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getting to Bedford College

bus

Bus services frequently stop less than a 10 minute walk away from our campuses. Bus passes and financial support are available for eligible students from Student Services. Kempston Campus is served by bus route number 53, stopping just outside the Woburn Road Industrial Estate and running between Bedford town centre and the villages of Marston Moretaine, Cranfield and Wootton. Visit www.stagecoach.com for up-to-date information.

foot or bike

There are bike racks at our Cauldwell Street Campus, Kempston Campus and Brunel Road sites. You can download a copy of the Bedford Borough Council Cycle Map from our website

www.bedfordcollegegroup.ac.uk

Bedford’s mainline station is a 15 minute walk from our Cauldwell Street Campus and BROOKS Hair & Beauty Salon. Bedford St Johns station is only five minutes from our Cauldwell Street Campus The nearest station to our Kempston Campus is Kempston Hardwick, which is served hourly by the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford.

car

Limited student parking is available at our Cauldwell Street Campus with a student permit. Our Kempston Campus has free on-road parking, with easy access to Woburn Road Industrial Estate just off the major A421 road.

train TRAVEL BURSARY

Worried about Travel costs?

Full-time students aged 16–18 and living more than three miles from College may be entitled to subsidised travel from their local authority. If your local authority is unable to help, and you have a household income less than £30,000, the College has a Travel Bursary worth up to £600 which you may qualify for.* Aged 19 or over with a household income of £35,000 or less? If you’re not eligible for other transport support and have applied for an eligible study programme, you will also qualify for the Travel Bursary. For more information visit our website or speak to our Student Services Team.

*Please note these are subject to review and can change, visit our website to get the latest information.

TRAVEL BURSARY WORTH UP TO £600

BUS TIMETABLE

for Bedford College

Bus Routes From Route Number Frequency

Ampthill & Flitwick 42 Biggleswade 74 Brickhill (Tyne Crescent) 6 Cambridge-Oxford X5 Clapham & Oakley 51 Clophill & Luton 81 Cranfield, Marston Mortaine & Wootton 53 Elms Farm 5 Elstow Park & Ride site 2 Fenlake 3 Goldington 4, 10 Great Denham 8 Kempston (via Bedford Road) 1 Milton Keynes C1, C10, C11 Northampton 41 Rushden & Kettering 50 Sandy & Biggleswade 73 Shortstown 9 Woodside 7 Flitwick 44 Every 15 minutes Every 30 minutes Every 30 minutes

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