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Speed Dating in Bedford

The Auction Room, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Thu 19
MAR

Tickets

£20 £10
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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, 19 March 2020

Thu 19
MAR

Tickets

£20 £10
?
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: £10

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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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Tareq Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/11/2025
Jonathan Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/11/2025
Maria Verified Attendee
Posted: 28/11/2025
Tanguy Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/11/2025
Ryan Verified Attendee
  Helped getting me out my comfort zone and talking to new people  
Posted: 27/11/2025
Rowan Verified Attendee
Posted: 27/11/2025
Filip Verified Attendee
  Good turnout, excellent host.  
Posted: 26/11/2025
Hettie Verified Attendee
  It was difficult to remember each person as it was so fast, a minute break between people would be good so I can remember names/make a note on my phone because some people don't put much on their profile (not even a photo!) and sometimes the chat is very random (asking about jobs can be so boring!). Great host. Music was a little loud. Bar staff were lovely and the venue was the perfect vibe for this kind of event.  
Posted: 26/11/2025
Milli Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/11/2025
Ellie Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/11/2025
Bobby Verified Attendee
  Was great a evening lots of fun mixing with new people  
Posted: 26/11/2025
Rhys Verified Attendee
  Good vibes, very chill to what I thought it would be  
Posted: 26/11/2025
Elena Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/11/2025
joshua Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/11/2025
Robert Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/11/2025
Curtis Verified Attendee
Posted: 26/11/2025
Atti Verified Attendee
  It's a good dating event; if you're comfortable with socialising, will help with getting to know others. If you're just getting into this kind of socializing, again, it's good as only exposing yourself to such events will allow being more comfortable... if one goes with a clear intent of finding the ONE, it might be too much to hope for, however, if one is open and willing to just get to know people, the doors are limitless! I wish I had more time with each and every lady I chatted to!  
Posted: 23/11/2025
Sophia Verified Attendee
  Really good organiser. Made sure all women were safe, looked after people 10/10  
Posted: 23/11/2025
Crista Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/11/2025
Sanaullah Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/11/2025
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/11/2025
Sara Verified Attendee
  Fun  
Posted: 22/11/2025
Tessa Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/11/2025
Rolf Verified Attendee
  It was good because we had 7 minutes to chat and it was really nice to spend more time talking with people. Thank you  
Posted: 22/11/2025
Gabriela Verified Attendee
  Es funny  
Posted: 22/11/2025
Peter Verified Attendee
  It was fun  
Posted: 22/11/2025
Gary Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/11/2025
Amandaa Verified Attendee
  Fun times 😄👍🏽  
Posted: 22/11/2025
Raj Verified Attendee
Posted: 22/11/2025
Caroline Verified Attendee
  Nice to meet people face to face. Venue is quite small and felt cramped  
Posted: 22/11/2025
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.