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Speed Dating in Bedford

The Auction Room, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Thu 18
JUN

Tickets

£15
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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
30-45
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Speed Dating in Bedford

The Auction Room, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Thursday, 18 June 2020

Thu 18
JUN

Tickets

£15
?
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
30-45
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: £15

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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.

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Tommy Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/07/2026
Giacomo Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/07/2026
Penny Verified Attendee
  It was a good laugh. Everyone was very genuine and all as nervous as one another. A few gins helped  
Posted: 24/07/2026
James Verified Attendee
  Venue was good and ideal for this sort of event. As there were only 11 men and 9 women it would have been good to have a little longer to chat as time obviosuly allowed for this. Also, might have been an idea for everybody to have a break inbetween at the same time. As it was only the men got a break (when they had to sit out a couple of sessions) but this was on a rolling basis and the ladies did not get one at all.  
Posted: 24/07/2026
Dan Verified Attendee
  Lovely to meet everyone! Great night!  
Posted: 24/07/2026
Kevin Verified Attendee
  Needed more women  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Doug Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
DELETED Verified Attendee
  I got the chance to talk to people. I dont always get the chance to talk to people when I am in a Pub and they tend to be Noisy.  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Jas Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Vince Verified Attendee
  Great event  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Mark Verified Attendee
  Located near car park and tran station ✅ Very noisy difficult to hear people talking sometimes  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Simon Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
john Verified Attendee
  Well organised and friendly. Thank you.  
Posted: 23/07/2026
John Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Rachel Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Shanna Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Malcolm Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Kwame Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Daniel Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Richard Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Nick Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Graham Verified Attendee
  Very lively, lots of people to meet. The host was welcoming and informative. The venue is great, modern, and bright.  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Amos Verified Attendee
  Kudos  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Julius Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Huw Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Mithileshwar Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/07/2026
Aneeta Verified Attendee
  Good event. Shame there wasn’t an equal male/female ratio on the night, but met some interesting people.  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Max Verified Attendee
  Is there a way to mark up the host as a"Yes" match?  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Natalie Verified Attendee
  Nice venue, nicely set out and nice people. Helpful staff.  
Posted: 23/07/2026
Samantha Verified Attendee
  Was a nice relaxed atmosphere. Felt very at ease.  
Posted: 23/07/2026
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.