Flitwick


Flitwick is a town in Bedfordshire. It is located about ten miles south of Bedford and ten miles north of Luton.
Get in
By car
Flitwick is 5 mi (8.0 km) from junction 12 of the M1.
By train
🌍 Flitwick. A station on the Thameslink line. Trains from Flitwick station go north to Bedford and south to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London St. Pancras International, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
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By plane
The nearest airport is Luton Airport (LTN IATA) 14 mi (23 km) miles south.
By bus
The main bus services are as follows:
- 42 (Grant Palmer). No Sunday service. Provides an hourly daytime service Mondays to Saturdays providing a connection to Westoning, Harlington, Toddington, Ampthill, Houghton Conquest, Kempston and Bedford.
- J2 (Stagecoach). Provides an hourly daytime service Mondays to Saturdays to Houghton Conquest, Kempston and Bedford.
Get Around
See
- 🌍 Flitwick Manor, Church Rd, MK45 1AE (see Sleep below). with grotto.
- 🌍 Flitwick Mill, Greenfield Rd, MK45 5BE. Water mill with overshot vertical waterwheel generating electricity
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- 🌍 Flitwick Moor. A site of scientific interest with a rich valley mire. It is the largest wetland in Bedfordshire
- 🌍 Flitwick Castle (Temple Field or), MK45 1RA (Mount Hill is accessed from Kingfisher Rd and Warwick Close). The castle mount is 7 m (20 ft)
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- 🌍 Wrest Park, Silsoe, MK45 4HR, ☏ +44 3703 331 181. A country estate with a Grade I listed house.
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Do
- Leisure Centre
Buy
- 🌍 Flitwick Market, 1hp, 11 Dunstable Rd, MK45 1HP (In the carpark of Flitwick Village Hall). F 8:30AM-2PM. Small open-air market every Friday selling local produce. The market has many stalls from a fish monger to baker, haberdashery, fruit and vegetables.
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Eat
- 🌍 Flitwick Fisheries, 43 High St, MK45 1DX, ☏ +44 1525 717212. Fish & Chip shop
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Drink

- 🌍 The Swan, 1 Dunstable Rd, MK45 1HP (near Flitwick Station), ☏ +44 1525 754777.
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- 🌍 The Bumble Bee, Coniston Rd, MK45 1QY (Adjacent to Tesco), ☏ +44 1525 717212.
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- 🌍 The Blackbirds, 25-27 High St, MK45 1DX, ☏ +44 1525 712438.
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- 🌍 The Crown, Station Road, MK45 1LA, ☏ +44 1525 713737.
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Pubs in Steppingley - approx 1 mi (1.6 km) west of Flitwick :
- 🌍 Drovers Arms, Flitwick Rd, Steppingley, MK45 5BA. M-Sa 3–10PM, Su 1-9PM.
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- 🌍 The French Horn, 7 Church End, Steppingley, MK45 5AU, ☏ +44 1525 721225, thefrenchhorn2018@icloud.com.
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Sleep
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- 🌍 Flitwick Manor (Hallmark Hotel), Church Rd, MK45 1AE, ☏ +44 1525 712242. Best Western Hotel
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Cope
- 🌍 Toilet in Tescos, Coniston Road, MK45 1LX (Immediately to the left once inside).
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Go next
- Go north to Ampthill 2 mi (3.2 km) on A5120 with Houghton House.
- Go south to Dunstable by the A5120 and visit Whipsnade Zoo.
- Go west to Woburn 8 mi (13 km) with its safari park.
| Routes through Flitwick |
| END ← Bedford ← | North South |
→ Harlington → Brighton |
