Bedford is a vibrant town with a wide range of leisure and shopping facilities. The town has several parks both formal
and country style together with a beautiful riverside park with its graceful footbridges over the River Great Ouse.
Education is available from both the public and private sector including the acclaimed Harpur Trust Schools. There is also
a major hospital.
Bedford Station offers fast and frequent train services serving Luton Airport, City of London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
There are direct routes to London St. Pancras which will become the Eurostar Terminal from November 2007 for International services
to Paris and Brussels. Direct routes are also provided to Leicester, Derby, Sheffield and Nottingham.