Bideford

Worth seeing in and around Bideford

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Crow Point Lighthouse

   Braunton Burrows is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. It is privately owned and forms part of the Christie Devon Estates Trust.

   5.7 km · lighthouse in North Devon, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bideford Higher Cemetery

   Bideford Higher Cemetery is the burial ground for Bideford in North Devon. Today it is managed by Torridge District Council.

   1.1 km · Cemetery in north Devon, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Orleigh Court

   Orleigh Court is a late medieval manor house in the parish of Buckland Brewer about 4 miles south-west of Bideford, North Devon, England. It is a two-storeyed building constructed from local slate stone and has a great hall with a hammer-beam roof, installed in the late 15th century.

   4.7 km · Grade I listed country house in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Margaret

   The Church of St Margaret of Antioch is the Anglican parish church for Northam near Bideford in Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Margaret, the church has been a Grade I listed building since 1951 and comes under the Diocese of Exeter.

   2.7 km · church in Northam, Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bideford Long Bridge

   Bideford Long Bridge in North Devon spans the River Torridge near its estuary and connects the old part of the town, and formerly important river port, of Bideford on the left bank with East-the-Water on the right bank. It is one of the longest mediaeval bridges in England, being 677 feet long with 24 arches.

   400 m · Grade I listed building in Bideford, Devon, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   North Devon Maritime Museum

   The North Devon Maritime Museum is a museum situated in the estuary town of Appledore, Devon, England. Housed in Odun House, a Georgian Grade II listed building which has been the home of several ship owners and master mariners over the past 200 years, the museum opened in 1977.

   4.2 km · Museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Big Sheep

   The Big Sheep is an amusement farm park located in Abbotsham, Devon, England. The site was originally part of Abbotsham Barton Farm, owned by six generations of the same family.

   2.5 km · Amusement park in Southern England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Affinity Devon

   Bideford is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, South West England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.

   2.2 km · outlet mall in Bideford, Devon, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bideford Railway Heritage Centre

   The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC in Devon, England is a community interest company that is responsible for the management of the site of Bideford railway station. The company is also responsible for Instow signal box which opens on occasional Sundays and bank holidays from Easter to October.

   1.3 km · heritage centre in the UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Portledge Manor

    Portledge Manor is an English manor house in the parish of Alwington, southwest of Bideford, Devon. It and the land surrounding it belonged to the Coffin family, a noble family of Norman origin, for almost 1000 years.

    5.9 km · house in Devon, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Bideford Railway Heritage Centre

   Sat Sun 10AM-3PM from Easter until October half-term.

2. 02
   Chudleigh Fort

   Ruins of a fort used during the English Civil War.

3. 03
   Rosemoor Garden

   Great Torrington EX38 8PH (8.2 mi (13.2 km) south on the A386),.

From Wikivoyage: Bideford, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   The Big Sheep

   Abbotsham, EX39 5AP (off the A39 near Bideford), info@thebigsheep.co.uk.

2. 02
   Lundy Island

   Take the MS Oldenburg ferry and visit the island of Lundy to see the puffins.

From Wikivoyage: Bideford, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Boathouse

   Marine Parade, Instow EX39 4JJ (3.5 mi (5.6 km) north on the B3233),.

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Getting to Bideford

Airports

Cardiff (CWL), 74 km · Bristol (BRS), 112 km · Birmingham (BHX), 233 km

Stations

Appledore railway station, 4.6 km

• Cardiff → Bideford

  88 km · quickest by road, 3h 26m · £20–26
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• Bristol → Bideford

  122 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £15–20
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• London → Bideford

  289 km · quickest by road, 5h 25m · £30–40
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