Kempston Hardwick is a small hamlet in the borough of Bedford, England, set among farmland and pockets of woodland on the edge of the Marston Vale. It’s best known for its modest local railway stop, Kempston Hardwick station on the Marston Vale line, which gives local links towards Bedford and Bletchley and helps preserve a rural, village feel despite good commuter access.
Historically the area was shaped by agriculture and the nearby brickworks around Stewartby; many former clay pits have been reclaimed as part of the Forest of Marston Vale regeneration and now support wildlife and informal leisure. Today Kempston Hardwick remains a quiet, close‑knit community with limited amenities, popular with people who favour country living while working in nearby towns such as Bedford or Milton Keynes.
Postcode districts covering Kempston Hardwick
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Northampton 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Luton 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Bedford 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stevenage 18 miles29 km
- Hemel Hempstead 23.1 miles37.1 km
- St. Albans 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Aylesbury 23 miles37 km
- Kettering 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Kettering Town 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Welwyn Garden City 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Dunstable 13.9 miles22.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Wixams Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Stewartby Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wootton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kempston South Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Elstow Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Kempston West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kempston Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wilstead Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Kempston Central & East Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wilshamstead Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Kempston Hardwick
MK43 9PR, MK43 9PQ, MK43 9NT, MK45 3JF, MK45 3NJ
Transport links
- Luton Airport 15.5 miles25 km
- Stansted Airport 33.9 miles54.6 km
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Stewartby Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
Hotels near Kempston Hardwick Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 1.5 miles2.5 km
- The White Hart 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Verve Hotel 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- D'parys 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Mitchell Hall 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 9.6 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Redbourne College College 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 6.2 miles10 km
- Wrest House Estate 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Toddington library Library 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 11.7 miles18.9 km