Our main provision for Bideford is daily kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding on the River Torridge. We operate daily between Little America (LA) and Kingsley Steps / Bank End on the Quay.
The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre has restored the railway. The railway opened in 1855, being extended from Barnstaple and ran onwards to Torrington in 1871. For many years direct trains ran to and from London Waterloo, including the famous “Atlantic Coast Express.” Sadly the line fell victim of
Blanchards is a family-run business, trading for over 70 years from the same location in Mill Street. Our range covers cleaning (including specialised products not widely available elsewhere), cookware, gardening, DIY, tools, paint, electrical, bathroom accessories, giftware and lots more!
Located in Mill Street. Bideford Travel is the second shop from the Braunton Travel Ltd group an independent travel agent based in the North Devon. Fully governed, licensed and ATOL-bonded you can rest assured that your holiday and your money is in safe hands
Our site is set on our nursery in beautiful North Devon. We are in a very sheltered spot but less than a mile from the sea. We are close to the twin estuary of the Taw and Torridge rivers.
Opened in 1912 to celebrate Queen Victoria's reign, Victoria Park is one of the jewels in Bideford's crown; any Bidefordian will tell you how lucky we are to have a park of this calibre in the heart of the town.