Tourism/Tourist Information

 

Tourism

Bedford Borough Council's Tourism Department and the Tourist Information Centre offers visitors an experience that is unique and whilst being full of the flavours from cultures around the world, is still quintessentially English. Visit www.visitbedford.co.uk to experience the delights Bedford has to offer. Whether its high-octane thrills you're after or your more interested in history and the arts, whether you want to entertian the family, or you simply want to kick back and enjoy quiet unspoilt countryside, come and visit Bedford and Beyond.

 

 

Bedford Tourist Information Centre

Take a closer look at how Bedford Tourist Information Centre can help you get the most of your visit whether its travel, accommodation or what’s on in the area, the friendly and experienced team is here to help. Find us the historic Old Town Hall building, centrally located on St Paul's Square.

 

 

We offer the following services:-

Accommodation booking service

For personal callers to the Tourist Information Centre accommodation can be booked on arrival

 

Monthly what’s on guide

If you have an event going on in Bedford and you would like the information entered in the what’s on guide please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by the 15^th of the prior month to publication.

 

Local event tickets available for events such as:-

Proms in the Park

Bedford Rugby Club Fireworks

East of England Show

 

Local travel information

Bus and rail timetables, cycle routes and maps

 

Local theatre bookings

Milton Keynes Theatre and the Royal & Derngate in Northampton

Theatre tokens are available and are accepted at over 235 venues nationwide

 

Day trip and holiday coach bookings

Barfordian, Saffords and Whippets

 

Local interest books and maps

Find out more about John Bunyan, Bedfordshire villages and the Spy Capital of Britain

 

Guided walks

Bedford guided walks

 

Local crafts and produce

Extensive range of local products such as Bedfordshire honey. Bedfordshire lace, pottery, jewellery and Pavenham Rushwork

 

Join the YHA at the Tourist Information and receive your membership pack

Discount rail tickets

Save ££££ on discounted daysave rail tickets with First Capital Connect to London, Gatwick and Brighton

 

Visit to London?

Buy a London underground ticket, an open top bus ticket or perhaps a reduced ticket to London Zoo

 

Bedford BID vouchers

Shopping vouchers are available to purchase in denominations of £5, £10 and £20 accepted in over 100 outlets in Bedford

 

Charity Christmas cards

From October to December we stock a wide selection of charity Christmas cards from local and national charities

 

Bedford calendar

Coming in Autumn 2009

 

The Bedford Room-A Thousand Years of Bedford's History 

The Bedford Room offers adults and children an opportunity to explore Bedford's history by following the scenes on the mural and listening to the lively narration, from Saxons through to Wartime to present day you can discover what makes Bedford unique. The Bedford Room is free to enter through the Tourist Information Centre.

 

 

How to contact the Tourist Information Centre

Opening Times:

Monday-Saturday 9.00am-4.30pm

Sunday & Bank Holidays 10.00am-2.00pm (only May-August)

Bedford Tourist Information Centre
Old Town Hall, St Paul’s Square, Bedford,
MK40 1SJ
01234 221712 Fax: 01234 217932
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