Bedford Embankment & Longholme
The Embankment, BedfordAlong the River Great Ouse
Passable
Bedford Embankment & Longholme is currently passable.
The river’s 27 cm below the level where parts of this path can start to flood.
Updated Holding steady over the last 4 h
River level at the gauge
0.26 mASDmeasured
River Great Ouse at Bedford · 413 m away
See Environment Agency’s own readings for this gauge
Flood lines for this path: parts can start to flood at 0.52 mASD · usually properly flooded above 0.82 mASD
The river’s sitting low in this gauge’s usual range.
This flood line starts from this gauge’s measured history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.
About this path
Bedford's Victorian riverside promenade, continuing downstream past Longholme boating lake to Priory Country Park and the marina — the town's main riverside walking and running route. The low path between the river and the lake consistently floods in heavy rainfall, as drone photographs from January 2024 showed.
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From people on the ground
No reports yet. If you’ve been down, you’d be the first.
Other paths nearby
The closest paths we track, with today’s status — handy if this one’s flooded.
Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.