Archers Fields Phase 2a and 2b
The charming settlement of Silsoe, with its picturesque cottages and tree-lined High Street, was once a popular stopping point for those journeying between Bedford and Luton. While it is still a wonderfully convenient base, Silsoe is today a peaceful village of enormous character. Archers Fields is a prestigious new neighbourhood that blends in harmoniously with its special surroundings.

Outdoor attractions
With open farmland stretching away in three directions, Archers Fields is a superb location for walking, cycling, and exploring the surrounding villages. Within Silsoe, the large Millennium Green, located alongside the High Street, provides a restful and tranquil place to walk or enjoy sports and games. And around 15 minutes walk to the west of the development, Wrest Park Gardens is one of the pinnacles of English formal landscape garden design. Modelled on Versailles and incorporating over 150 acres of wooded walks and canals, pavilions and architectural ornaments, the Gardens are today in the care of English Heritage.

Sport and leisure
There is a swimming pool at Clophill, two miles from the development, and a wider range of amenities at Flitwick Leisure Centre, around four miles from Silsoe, including a 25-metre swimming pool with a separate learners pool, squash  courts, a fitness suite and a large sports hall. The nearby Beadlow Manor Golf and Country Club offers a choice of two  mature 18-hole courses, in addition to a floodlit driving range and excellent dining facilities. There are also two traditional pubs in the village, the George and the Star and Garter, both situated in the High Street just a few minutes walk from Archers Fields.

Shopping
In addition to a post office, a farm shop and a hairdresser, there is a small convenience store selling newspapers and groceries in the village, and a large Tesco supermarket around three miles away in Flitwick. For a wider selection of high street and specialist stores, the town centres of Hitchin, Bedford and Luton are all within 10 miles.

Transport
Archers Fields is approximately five miles from junction 12 of the M1, around 12 miles from junctions 8 and 10 of the A1(M) and less than half a mile from the A6, offering access to Luton and Bedford in under 20 minutes. Luton Airport is just 12 miles away. There are regular train services from London St Pancras to Flitwick and Bedford, and good bus services between Silsoe, Bedford and Luton.

Education
Silsoe has its own Lower School catering for years one to four, and there is also a popular Pre-School, housed in its own classroom within  the school, which is less than half a mile from Archers Fields. There is a wide choice of alternative nursery and primary school provision, as well as middle and secondary schools, in the surrounding villages and towns.

Health care
There are two major medical centres within around three miles of Archers Fields, both providing full GP services with a choice of doctors, and the one in Flitwick also offers a range of specialist clinics. Barton-le-Clay, around two and a half miles south of Silsoe, also has two dental surgeries and there is a general hospital with full Accident and Emergency facilities in Bedford.

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From the A1(M) travelling north
Leave the A1(M) by the slip road at junction 8, and take the first exit at the roundabout to join the A602 following signs for Hitchin. After around two and three quarter miles, at the roundabout take the third exit to enter Park Way following signs for Bedford and at the next roundabout, three-quarters of a mile on, take the first exit to join the A505 following signs for Luton. At the mini-roundabout around 300 yards on, take the third exit to enter Pirton Road (B655) signposted for Barton-le-Clay, and carry on for six and a half miles. Pass through Barton-le-Clay, then at the junction with the A6 take the second exit at the roundabout and carry on along the A6 for almost two miles. Just after the road becomes a dual carriageway turn left into Barton Road, heading towards Silsoe, and follow signs for Archers Fields.

From the M1 travelling north
Leave the M1 by the slip road at junction 12 and at the junction, turn right to join the A5120 and cross the flyover following signs for Flitwick. Around three miles on, pass through Westoning and at the roundabout in front of a pub called ‘The Bell’ take the second exit to join Greenfield Road. Carry on for around three miles, taking the second signposted turning for Pulloxhill on the right, to enter Sand Road, then after around 200 yards, turn left towards Silsoe. Carry straight on to the T-junction in the village and turn right along the High Street. Go straight on through the next crossroads and follow signs for Archers Fields.

From the A1(M) travelling south
From A1(M) junction 10, take the third exit at the roundabout to join the A507 and stay on the A507 for around eight miles, following signs for Ampthill. At the junction with the A6, take the first exit to join the A6 following signs for Luton then take the first right turn, signposted for Silsoe. Carry straight on through the village and follow signs for Archers Fields.

From the M1 travelling south
Leave the M1 by the slip road at junction 13, turn left, then take the first right onto the Ridgemont bypass. Turn right at the junction and follow the A507 for around 10-11 miles to the junction with the A6. Turn right, following signs for Luton, then take the first right turn, signposted for Silsoe. Carry straight on through the village and follow signs for Archers Fields.

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