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.
Bideford Pottery is a small family business which was established in 1983. Specialising in traditional North Devon slipware, they are particularly well-known for their highly decorated harvest jugs which are mainly commissioned pieces that commemorate special occasions and events.
Krazy Price Kards is Bideford’s only local independent Greeting Card specialist. Based in Mill Street for over 20 years, we have grown from just greeting cards to the area’s largest Party Shop, with professional balloon decoration, huge Hen Party Range as well as party wear for every occasion. Our
The Burton Art Gallery and Museum is over 65 years old. With its friendly team of staff and volunteers, it has been celebrating, exhibiting and nurturing all kinds of artists since being established on 31 October, 1951 by Thomas Burton and Hubert Coop.
Jonathan Biggs is the fourth generation in the trade and specialises in treen and wooden bygones (over 400 items in stock), with the occasional piece of seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century oak, country and formal furniture.
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
Faye Barras-Simmons is the owner of The Pad and the main Dog Grooming specialist in the salon. Having completed an apprenticeship upon leaving college, she has been a professional groomer for over 18 years. She previously owned a successful salon in Perranporth, Cornwall for 5 years before