Over the past 65 years we have been lucky enough to meet and get to know some lovely people in the Bideford and North Devon area while caring for their eyes. We love seeing new faces at the practice and welcome new customers.
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
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.
La Di Dah Pottery is the working studio of Karly la Fontaine. Karly works in porcelain making both functional and decorative items for the home, and one-off original, delicate jewellery pieces.
We are an independent bookshop who have been trading through thick and thin for 20 years in a lovely original fronted Victorian shop on Bideford High Street. We sell books, toys, jigsaws, including Gibsons jigsaws for adults, and a wide selection of cards, postcards and stationery such as diaries