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Speed Dating in Bedford

The Auction Room, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Thursday, 16 January 2020

Thu 16
JAN

Tickets

£20
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
23-35
Home Bedford Speed Dating in Bedford

Speed Dating in Bedford

The Auction Room, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Thursday, 16 January 2020

Thu 16
JAN

Tickets

£20
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
23-35
This is a past event, please click here to see future events in Bedford.

About the event

Original Dating are proud to bring you Speed Dating in Bedford and we've found the best bar in town. The Auction Room is now the new home of our unique speed dating events.

We've exclusive access to the downstairs bar for a fun night meeting new people and the best cocktails in town.

If you're looking for a great way to meet new people then join us and around 30 other guests for lots of short 4 minute dates, a few laughs and some mouth watering cocktails.

You'll have access to our unique matching and messaging system so you can keep in touch with your mutual matches. Simply enter your selections of who you'd like to see again and we'll send you your matches.

Book now for the best speed dating event in Bedford and make a match or three!

Important information

This event takes place in the downstairs bar. On Arrival please make your way downstairs where the host will meet you on arrival.

- Doors open 7.00pm
- Event starts 7.30pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30pm
- Venue closes 11.30pm

It’s essential that you arrive before 7.25pm in order to take part. We might not be able allow entry if you are late.

Price: £20

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Where

This is Bedford's most stylish cocktail bar and Original Dating have exclusive access to the downstairs bar for our events. This is the perfect setting to meet people from Bedford and the surrounding areas and we just love the cocktails here.

Address  The Auction Room, 1 Duke St, Bedford, MK40 3HD

Nearest station  Bedford Railway Station

Tel  02071125174 – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  http://auctionroombar.co.uk/

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

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Edyta Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/10/2026
Dina Verified Attendee
  Nora a lovely welcoming host. Nice venue  
Posted: 17/10/2026
Chris Verified Attendee
  Location and good numbers of participants.  
Posted: 17/10/2026
Elizabeth Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/10/2026
Alex Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/10/2026
James Verified Attendee
  The host was fantastic, nice venue too, good crowd of people.  
Posted: 17/10/2026
Reece Verified Attendee
  It was very good met lovely people but there was a lot more blokes than women and 3 and half minutes is not long enough maybe bump it up a little  
Posted: 17/10/2026
Selina Verified Attendee
  Well run event. Host was quite grumpy but my sense was there was pressure in the system as the event got changed to the back room bar and not upstairs. Fun evening.  
Posted: 17/10/2026
Julie Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/10/2026
Liza Verified Attendee
  The host was lovely. The venue was beautiful. Not enough men. The ladies has to wait.  
Posted: 17/10/2026
Sarita Verified Attendee
  Perfect hostess! Cosy venue! Friendly ladies! Delightful gentlemen.  
Posted: 16/10/2026
Kirsty Verified Attendee
  Had a great evening.  
Posted: 16/10/2026
Louise Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Jon Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Rio Verified Attendee
  An incredible experience at a lively venue and a good turnout for the event.  
Posted: 16/10/2026
Chrissie Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Dean Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Christopher Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Emma Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Ewelina Verified Attendee
  Everything was great, the host was lovely. I would say that it was a little too loud for me and a more intimate place would have been better.  
Posted: 16/10/2026
Laura Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Wolfgang Verified Attendee
  As my first speed dating event ever I found it very interesting and also sobering. The participants were all lovely people and it was amazing to find out, that these 5-6 minutes actually suffice to feel a definite impression with each person, if I would want to spend a longer time, say a couple of hours, with her. Kudos to the organizer for arranging such a pleasurable evening.  
Posted: 16/10/2026
Lewis Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Lauren Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Jon Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Millie Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Radu Verified Attendee
  Very good atmosphere 👌  
Posted: 16/10/2026
Christopher Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Max Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/10/2026
Amy Verified Attendee
  It was well run, some dates went over 5 minutes and there was a lot of people that didn't turn up. Host was great and very welcoming. I like the idea of this.  
Posted: 19/02/2020

Original Dating reply

Thanks Amy, please to see you enjoyed it.

- Verified Attendee
  Everyone was friendly, would have given 5 stars if there were more people there.  
Posted: 14/02/2020
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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating Bedford lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in Bedford normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are girl.

Meet & Mingle

A Bedford speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.