Bideford Railway Heritage Centre
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With so much heritage surrounding us, it was disappointing that last year there were only two local organisations taking part in the annual celebration of England’s history and culture known as Heritage Open Days (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own). This year, Bideford and River Torridge Heritage Harbour has stepped in to ensure that more events…
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We have had some hot weather recently which has given great pleasure to locals and holidaymakers. But it’s not only the weather that has been steaming. One of the visitors who came from Kent was returning to Bideford for the first time in some 80 years. In the 1930s, when the builders merchant Devon Trading…
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The planning application by Brend Hotels for the building on the old Bideford station to be converted into three cottages – presumably for rental by the hotel – seems to have excited some controversy. In a prominent position on the Tarka Trail, the site has been greatly improved over the last few years, thanks to…
