Local Area

Flitwick is a small town in mid Bedfordshire. About 5 miles from the M1, Flitwick has a railway station on the Thameslink line served by First Capital Connect. Trains from Flitwick station go north to Bedford, with connections to the Midlands, and south to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton, making it a popular place to live for commuters.

Public transport links to Bedford are good with both rail and bus services running multiple times per hour.

General rail enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk

Things to do

Why not visit Flitwick's open-air market held every Friday and sample some local produce or if you're feeling more energetic utilise the facilities at the nearby sports centre which include a 25m swimming pool, children's pool, gym and squash courts.

Alternatively, visitors can enjoy two local natural attractions, Flitwick Wood, an ancient woodland, and Flitwick Moor where in past times peat was cut and spring water was extracted and bottled. If you are happy to venture slightly further afield you can enjoy English Heritage sites, wild animals up-close and trains, planes and automobiles! Below are links to some of the areas most popular attractions:

General local tourist information

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Bedford Butterfly Park www.wild-britain.co.uk
Bird of Prey Conservation Centre www.birdsofpreycentre.co.uk
Mead Open Farm www.meadopenfarm.co.uk
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park www.zsl.org
Woburn Safari Park and Abbey www.discoverwoburn.co.uk
Woodside Animal Farm www.woodsidefarm.co.uk
The Forest Centre www.marstonvale.org
RSPB Nature Reserve www.rspb.org.uk
John Bunyan Museum www.bedfordmuseum.org
Houghton House www.english-heritage.org.uk/eastofengland
Wrest Park Gardens www.english-heritage.org.uk/eastofengland
Bromham Mill www.bedford.gov.uk/default.aspx/web/bromhammill
Leighton Buzzard Railway www.buzzrail.co.uk
The Shuttleworth Collection www.shuttleworth.org
Stondon Transport Museum www.transportmuseum.co.uk

Local accommodation

Hotels

Flitwick Manor, Flitwick www.menzies-hotels.co.uk
Travel Lodge, Marston www.travelodge.co.uk
White Hart Hotel Ampthill www.whitehartampthill.com
Moore Place Hotel, Apsley Guise www.mooreplace.co.uk
Knife and Cleaver Inn, Houghton Conquest www.theknifeandcleaver.co.uk
The Bell Inn, Woburn www.bellinn-woburn.com
Inn at Woburn www.discoverwoburn.co.uk

Guesthouses

The Firs, Ridgmont This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
House Beautiful, Clophill Tel:01525 860517
Brook House, Flitton This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Restaurants

Charles Wells Pub Restaurants www.charleswells.co.uk
Felicity Chinese Restaurant, Flitwick 01525 718368
Pearl of Bengal. Indian Restaurant, Flitwick 01525 713714
Donatello's, Italian Restaurant, Ampthill 01525 404666
The Blackbirds Flitwick 01525 712348
Woburn Brasserie 01525 290260
Galloways, Woburn 01525 290496
Woburn Fort, Woburn Sands www.woburnfort.co.uk
Loch Fynne, Woburn 01525 290877
Earl's Restaurant, Amptill 01525 404024
Paris House, Woburn 01525 290692
Fajitas Mexican Restaurant, Ampthill www.fajitasrestaurant.com
Blue Orchid Thai Restaurant, Aspley Guise www.blueorchidrestaurant.co.uk
The Birch, Woburn www.birchwoburn.com