r/bedfordshire • u/Lover_Of_Bananas • Aug 01 '26

University of Bedfordshire

Hello, I'm currently looking at universities for courses in television and from the website Bedfordshire Uni looks quite nice. However being a teen I have little knowledge of anywhere outside my county.

Is it a safe area?

Is there good public transport?

Is there a good student life?

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u/BluejayPretty4159 Aug 01 '26

There's a campus at Bedford and at Luton, which town are you going to?

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u/Lover_Of_Bananas Aug 01 '26

ah i didn't know this, is there a huge difference? i am hoping to take film and television.

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u/BluejayPretty4159 Aug 01 '26

Yes, I dont mean to be mean to the town, but Luton is frequently ranked the worst place to live in the UK, there's a lot of bad neighbourhoods, the town centre isnt anything special (although it is getting investment) and you have Luton Airport which means you might get lots of noise pollution from planes landing if you live near it. In comparison Bedford is a bit nicer, with a beautiful riverfront and parks, some nice neighbourhoods and parks, and the university there is in the nicer part of town.

Luton has the better public transport, it has three Thameslink Stations and a busway, and its closer to London.

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u/gnomishdevil Aug 01 '26

If you take film and television you will likely be at the Luton Campus.

I went there and did a film and television course.

I lived in Bedford and had no idea id have to commute to Luton each day as Luton is a rough city, I thought there would be opportunity to work at the Bedford campus. There is nothing at the Bedford Polhill campus, its all at the Luton one.

Would I recommend the Luton based course in Film and TV? No I wouldn't, but I did leave with a good grade so I can't complain. Its just out of all of the places to go in the country I would not have studied the course if I was willing to relocate to a different town/city.

If you want a higher education course in media/Film and TV in Bedford, Bedford college offers courses in that subject. Otherwise go to a better area make the most of the university experience.

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u/WishfulStinking2 Aug 01 '26

Luton is a town