Activities On offer all weekend:
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Stand Up Paddle Board (SUP) taster sessions led by our professional instructor team
- zorbing
- Mobile climbing wall
Come and try it activities start at 10am and finish at 5pm each day
Location near the butterfly bridge
Paddling Sessions are 30 mins long and cost £8 per person
Zorbing is 5 mins and the climbing wall is 2-3 climbs depending on the queue length, arrive early to avoid the rush
All equipment provided for the sessions including buoyancy aids, wet suits if required
About the Kite and Motoring Festival Event 21st and 22nd June 2025
Located on the beautiful Embankment in the heart of Bedford, The Bedford Festival of Motoring is returning for its 3rd year on the 21st & 22nd June 2025. Again this event will sit alongside the ever-popular Bedford Kite Festival and is therefore branded as the Bedford Kite & Motoring Festival to encompass all of the activities and exhibitions taking place over the weekend.
This exciting Festival taking place on Russell Park, Mill Meadows Island and the surrounding riverside parkland is expected to attract an audience of over 30,000 visitors! Our aim once again is to welcome a wide variety of classic and unique vehicles. Cars, commercial, agricultural, military, public transport, steam, competition, off-road, emergency services, motorcycles, bicycles, virtually anything on wheels will be considered!
If you have a special vehicle, by virtue of its age, rarity, looks, performance or history and would like it to be part of this very popular Bedford event, please register, so that you don’t miss out!
Offering something for everyone, whether you're a motoring enthusiast or simply looking for a fun-filled family day out this is a fantastic event for your 2025 calendar.
Bookings are now open for you to register to display your vehicle. Prices as follows:
Individual Vehicles - £8 per vehicle for a weekend ticket or £5 for a day ticket (Saturday - Sunday)
Individual Motorcycles/scooters - £4 for a weekend ticket only
Entry will be at The Festival's discretion to avoid over duplication of any particular marque or model.
N.B. you may be invited to join the prestigious cavalcade on receipt of your registration.
About Canoe Trail www.canoetrail.co.uk
Canoe Trail are a multi award winning water sports and adventure business run by professional adventurers Richard Harpham FRGS and Ashley Kenlock based at Kempston Outdoor Centre. Canoe Trail are a British Canoeing Training Centre offering safety courses, personal Paddling skills, instructor and leader training as well as Guide modules for wilderness training.
The professional instructor team lead trips to Canada, Scotland and around the UK sharing iconic rivers, lakes and UK coastline. In Bedford the team offer schools programmes and activities, holiday clubs for young people, canoe, kayaks and SUP hire and much more. The centre at Kempston has an indoor climbing wall, range activities (archery, airguns and axe throwing) as well as high ropes and bushcraft. The centre is well equipped for watersports and is a British Canoeing Gold Delivery Partner.
Canoe Trail have a private riverside woodland allowing canoe and camp trips, wild camping and open fires. It was voted Top 52 Things to do in the world by Lonely Planet and Top 3 UK SUP adventures by Red Bull Magazine.
Sophie (Fun 4 Young People)
Michael (Goldington Academy)
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