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Bideford
Town in Devon, England

Bideford

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

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It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.

Get in

Getting to Bideford

Bideford has fantastic links to the whole of North Devon and beyond thanks to the A39 aka the "Atlantic Highway" and the Torridge Bridge. The easiest access point by car is via the A386 (speed camera on the hill).

See

Worth seeing

  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),.

Do

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.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Boathouse

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

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Barrowbob (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.