Top 10 PRETTIEST Towns in BEDFORDSHIRE
What are the 10 prettiest towns in the county of Bedfordshire? To determine this, I visited them all. Here's what I found out.
As a disclaimer, this list is neither a social commentary, nor a guide on which are the nicest towns to live, but purely a judgement on the aesthetics of each respective town centre.
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All 17 Bedfordshire Railway Stations (visiting EVERY station)
Every Bedfordshire railway station. All 17 National Rail stations in the county of Bedfordshire, England (UK). Thameslink, Great Northern, London Northwestern Railway and East Midlands Railway serve the stations of Bedfordshire.
The stations in Bedfordshire along with the operator that manages the station and the date I last visited the station:
Arlesey 21/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Aspley Guise 26/03/2022 (London Northwestern Railway)
Bedford 30/10/2021 (Thameslink)
Bedford St Johns 12/04/2019 (London Northwestern Railway)
Biggleswade 21/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Flitwick 30/10/2021 (Thameslink)
Harlington 30/10/2021 (Thameslink)
Kempston Hardwick 26/03/2022 (London Northwestern Railway)
Leagrave 30/10/2021 (Thameslink)
Leighton Buzzard 11/12/2021 (London Northwestern Railway)
Lidlington 26/03/2022 (London Northwestern Railway)
Luton 21/04/2022 (Thameslink)
Luton Airport Parkway 21/04/2022 (Thameslink)
Millbrook 26/03/2022 (London Northwestern Railway)
Ridgmont 26/03/2022 (London Northwestern Railway)
Sandy 21/07/2021 (Great Northern)
Stewartby 26/03/2022 (London Northwestern Railway)
Each station within the video is shown with station name and the 3 letter station code. Note that only National Rail stations are included.
This video includes all the stations in Bedfordshire in June 2023.
All 17 Bedfordshire stations: 00:00
Arlesey 00:05
Aspley Guise 00:09
Bedford 00:13
Bedford St Johns 00:17
Biggleswade 00:21
Flitwick 00:25
Harlington 00:29
Kempston Hardwick 00:33
Leagrave 00:37
Leighton Buzzard 00:41
Lidlington 00:45
Luton 00:49
Luton Airport Parkway 00:53
Millbrook 00:57
Ridgmont 01:01
Sandy 01:05
Stewartby 01:09
Endscreen 01:13
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Bedford Bedfordshire England 🇬🇧
Bedford is a market town and is the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton. John Bunyan wrote the book Pilgrims Progress while serving a 12 year prison sentence here in Bedford prison for illegal preaching. Bunyan was a preacher in St Pauls church, featured in the video. Bedford is a lovely vibrant town with some amazing architecture and a great mix of different cultures .The River Great Ouse flows through the centre of Bedford and makes it a very pretty town mixed with the amazing architecture....a biannually held River festival is held here with live music and lots of water activity and brings in 250,000 visitors.....Bedford is well worth a visit... #bedford #bedfordshire #luton #shopping #italian #ice cream #travel #visit #love #places #uk #england #church #johnbunyan #pilgrim
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Trains at Arlesey, ECML | 01/07/17
A busy and warm day down at Arlesey station on the ECML (East Coast Mainline) on a Saturday afternoon.
Arlesey Station info:
Arlesey railway station serves the town of Arlesey in Bedfordshire, England. The station is 37 miles (60 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Arlesey is managed and served by Great Northern.
Arlesey is the nearest station to the towns of Stotfold and Shefford and to the villages of Langford, Clifton and Henlow.
History:
Original station:
The first section of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (from Louth to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Grimsby) opened on 1 March 1848; but the southern section of the main line (from Maiden Lane to Peterborough) was not opened until 7 August 1850. One of the 1850 stations was Arlsey and Shefford Road. It was renamed Arlesey and Shefford Road in March 1860, but the shorter name of Arlesey was used between July 1893 and July 1895.
The GNR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) during the grouping of 1923. On 1 March 1933 the LNER renamed the station Arlesey and Henlow. The station passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station and the adjacent Three Counties railway station were closed to passengers on 5 January 1959 and to goods on 28 November 1960, and demolished soon after due to declining receipts.
Present station:
The line, however, remained open; and the present station built by Network SouthEast opened on 3 October 1988 on the site of the original station in the Church End area of Arlesey. The rebuilt station was designed to be fully accessible to wheelchairs but was initially unusable by those who couldn't leave their chair as there were no facilities for 'loading and unloading'. First Capital Connect provided the station with ramps in 2006, and users now simply have to ring 24 hours in advance for assistance.
In 2006 Her Majesty The Queen visited the station.
The station's platforms are currently being lengthened to accommodate 12 car trains scheduled to serve the station upon completion of the Thameslink Programme.
he station is fully accessible to wheelchair users, and FCC installed modern LED lights on both platforms in 2009.
The station now has two small shelters on both platforms. The station is currently (as of 2010) served by a small portable cafe in the mornings.
Facilities:
There is a ticket office on the southbound platform with a Permit to Travel Machine and a modern Touch Screen ticket machine located in front of the booking office. Cycle storage is provided on both sides of the station; although only the southbound side has secure storage. First Capital Connect installed a help point on Platform 1. Arlesey station does not currently have automatic ticket gates. Train running information is provided via digital CIS displays, automated announcements and a customer help point on platform 1.
Services:
Arlesey station is served by a half-hourly service southbound to London Kings Cross and northbound to Peterborough. There is an hourly service in each direction on Sundays.
Walks in Hertfordshire 10 - Letchworth, Fairfield | Sunny day discovering lagoons
Our first walk for a while. It was a beautiful, sunny day so we headed out to discover some local scenery. Intrigued by a green and blue lagoon on OS maps, we plotted a rough route and set off.
Trains at Arlesey, ECML (Incl: 91119 Intercity & 91110) | 02/02/19
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A busy afternoon at Arlesey on a Saturday afternoon.
Joining me here were:
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TrainSpotEast
Reedo Railways
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Trains at Random Stations
Arlesey info:
Arlesey railway station serves the town of Arlesey in Bedfordshire, England. It is 37 miles 3 chains (59.61 km) from London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Arlesey is managed and served by Great Northern.
Arlesey is the nearest station to the towns of Stotfold and Shefford and to the villages of Langford, Clifton and Henlow.
History:
The first section of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (from Louth to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Grimsby) opened on 1 March 1848; but the southern section of the main line (from Maiden Lane to Peterborough) was not opened until 7 August 1850. One of the 1850 stations was Arlsey and Shefford Road. It was renamed Arlesey and Shefford Road in March 1860, but the shorter name of Arlesey was used between July 1893 and July 1895.
The GNR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) during the grouping of 1923. On 1 March 1933 the LNER renamed the station Arlesey and Henlow. The station passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station and the adjacent Three Counties railway station were closed to passengers on 5 January 1959 and to goods on 28 November 1960, and demolished soon after due to declining receipts.
Present station:
The line, however, remained open; and the present station built by Network SouthEast opened on 3 October 1988 on the site of the original station in the Church End area of Arlesey. The rebuilt station was designed to be fully accessible to wheelchairs but was initially unusable by those who couldn't leave their chair as there were no facilities for 'loading and unloading'. First Capital Connect provided the station with ramps in 2006, and users now simply have to ring 24 hours in advance for assistance.
In 2006 Her Majesty The Queen visited the station.
The station's platforms are currently being lengthened to accommodate 12 car trains scheduled to serve the station upon completion of the Thameslink Programme.
Facilities:
The station is fully accessible to wheelchair users but is not accessible platform to platform. There is no access to ticket machines or help point on the down (Peterborough) platform. FCC installed modern LED lights on both platforms in 2009.
The station now has two small shelters on both platforms. The station is currently (as of 2010) served by a small portable cafe in the mornings.
There is a ticket office on the southbound platform with a Permit to Travel Machine and a modern Touch Screen ticket machine located in front of the booking office. Cycle storage is provided on both sides of the station; although only the southbound side has secure storage. First Capital Connect installed a help point on Platform 1. Arlesey station does not currently have automatic ticket gates. Train running information is provided via digital CIS displays, automated announcements and a customer help point on platform 1.
Services:
Arlesey station is served by a half-hourly service southbound to London King's Cross and northbound to Peterborough. There is an hourly service in each direction on Sundays.
Timetables for Arlesey can be seen and downloaded here:
FORGET THAMESLINK - Walk from Hitchin to Arlesey - Super fast 10 minute romp
Hitchin is a beautiful market town with so much to offer. Incredible history, an amazing shopping experience with an abundance of independent stores, a fantastic food and drink scene and entertainment, art and culture for all.
Arlesey (/ˈɑːrlzi/ ARL-zee) is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is near the border with Hertfordshire, about three miles north-west of Letchworth Garden City, four miles north of Hitchin and six miles south of Biggleswade. Arlesey railway station provides services to London, Stevenage and Peterborough. The Domesday Book mentions Arlesey.[2][3][4][5] The town's name means the 'island of a man named Aelfric'.[6]
Thameslink is a 24-hour mainline route on the British railway network, running from Bedford, Luton, St Albans City, Peterborough, Welwyn Garden City, London Blackfriars and Cambridge via central London to Sutton, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Rainham, Horsham, Three Bridges, Brighton and East Grinstead. The network opened as a through service in 1988, with severe overcrowding by 1998, carrying more than 28,000 passengers in the morning peak. All the services are currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway.
Arlesey Railway Station Train
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Trains at Arlesey, ECML - 19/06/22
Video: A short evening train spot at Arlesey station situated on the East Coast Main Line, this spot features a Thameslink service from London King's Cross to Peterborough, passing intercity services to/from London King's Cross, the North, and Scotland (from GC, LNER, Lumo, and Hull Trains), and a passing LSL railtour from Edinburgh to London King's Cross.
TRAINS INCLUDED:
Grand Central Class 180 Adelante, Hull Trains Class 802 Paragon, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class 91 Intercity 225 & Class 800 / 801 Azumas, Lumo Class 803 AT300, LSL Class 47s, and a Thameslink Class 700 Desiro City (NHS livery).
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Arlesey Railway Station (23/08/2022)
Here is a selection of clips from my visit to Arlesey, East Coast Mainline, on August 23rd 2022.
This video includes:
-London North Eastern Railway InterCity 225s.
-London North Eastern Railway Class 800/801 'Azuma' units.
-Hull Trains Class 802 'Paragon' Bi-Mode units.
-a Lumo Class 803 EMU.
-Grand Central Class 180 'Adelante' DMUs.
-Thameslink Class 700 'Desiro City' EMUs.
&
-Freightliner/GBRF Class 66 freight locomotives.
Arlesey Railway Station Train
Trains at Arlesey incl. 45596 'Bahamas', Class 37, 43, 66, 91, 180, 700, 800-803 - 04/10/21
An interesting couple of hours at Arlesey station with a variety of traction from a variety of eras. Highlights including; a Lumo Class 803 on crew training, LNER Class 91s 91111 'For the Fallen' and 91127 at speed, Colas Rail Class 43s 43274 'BBC East Midlands Today' and 43272 'Derby Etches Park' with Network Rail Overhead Line Inspection and PLPR Track Inspection units, ROG Class 37 37884 'Cepheus' on a Class 465 drag and LMS Jubilee No. 45596 'Bahamas' returning to Southall after a railtour to York.
Timestamps:
00:00 - LNER Class 800 800210 on 1B84 1206 Kings Cross - Lincoln Central
00:42 - Hull Trains Class 802 802304 on 1A93 1033 Hull - Kings Cross
01:11 - Lumo Class 803 803003 on 570U 1216 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
02:08 - LNER Class 801 801207 on 1S17 1230 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
02:31 - LNER Class 800 800203 on 1B83 1127 Lincoln Central - Kings Cross
02:48 - Thameslink Class 700 700145 on 9J30 1055 Horsham - Peterborough
05:12 - LNER Class 91 91111 'For The Fallen' + NL26 + 82223 (leading) on 1A26 1115 Leeds - Kings Cross
05:38 - Thameslink Class 700 700127 on 9J33 1224 Peterborough - Horsham
07:23 - Grand Central Class 180 180xxx on 1A63 1022 Bradford Interchange - Kings Cross
07:53 - Grand Central Class 180 180101 on 1N93 1256 Kings Cross - Sunderland
08:09 - LNER Class 801 801223 on 1S18 1300 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
08:37 - Lurking Crow...
08:50 - Thameslink Class 700 700150 on 9J32 1135 Horsham - Peterborough
10:05 - LNER Class 91 91127 + NL15 + 82205 'Flying Scotswoman' on 5Z22 1303 Kings Cross - Leeds
10:27 - LNER Class 801 801214 on 1A28 1145 Leeds - Kings Cross
10: 42 - Thameslink Class 700 700153 on 9J35 1254 Peterborough - Horsham
11:59 - Colas Rail Class 43s 43274 'BBC East Midlands Today' and 43272 'Derby Etches Park' on 150U 0929 Darlington Down Sidings - Kings Cross
12:36 - LNER Class 801 801229 on 1S19 1330 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
13:02 - LNER Class 801 801101 on 1Y84 1202 York - Kings Cross
13:26 - LMS Jubilee Class 45596 (98696) 'Bahamas' on 5Z33 0915 York N.R.M. - Southall Wcr
13:43 - LNER Class 800 800105 on 1A29 1136 Harrogate - Kings Cross
14:09 - ROG Class 37 37884 'Cepheus' with ex-Southeastern Class 465 465247 on 5Q26 1059 Gillingham E.M.U.D. - Worksop Up Receptions
14:53 - Freightliner Class 66 66544 on 4E24 1057 London Gateway Frghtliner - Leeds F.L.T.
15:09 - LNER Class 800 800208 on 1D16 1333 Kings Cross - Harrogate
15:45 - Hull Trains Class 802 802304 on 1H04 1348 Kings Cross - Hull
16:46 - LNER Class 801 801226 on 1E10 1000 Edinburgh - Kings Cross
17:06 - Thameslink Class 700 700129 on 9J36 1233 Horsham - Peterborough
17:56 - LNER Class 800 800113 on 1W20 1400 Kings Cross - Aberdeen
18:16 - LNER Class 91 91111 'For the Fallen' + NL26 + 82223 on 1D17 1403 Kings Cross - Leeds
More than the usual crop of traction on East Coast metals! A rather good couple of hours watching trains at Arlesey!
Filmed on a Panasonic TZ70.
Enjoy.
එංගලන්තයේ Lavender Farm එකක් බලමු | Visit to UK Lavender Farm | #uksinhala #uksrilankan
මේකේ නම Hitchin Lavender Farm. තියෙන්නේ එංගලන්තයේ Hitchin කියන ලස්සන ගමේ. ලන්ඩන් ඉදල 70km දුරින් තමයි තියෙන්නේ. කලින් ගිහිල්ල නැත්නම් බලන්නම වටින තැනක්.
මේකේ විශේෂයක් තමයි පොඩි අමතර ගෙවීමකින් අපිට Lavender මල් ගෙදර ගේන්න පුළුවන්.
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Address: Cadwell farm, Arlesey Rd, Ickleford, Hitchin SG5 3UA, United Kingdom
Location :
Entrance £8 per person and for additional £4 we can pick our own Lavender.
Visit to Lavender Farm
Its name is Hitchin Lavender Farm. It is in the beautiful village of Hitchin in England. It is 70 km away from London. A place worth visiting if you haven't been before.
A special feature of this is that with a small extra payment, we can bring lavender flowers home.
Arlesey, Langford, Sandy, Great Paxton & Offord Cluny (19-04-2019)
We are focussing on the East Coast Main Line for this video. We start at the former Three Counties Station south of Arlesey before starting our journey north. We next stop at what was a foot crossing which today is a footbridge at the Co-Op Crossing. Next we stop at Langford, inbetween Arlesey & Biggleswade, and then call into a familar location just north of Sandy at the Industrial Estate Footbridge. After a brief stop in Great Paxton we conlude at Offord Cluny with its excellent foot crossing and views across from Offord Weir. Traction to be seen is mostly Class 43 HST, Class 90, Class 91 & Class 700. At Offord Cluny the Hull Trains HST makes an appearance headed south.
Visiting Non-London Rail Stations :: Episode 34 :: Arlesey
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Is this the SCARIEST road in the UK?
Let's have a quick look and chat about the Coventry Ring Road. Is it really the scariest road in the UK or does it not deserve its fearsome reputation?
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