Podington is a small rural village in the Borough of Bedford in north‑west Bedfordshire, close to the border with Northamptonshire. It has the compact feel of an English village, set among farmland and lanes with a small, close‑knit community and easy access to nearby market towns.
One of the village’s most interesting features is the nearby former airfield RAF Podington, which saw significant use during the Second World War and still shows traces of runways and wartime buildings; parts of the site have since been repurposed for light industry and occasional aviation‑related events. The village’s historic roots, parish life and rural setting give it a quiet social character with a notable link to 20th‑century history.
Postcode districts covering Podington
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Northampton 11 miles17.8 km
- Bedford 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Kettering 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Kettering Town 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Corby 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Wellingborough 4.9 miles8 km
- Bletchley 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Rushden 2.5 miles4 km
- Leighton Buzzard 23 miles37 km
- Huntingdon 19.5 miles31.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Wymington Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Wollaston Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Irchester Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Strixton Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Rushden Pemberton West Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Rushden Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Rushden South Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Bozeat Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Little Irchester Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Knotting and Souldrop Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Odell Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Harrold Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Podington
NN29 7HZ, NN29 7HP, NN29 7HX, NN29 7HR, NN29 7HS, NN29 7HT, NN29 7HU
Transport links
- Luton Airport 28.3 miles45.5 km
- Stansted Airport 44.4 miles71.5 km
- Wellingborough Railway Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Bedford Railway Station 10.1 miles16.2 km
Hotels near Podington Ad
- The Stanwick Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Aviator Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Falcon Hotel 5 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The Queen Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Columbia Hotel & Restaurant 2 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Worlds End 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Kettering Park Hotel & Spa 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- The French Partridge, 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
Local points of interest
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Nene Park Stadium 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Moot Hall Museum 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Linford Wood Forest 14.9 miles24.1 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.2 km