Way of the Wharves is a volunteer lead community project researching and communicating the history of the the wharves at East the Water. Connected to Bideford by the long bridge East the Water has a long industrial history including: shipbuilding, lime kilns and horticulture, potteries and tobacco
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.
Occupying a lovely location on the quay Bideford the Devon Air Ambulance charity shop is brimming with pre-loved items from bric-a-brac and books to quality clothing and footwear for all ages.
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