Great Denham is a relatively new riverside ward on the west side of Bedford, built on former farmland and gravel workings beside the River Great Ouse. The development is notable for its flood-defence engineering and balancing lakes, with Great Denham Country Park and waterside paths that attract wildlife and make it feel more like a village than a suburban estate.
It has a family-oriented, commuter population with a small village centre, community facilities and local clubs, and a mix of independent shops and services. The economy is largely residential with local leisure businesses and easy road and rail access into Bedford and on towards London, while active residents' groups and regular community events help give the ward a strong social identity.
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 4FD, MK40 4TW, MK40 4GR, MK40 4SZ, MK40 4GE, MK40 4TN, MK40 4GZ, MK40 4FF, MK40 4SE … 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
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 1.5 miles
- D'parys 2 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 1.9 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 3.4 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