Harrold-Odell Country Park

Bedford, England

English nature preserve

Opening Open to visitors 365 days a year. Toilets normally open 8.30am–5pm (times may vary). Dragonfly Café open daily 9am–4pm (may close early in severe weather). Main car park open all year; overspill car park closes (locked) at 5:00pm each day.

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The experience

About this day out

Harrold-Odell Country Park is a 144-acre park in the village of Harrold in North Bedfordshire, managed by Bedford Borough Council and open throughout the year. Its main features are two picturesque lakes, river meadows alongside the River Great Ouse, a Nature Reserve and a range of managed habitats. It has won the Green Flag Award for 19 consecutive years.

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Open to visitors 365 days a year. Toilets normally open 8.30am–5pm (times may vary). Dragonfly Café open daily 9am–4pm (may close early in severe weather). Main car park open all year; overspill car park closes (locked) at 5:00pm each day.

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Practical details

Facilities & accessibility

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Visitors' CentreDragonfly CaféCycle racksDisabled accessDisabled toiletsInformation leafletsWardens' OfficeSale point for logs and bird seedToilets with baby changing facilitiesWater Bailiff contact pointWheelchairs for use in the ParkBenches and seatsBird hides (x2)Fishing platformsInformation boardsShelters (x2)Main car parkOverspill car parkMarked pathsMarked walksPlay areas (x2)Skate park

Accessibility: Ramp provides wheelchair access to the Visitors' Centre and disabled toilet facilities. Main pathway through the Park and around Grebe Lake has a hard but unpaved surface suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs for most of the year (can be wet in winter/after heavy rain). All kissing gates have radar key access, as does the Visitors' Centre toilet. Both bird hides are accessible to wheelchair users. Reserved disabled parking spaces overlook Grebe Lake.
Parking: Free main car park inside the main entrance on Carlton Road, Harrold (donations encouraged); overspill car park operates when the main car park is full and is locked after 5:00pm each day; reserved disabled spaces to the left of the main car park.
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