Hello and welcome to The Left Hookery. My name is Tamsin and I am the face behind The Left Hookery. I've always loved crafting and creating beautiful things but when I discovered crochet I knew I'd found my perfect match! Several years on and with our home bursting at the seams with my handmade
Handmade artisan sourdough bread. Flour, water, salt, sea air and time. These are the only ingredients you'll find in The Appledore Bakery's now legendary loaves and bagels.
Offering a wide range of handmade items, using poker work, macramé and decoupage, as well as the more familiar sewing, knitting and crochet, The Crafty Old Lady has something for everyone.
We are a licensed quayside Coffee Shop/Cafe by the river with plenty of outdoor seating on the picturesque Bideford Quay. Why come and sample our lovely welcoming atmosphere and watch the world go by whilst enjoying an Italian Carraro coffee and one of our amazing homemade cakes, made by the
Trev's shed started trading in Bideford Pannier Market in 2012, with a stall selling his wood turned items. Trev left school at 15 and trained as a coach builder and has always loved working with wood.