and beyond, with good road links via the A421. The village has an active community life centred on its church, primary school, pubs and local clubs, and nearby earthworks and historic houses hint at a much older settlement history.
Postcode districts covering Great Barford
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Northampton 23 miles37 km
- Luton 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Cambridge 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Bedford 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Stevenage 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Kettering 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Kettering Town 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Dunstable 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Wellingborough 18 miles29 km
- Bletchley 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 19.5 miles31.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Blunham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Willington Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Workhouse End Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Moggerhanger Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Roxton Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Renhold Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Tempsford Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Cople Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Wilden Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Renhold & Ravensden Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Sandy Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Great Barford
MK44 3BJ, MK44 3HY, MK44 3BG, MK44 3HJ, MK44 3JP, MK44 3LE, MK44 3HP, MK44 3LT, MK44 3HU … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Stansted Airport 31.2 miles50.3 km
- Sandy Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
Hotels near Great Barford Ad
- The Willows Training Centre 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Eaton Oak 6.2 miles10 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 3.5 miles5.6 km
- D'parys 5 miles8 km
- The Woodlands Event Centre 4.3 miles6.8 km
- The Waterfront Hotel Spa & Golf 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Verve Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 6.4 miles10.2 km
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Wrest House Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Redbourne College College 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 11.8 miles19 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles21.3 km
- British School Museum Museum 14.9 miles24 km
- Nene Park Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 15.8 miles25.5 km