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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.

Reviews

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Claud Verified Attendee
  Great event, really good host, fabulous venue having the upstairs of the pub not being too noisy and it’s great to see other south London venues being used for my age group 30-45 and not just the same old venue at Sugar cane in Clapton  
Posted: 20/01/2026
Chris Verified Attendee
  Keith was great as the host - friendly and brought a good energy. The location is perfect, the private room allows for the speed dating to proceed comfortably.  
Posted: 18/01/2026
James Verified Attendee
  Excellent I thought it’d be good but it was a lot better than I expected, such a fun night  
Posted: 17/01/2026
Rebecca Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Camilla Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Lee Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Chris Verified Attendee
  Good location and numbers.  
Posted: 17/01/2026
Ben Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Bo Verified Attendee
  Overall, it was an entertaining evening meeting 16 woman that I had 4 minutes to evaluate each one. I will be back!  
Posted: 17/01/2026
Deborah Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Alex Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2026
Victoria Verified Attendee
  Great venue and professional host  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Anushia Verified Attendee
  Enjoyed experience of having interesting conversations.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Victoria Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Katie Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Jane Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Edmund Verified Attendee
  The hosting especially calmed my nerves when I said hello and really helped me get rumbling. The room had a lovely atmosphere and became a good place to be. The format was simple and very enjoyable. Thanks again to host for guiding me through the introduction and providing the reassuring smile of understanding.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Katie Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Adrian Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Zane Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Josh Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Christopher Verified Attendee
  it was okay  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Roddy Verified Attendee
  Great way to spend an evening, whatever the outcome.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Sinead Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Emma Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Sinead Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Craig Verified Attendee
  Very nice people, good host.  
Posted: 16/01/2026
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
Vicky Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/01/2026
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.