Bedford that is in Bedfordshire is located in the eastern part of England and is a large town as well as an administrative centre that is located in the Bedford borough. Bedford has a population of about 80,000 people and is very close to the town of Kempston making it ideal for people that want to visit Bedford for business or tourism, and want to experience more and cover more ground while on their vacation.
If you want to visit Bedford and you want to know what the town has to offer, you can visit one of the town's famous landmarks, which is a river. It is the River Great Ouse that passes through Bedford - through its centre and has gardens around it, as well as a war memorial for the people who died during the first world war, which was set up in 1921 and designed by Charles Sergeant Jagger who was a sculptor.
You can also visit the Bedford Castle Mound which is what was left from the medieval castle in Bedford, which is located in the centre of the modern part of the town, near the Bedford bridge and high street.
While in Bedford you might also want to visit the local church which is the St Paul's church and is located in the square of the same name - which is located in the historic part of the town of Bedford. You can also visit the St. Peter's Church that is stationed in St. Peter's street, which features some of the oldest architectural remains in the entire area of Bedford, as well as the two very ancient monoliths.
If you are worried about in which way you can move around the town and reach it, or if you want Bedford to be just one part of your trip, you can use several ways to reach the town and go around it. One way is to take the railway from the two railway stations that are located in Bedford - the Bedford Midland which is in the Midland Main Line and it also offers transport to Brighton as well as Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and also has a terminus that you can take for the Marston Vale Line that gets to Bedford from Bletchley.
You can also reach Bedford by car - like the A6 road which Bedford lies one, as well as the A1 and the M1 motorway which are the two most important north southern routes in the entire area of Great Britain.
Bedford also offers several Park and Rides where you can park your car and take the adjacent public transportation, so you'll always be close to a mode of transportation no matter what.
You can also take the public buses that go around the town and to other towns in the vicinity, and you can reach major attractions using them and you wouldn't need to ride a bus. You can reach places like Northampton and Milton Keynes by public buses.
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