Wilden is a small, largely rural civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford in Bedfordshire, characterised by arable fields, hedgerows and a scattering of farmhouses and cottages. Quiet country lanes and nearby river valleys make it popular with walkers and anyone after a slice of countryside close to the town, while being administratively part of the Borough of Bedford.
Historically the area has been agricultural and that remains the dominant land use, with a handful of older buildings hinting at its past. Community life is low-key rather than village-centred, with parish meetings, local conservation activity and many residents commuting into Bedford for work or services while enjoying a rural lifestyle.
Postcode districts covering Wilden
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 18.2 miles
- Northampton 20.6 miles
- Luton 20.2 miles
- Cambridge 22.6 miles
- Bedford 4.3 miles
- Stevenage 21.4 miles
- Kettering 19.7 miles
- Kettering Town 19.6 miles
- Corby 24.2 miles
- Dunstable 21.4 miles
- Wellingborough 15.2 miles
- Bletchley 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Renhold & Ravensden Ward 1.5 miles
- Colmworth Parish 1.5 miles
- Workhouse End Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Ravensden Parish 1.8 miles
- Renhold Parish 1.9 miles
- Salph End Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Putnoe Ward 2.7 miles
- Goldington Ward 2.8 miles
- Great Barford Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Brickhill Parish 3.2 miles
- Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden Parish 3.2 miles
- Bolnhurst and Keysoe Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Wilden
MK44 2QL, MK44 2QS, MK44 2QP, MK44 2QA, MK44 2QN, MK44 2PY, MK44 2PA, MK44 2QB, MK44 2QG … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 21.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 34 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 4.8 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Wilden Ad
- The Willows Training Centre 4.6 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Drift Inn at Wyboston Lakes 4 4.7 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- d'Parys 4.1 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 4.6 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford 3 4 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel 4 4.5 miles
Schools in Wilden
- Wilden C of E VA Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 5.7 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 9.2 miles
- Redbourne College College 12.2 miles
- Wrest House Estate 12.3 miles
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 12.5 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 12.7 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 13 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 13.1 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 15.1 miles
- Monks Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.1 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 16.3 miles