Great Denham is a relatively new village on the south‑west edge of Bedford in Bedfordshire, tucked beside the River Great Ouse. Built largely on former flood meadows from the late 20th century, it feels like a planned residential neighbourhood with a mix of family housing, a primary school, local shops and community facilities, plus riverside walks, green space and a golf course with river moorings nearby.
Economically and socially it functions mainly as a commuter and family area, benefiting from quick access to Bedford town centre and rail links towards London and Milton Keynes. Although not an ancient settlement, its riverside location ties it to the historic landscape of the Ouse and it has an active community life that gives it a distinctly village atmosphere despite close proximity to the town.
Postcode districts covering Great Denham
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 12.1 miles
- Northampton 17.3 miles
- Luton 16.3 miles
- Bedford 2.1 miles
- Stevenage 20.6 miles
- Aylesbury 25 miles
- Kettering 20.6 miles
- Kettering Town 20.5 miles
- Dunstable 16.7 miles
- Wellingborough 14.8 miles
- Bletchley 13.6 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 13.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kempston North Ward 0.8 miles
- Box End Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Kempston Central & East Ward 0.9 miles
- Biddenham Parish 1 mile
- Queens Park Ward 1.1 miles
- Kempston Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Kempston West Ward 1.1 miles
- Kempston South Ward 1.4 miles
- Kempston Rural Parish 1.4 miles
- Greyfriars Ward 1.6 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Cauldwell Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Great Denham
MK40 4GY, MK40 4SA, MK40 4WN, MK40 4SG, MK40 4RZ, MK40 4WR, MK40 4RP, MK40 4GN, MK40 4RU … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 35.8 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Great Denham Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- d'Parys 2.1 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 1.8 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- Bedford Town Centre (Riverside) hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford Town Centre 3 1.8 miles
Schools in Great Denham
- Great Denham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 1.9 miles
- Redbourne College College 7.4 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8.4 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 8.7 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.1 miles
- Wrest House Estate 9.2 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.6 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 11.7 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 11.8 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 12 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 12.1 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 12.3 miles