Bedfordshire Archives
Welcome
We are the County Record Office for Bedfordshire. Anyone may use our service and the archives we hold for research either in person or remotely. We are based in Riverside Building, Borough Hall, Bedford.
** Booking an appointment **
Visiting our research room is by appointment only so please ring us on 01234 228833, fill out our enquiry form or email us at archive@bedford.gov.uk. Please let us know in your form or email what you wish to research or provide us with a list of document references from our online catalogue (link above). If you wish to request copies of documents please fill out our request for copies form.
Visiting us in person: see our
Visit Us page for guidance.
Unable to visit us in person: we offer an enquiry & research service.
Do you have a question about our archives? Fill out our enquiry form.
Please do check our catalogue before sending an enquiry, as you may well be able to find the answer to your question there.
Would you like to join us as a volunteer? See our volunteers and work experience page.
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Our latest annual report for 2023-2024 is now available.