John Bunyan Trail
Distance: 25 miles
Time: Unknown
Route: Elstow - Shefford - Meppershall - Shillington -
Hexton - Barton-le-Clay - Lilley - Streatley - Sundon Hills Country
Park
Start Point: Moot Hall, Elstow.
Nearest Marston Vale Station: Bedford St Johns.
This is one part of the much longer John Bunyan trail.
A 25-mile “Pilgrims Progress revisited" through the
Bedfordshire countryside. The Trail, described from North to South,
begins at the Moot Hall in Elstow and finishes at Sundon Hills, an
outcrop of the Chilterns, which are reputed to be John
Bunyan’s delectable mountains.
Today's Pilgrims setting out on this Trail pass through some of
Bedfordshire's most attractive and scenic countryside, and can
experience a variety of nostalgic places, full of interest and
intrigue, connected with John Bunyan. Some of these places are
associated with his travels as a tinker, while others are believed
to be secret meeting places, where he would preach in contravention
of the laws then governing the Established Church. Those Pilgrims
intent on learning more about this legendary Puritan evangelist can
visit the Bunyan Meeting House in Mill Street, Bedford.
Route Description
Route Map
(PDF, 1.24mb)
Directions to the start point
Plan your journey to the start point by bus from Bedford St
Johns station by using the below journey planner. The start point
is in the
Bedford PlusBus zone.
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