Lundy Ferry
The MS Oldenburg sails from Bideford and Ilfracombe to the marine reserve of Lundy Island. The Lundy Ticket Office is situated on Bideford Quay - where you will find a mobile inormation centre where you can view photographs about the island and its' wildlife. Timetables of sailing times for each year are available from the Land Trust website. Lundy Island is Britains' only offshore nature reserve - a natural treasure!
Tarka Trail
Over 180 miles - taking a rambling route through North and Mid Devon, from the rugged Atlantic Coast, including the two rivers of Tarka the Otter fame, the Rivers Taw and Torridge over rural Devon countryside onto the northern slopes of Dartmoor - the source of the River Taw. The trail between Barnstaple, down the Taw, upriver to Bideford, following the Torridge to Torrington on the route of a disused railway line - what a place for walking and cycling!
Country Walks
The new Town Guide can be downloaded from here as 4 separate pdfs.
Download pages 1 - 12 here
Download the latest edition of the Town Council Newsletter - Hard copies can also be obtained from the library or the Town Hall or you can view an online version by following the link below. Also distributed through local newspapers
The Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme was launched in 2003 following the Government's Rural White Paper, 2000. The aim of the Scheme is to provide benchmark minimum standards for parish and town councils. The Scheme is supported by six National Stakeholders, the Commission for Rural Communities, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Local Government Association, the National Association of Local Councils and the Society of Local Council Clerks. Open a copy of the new guidance here...