Trends · data through September 2026

Bars, Pubs & Breweries in Bedford

Iceflower tracks 101 stores from 86 bars, pubs & breweries in Bedford. The Cross Keys grew fastest over the last year, ahead of The Swan and The Kings Arms.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
86
Tracked stores
101
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked bars, pubs & breweries

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. The Cross Keys and The Swan sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T The Cross Keys - -9.3%
2 T The Swan - -25.3%
3 T The Kings Arms - -26.1%
  • The Kings Arms
  • The Flying Horse
  • The Bell
  • The Cross Keys
  • The Anchor Inn
  • The Bear
  • The Swan
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

101 tracked store locations in Bedford. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • The Kings Arms (3)
  • The Flying Horse (1)
  • The Bell (4)
  • The Cross Keys (3)
  • The Anchor Inn (1)
  • The Bear (1)
  • The Swan (4)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

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