Great Denham is a modern riverside parish on the floodplain of the River Great Ouse, sitting just to the west of Bedford. Largely created from former farmland, it feels like a planned suburban village with housing clustered around balancing lakes and green corridors; a prominent golf course and a small marina give the area a distinct leisure-focused character while flood defences and water-management features shape the local landscape.
The community is largely residential and commuter-oriented but has a lively local feel, with a community centre, shops and events organised by the parish council. Its proximity to Bedford town centre and nearby villages such as Biddenham means residents enjoy easy access to urban services while still being close to riverside walks, open countryside and recreational facilities.
Postcode districts covering Great Denham
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 12.1 miles
- Northampton 17.3 miles
- Luton 16.4 miles
- Bedford 2.1 miles
- Stevenage 20.7 miles
- Kettering 20.5 miles
- Kettering Town 20.4 miles
- Dunstable 16.9 miles
- Wellingborough 14.7 miles
- Bletchley 13.7 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 13.2 miles
- Rushden 11.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Denham Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Box End Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Kempston North Ward 0.9 miles
- Biddenham Parish 0.9 miles
- Kempston Central & East Ward 1 mile
- Queens Park Ward 1 mile
- Kempston Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Kempston West Ward 1.2 miles
- Kempston South Ward 1.5 miles
- Kempston Rural Parish 1.5 miles
- Greyfriars Ward 1.5 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Great Denham
MK40 4WN, MK40 4SH, MK40 4GP, MK40 4SF, MK40 4TX, MK40 4GW, MK40 4TU, MK40 4TN, MK40 4GR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 35.8 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Great Denham Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- D'parys 2 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 1.9 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 6.1 miles
- The White Hart 4 6.8 miles
- Mitchell Hall 6.2 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 1.9 miles
Schools in Great Denham
- Great Denham Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 1.9 miles
- Redbourne College College 7.5 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8.3 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 8.8 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.2 miles
- Wrest House Estate 9.3 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.7 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 11.8 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 11.9 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 12 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 12.2 miles
- Stanton Wood Forest 12.3 miles