Parks and Green Spaces
Bedford is blessed with some beautiful parks
and open space. There are 6 major urban parks and three country
parks.
Bedford Park is part of the town's
Victorian legacy, and with its formal gardens, carriage circuit and
lake provide the perfect environment in which to take the air.
The Embankment is renowned as one of
the country's finest river settings with its gardens and water
meadows. Created by the Victorians, its graceful suspension bridge
and fine bandstand recall an atmosphere of elegance and style.
Don't miss the spectacular 'switching-on' of
the riverside illuminations each evening at dusk.
Further down the river from The Embankment is
Priory
Country Park, where the Bedfordshire and
Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust have a base.
The park is a centre for a wide variety of
educational activities for visiting schoolchildren.
The lakes are well used by local fishermen and
water sports enthusiasts, and bird-spotters know the country park
as a frequent stopping off point for migratory birds.
North of Bedford, between the villages of
Harrold and Odell lies Harrold-Odell
Country Park, a 144-acre site of landscaped lakes and
meadows, while to the south-west of Bedford, Stewartby Lake Country
Park is popular for water sports.
A GREENSPACE STRATEGY FOR
BEDFORD BOROUGH
The Greenspace Strategy
documents have been temporarily removed for updating. They will be
posted again shortly.
The three downloadable leaflets provide
detailed maps and information for all of Bedford and Kempston’s
parks and green spaces
North
Bedford
Kempston and
West Bedford
Central and
South Bedford
Further details of all country parks, local
walks, cycle routes and places to visit can be obtained from
Bedford's Tourist Information Centre.
For more information on sports facilities in
parks, please click here.