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The character of Bedford
The town centre around the High Street and the riverside embankment is compact and pedestrian-friendly, with cars generally holding on the surrounding streets rather than at the water's edge itself. The embankment gets genuinely busy on a warm weekend, and the annual Bedford River Festival closes large sections to traffic entirely. Office districts around the station are more conventional, with straightforward kerbside collection.
- The embankment gets busy on warm weekends — the car holds on a surrounding street.
- River Festival weekends close large sections of the embankment to traffic entirely.
- School-run times add short delays near the independent schools close to the river.
- Station pickups use the short-stay bay for Thameslink connections.















