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Felmersham and Radwell
               Floods

Header Photo: Felmersham Bridge 23 July 2007
Click here for Panoramic view of floods January 2003
Access to Felmersham and Radwell during Flooding
Both Felmersham and Radwell flood regularly. At these times there is no access to the parish from the north or from the south.

To avoid the floods when approaching from Bedford take the second exit on the A6 Clapham bypass marked Oakley/Pavenham and follow the signs to Pavenham. In Pavenham turn right at the road junction for Felmersham.


If approaching on the A6 from the north, ignore all the Felmersham and Radwell road signs on the A6. Continue to head south passing through Milton Ernest. Leave the A6 immediately prior to joining the dual carriageway of the Clapham bypass, the slip road is signposted Oakley/Clapham/Pavenham. At the mini roundabout on the top of the hill turn right and follow the Oakley and Pavenham signs. In Pavenham turn right at the road junction for Felmersham.

If visiting from the west take the Turvey - Carlton - Felmersham road and not the Harold - Odell road.
Above: Oliver from Massachusetts, USA running through the floods in Hunts Lane. 23 July 2007. For his American school project Oliver chose to write about the Felmersham floods using felmersham.net as a resource. His project was highly commended.
 
 
Radwell Floods

 







1. The M50 service bus enters the floods at Radwell.

2. School buses and a van passing through the floods.

3. The causeway or raised footpath.

28 November 2006

4.  Early morning mist. October 2007

Photo: Paul Bonas
 
Easter Holidays 1998
The highest level of flooding within recent memory was over the Easter holiday period 1998.
The photographs below were taken by Peter Hartop on Good Friday 1998.


The floods in 1998 reached the base of the telegraph pole
shown on the left of the picture.
The Jubilee lawn was completely covered with flood water.

The raised path at Felmersham is completely
 covered with water.
 
New Year January 2003.

Jubilee Lawn almost under water
 

Flood at Radwell -   Photo BBC
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