Welcome to the Villager Minibus (Sharnbrook)

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SERVICE UP-DATE: Due to Technical Faults BUS WILL NOT OPERATE until 24th July 2021.  Also please note that service VL13 will now only operate on the 2nd Monday of each month and will only go as far as Rushden Town Centre and Rushden Lakes/Waitrose

December 20, 2019
This website is new and came into operation on 1st May 2019. If you find anything that’s not working correctly please contact us and let us know where the problem is and we will fix it.

About the Villager Minibus

Villager Minibus (Sharnbrook) Ltd is a non-profit making organisation registered under the Cooperative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. We are run and operated by volunteers and provide transport facilities to town and village communities throughout North-Bedfordshire via a scheduled timetable*.

We own and operate one bus which is designed for easy access. Anyone can use the Villager and bus passes are accepted on all routes.

*(most operate monthly except for Olney which runs every Thursday and the Wellingborough and Sainsbury's routes which operate twice per month)

  • Some of the drivers and passengers of the Villager Minibus

  • Passengers at Sainsburys Bedford (Clapham Road)

  • Elderly female passengers on the Bedfordshire bus service

Please Note: We do not operate on bank or public holidays.

Our bus is also available for community private hire, provided that hirers conform to the requirements of the law and that the purpose of the hire is appropriate. Enquiry Line 01234 781920 or e-mail: [email protected]


We serve the following towns and villages (see time tables for actual routes):

Sharnbrook, Harrold, Pavenham, Felmersham, Odell, Stevington, Oakley, Carlton, Clapham, Melchbourne, Swineshead, Bletsoe, Riseley, Thurliegh, Milton Ernest, Newton Bromswold, Newton Blossomville, Upper Dean, Kimbolton, Stonely, Perry, Gt. Staughton, Turvey, Bromham, Lavendon, Clifton Reynes, Brampton, Huntingdon*, St. Ives*, Rushden, Wellingborough, Peterborough*, Olney, Milton Keynes Central,

*(Bus station)

You can type in the name of your village below and press "enter" to get your relevant timetables

Villager Minibus Enquiry Line:
01234 781920

For help and info on running during bad weather you can leave a message on the above number and we will get back to you.

Alternatively you can ring the Bedford Borough Council on 01234 718005.
Booking is recommended on some routes (see time tables for details).
Booking should be via Bedford Borough Council Tel: 01234 718005.

Printed timetables are available from the bus driver and some local shops/parish councils. We welcome new volunteer drivers who will be offered appropriate training.