Old Warden Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel near the village of Old Warden in Bedfordshire. The tunnel was built as part of the Midland Railway connecting Bedford and Hitchin, and from there to London between 1853 and 1857.

Old Warden Tunnel is an old disused railway tunnel dating back to 1857. The tunnel was built as part of the Midland Railway connecting Bedford and Hitchin. The tunnel is perfectly straight, total length is 882 yards and it runs at a slight gradient to allow drainage.

As the path winds past mature hawthorn and blackthorn bushes, large ash and oak trees, it is hard to imagine that you are on top of a railway tunnel through which steam trains once passed.

Old Warden Tunnel nature reserve is a 3.8-hectare (9.4-acre) nature reserve near Old Warden in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

The Nature Reserve at Old Warden Tunnel consists of the Railway cutting and Tunnel of the former Bedford-Hitchin branch line. The cutting incises into the Greensand Ridge with the slopes of the Tunnel entrance and baulk offering a varied topography for the grassland & scrub habitats that have established across the site since the branch line ...

Old Warden Tunnel is an old disused railway tunnel dating back to 1857. The tunnel was built as part of the Midland Railway connecting Bedford and Hitchin. The tunnel is perfectly straight, total length is 882 yards and it runs at a slight gradient to allow drainage.

Old Warden Tunnel Just off the Greensand Ridge path, this reserve offers much interest if you venture ‘off the beaten track’. As the path winds past mature hawthorn and blackthorn bushes, large ash and oak trees, it is hard to imagine that you are on top of a railway tunnel through which steam trains once passed.

Oct 28, 2023 · Old Warden Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel near the village of Old Warden in Bedfordshire. The tunnel was built as part of the Midland Railway connecting Bedford and Hitchin, and from there to London between 1853 and 1857.

Sep 20, 2010 · Old Warden Tunnel was built between 1853 and 1857 to connect Bedford to Hitchin, before joing the main line to London. It was closed in 1962 but not as a result of Dr. Richard Beeching’s ‘Beeching Bombshell’ report. The tunnel is straight and runs for 882 yards.

After a busy day house hunting, Ben and I decided to wind down by exploring a disused railway tunnel in Old Warden, B edfordshire. The 882 yard, (806m), long tunnel was finished in 1857 and was part of the Midland Railway.