Contact us

Interim Chief Executive: Martin Reeves

Bedfordshire County Council address

Bedfordshire County Council
County Hall
Cauldwell Street
Bedford
MK42 9AP

Bedfordshire County Council general contact information

Tel: (01234) 363222
Fax: (01234) 228619

Bedfordshire County Council opening hours

Monday - Thursday 8 am to 5.30 pm
Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday and Sunday closed

Additional assistance

Within the main car park, there are designated disabled bays by the main reception. Please park here and visit our reception staff, who will contact the appropriate Officer.

Bedfordshire County Council contacts by department

Department	Email	Telephone
Adult services	care@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 363222
Archive and record office	archive@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 228833 or 228777 or 363222 ext.2833
Bedsonline (website feedback)	bedsonline@bedscc.gov.uk|
Bedfordshire Music	bedfordshire.music@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 276177
Talk-to-us (feedback on BCC services)	talk-to-us@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 276666
InfoPoint (local clubs and societies database)	infopoint@bedfordshire.gov.uk|	(01234) 228325
Children's services	childrensservices@bedscc.gov.uk|
Committee services	colin.mcfarland@bedscc.gov.uk|
Consumer advice	consumer@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 228897
Education services	education@bedscc.gov.uk|
Highways helpline	highways@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 228661
Human resources		(01234) 276115
Job vacancies	bccjobs@bedscc.gov.uk|
Libraries	bedfordshire.libraries@bedscc.gov.uk|
Press office and communications	communications@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 228888
Registration (births, marriages and deaths)	lifeevents@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 290450
Rights of way (footpaths, bridleways)	row@bedscc.gov.uk|
Social services client feedback	be.heard@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 363222
Social services emergency duty team		08702 385465
Student support	student.support@bedscc.gov.uk|
Town and country planning enquiries	dpcgroup@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 228633
Transport enquiries	ltp@bedscc.gov.uk|
Lieutenancy office	sue.zubrot@bedscc.gov.uk|	(01234) 228414

How to find County Hall

Public Transport

Bedford is easy to reach just 50 miles north of London.

It is situated on the main inter-city St Pancras railway line and is well served by fast and frequent Thameslink services from London's Kings Cross, South London destinations and London-Luton airport via Luton Parkway. Midland Mainline services provide links from London's St Pancras, the East Midlands and Yorkshire.

Trains from Bedford St Johns station to Bletchley offer connections to Milton Keynes and services between Birmingham New Street and London Euston.

County Hall is approximately 10 minutes from Midland Rd station or less than 2 minutes from Bedford St. Johns.

For details of train times to any of these destinations please look at the following websites: 

First Capital Connect| (new window)
Midland Mainline |(new window)
Silverlink Trains |(new window)

Bedford bus station is approximately 5 minutes from County Hall while bus stops located conveniently outside County Hall are served by buses from both the Kempston and Ampthill directions. Bus stops slightly further along Cauldwell Street and in St. Johns Street are served by buses from the London Road and Cardington Road directions. Services to the town centre and north Bedford are also accessible from these locations.

For further details of bus services to County Hall please contact:

Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or Stagecoach| (new window)

Road Travel

Bedford is accessible by road from both the M1 at junctions 13 and 14 or from the A1 at Sandy or Roxton. Alternatively take the A428 from Northampton or the A6 from Rushden, from the south take the A6 from Luton.

Park and Ride |

Bedford's Park and Ride is situated at the junction of the A6 and the A421. A frequent service operates between the Park and Ride and County Hall (at least every 15 minutes) between the hours of 07.00 and 19.00. For further information please visit the Park and Ride website| (new window)

For help planning your journey please see the following websites:

Multimap| (new window): Post Code MK42 9AP

Location Map

You can view the  County Hall Location Map| (PDF document opens in new window).  Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files and a free version can be downloaded from the Adobe website| (new window).