Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

Details

Accessibility

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/venues/

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/venues/pages-park-pavilion/ No steps into the building, Toilets on ground level

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/venues/linslade-memorial-pavilion/ 2 designated disabled car parking spaces, No steps into the building

Toilets on ground level

Brief description

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/history-of-the-town/

"Strolling down Leighton Buzzard’s High Street into the wide Market Square takes the visitor through a thousand years of history. The town had the most valuable market in Bedfordshire before William the Conquerer invaded in 1066.

Many of the shop fronts today are on the same plots as those when the original market place was laid out. These long thin strips with alleyways in between allowed room for workshops and living quarters behind the narrow frontages. The layout was designed to give as many tradesmen as possible access to the crowds thronging the twice weekly markets.

Church Square and Bridge Street go further back in history. These are the sites of the original Saxon town on a bluff overlooking the river. The town’s market then would have been smaller, sited in the traditional place outside the churchyard gates.

At the the edge of the Saxon town the River Ouzel that now runs through the middle of
Leighton Buzzard and Linslade was for more than 1,500 years an important barrier, boundary, and sometimes even a border between peoples. The river was on the front line when Britons fought off invading Saxons in the fifth century and then again four hundred years later when the Saxons faced the aggressive Vikings."

2025: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_Buzzard

"The town is home to the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway, one of England's longest at just under 3 miles (4.8 km) long and oldest narrow-gauge lines, with an extensive collection of locomotives and rolling stock.[34]

The Grand Union Canal runs through the town, alongside the River Ouzel.

All Saints' Church, an Early English parish church dating from 1277. The church is the starting point for the annual Wilkes Walk, described as "a curious procession of the church choir, clergy, and churchwardens across town to the alms houses in North Street."[35] The church was damaged by fire in the 1980s, but has since undergone restoration. For information on the origin of the Medieval choir stalls see Tracy 1991.[36]

The town has a combined library and theatre (called the Library Theatre) where both live events and film screenings are regularly held.[37]

Rushmere Country Park and Stockgrove Country Park are in nearby Heath and Reach. The National Trust-operated country home Ascott House is located 2 miles (3 km) from the town in neighbouring Buckinghamshire."

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g1207908-Activities-Leighton_Buzzard_Bedfordshire_England.html

Address

Leighton Buzzard Railway

Pages Park Station

Billington Road

Leighton Buzzard LU7 4TG

Email

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/contact/

info@leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk

Phone

"Leighton-Linslade Town Council is based at The White House, Hockliffe Street in the heart of the town.

Call us on: General enquiries: 01525 631920"

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_Buzzard

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/history-of-the-town/

Directions

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Leighton-Linslade Town Council is based at The White House, Hockliffe Street in the heart of the town. See https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/contact/

Transport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_Buzzard

2025: "Leighton Buzzard is close to the M1 motorway and A5 road, and is served by London Northwestern Railway services on the West Coast Main Line railway at Leighton Buzzard railway station (in Linslade). The railway operates non-stop commuting services to Euston railway station, with the fastest journey times at 30 minutes.

The majority of Leighton Buzzard's bus services are operated by Arriva Shires & Essex. Services F70 and F77 provide a direct bus rapid transit service to Milton Keynes and Luton via the Luton to Dunstable Busway, with an onward connection to Luton Airport[38] Arriva also operate the X4 service through the town between Aylesbury and Milton Keynes, as well as several local town services. Z&S and Red Rose also operate bus services into Leighton Buzzard which serve local estates and surrounding villages.[39][40][41] "

Amenities

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/venues/

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/venues/pages-park-pavilion/ No steps into the building, Toilets on ground level

https://www.leightonlinslade-tc.gov.uk/venues/linslade-memorial-pavilion/ 2 designated disabled car parking spaces, No steps into the building

Toilets on ground level

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Leighton Buzzard Railway

Pages Park Station

Billington Road

Leighton Buzzard LU7 4TG