Appledore Things To Do

Appledore from the River Torridge Sunset view from Pebble Ridge, The Torridge towards Bideford Tarka Morrismen

Of course, favourite pastimes for all the family is crabbing from the Quay at Appledore and eating
Hocking's Bronze Medal Winning Dairy Cream Ices
Scrumptious ice-cream from a small long-established Appledore family business - buy it from the van which is usually parked near to the Churchfields Car Park - once tried you'll be back for more!

... but you may also enjoy the options listed below ...
*** For information on the Appledore Visual Arts Festival, Appledore Book Festival and the Flower Festival - please go to Events ***


Appledore / Instow Ferry Of course you won't want to leave Appledore once you're here ... but you might fancy a little trip on the Ferry across to Instow! Sailing times are roughly 2 hours either side of high tide but view the Timetable link for more details.	Appledore Lifeboat Station Appledore RNLI Lifeboat Station, Jubilee Road, Appledore Tel: +44 (0)1237 473969 website: www.appledorelifeboat.org.uk/ Appledore Lifeboat station is home two two lifeboats. These are an ILB (Inshore LifeBoat) of the Atlantic 75 class and an ALB (All weather LifeBoat) of the Tyne class.
North Devon Maritime Museum Odun Road, Appledore, Bideford, Tel: +44 (0)1237 422064 Open Easter Saturday - end October Monday - Friday: 10.30am - 5pm Saturday & Sunday: 1.30pm - 5pm Adults - £2.00 Senior citizens - £1.50 Children - 50p Appledore is home to the North Devon Maritime Museum, where each room depicts a different aspect of life at sea.	Appledore Sails Rock House,1 the Quay, Appledore, Devon, EX39 1QS Tel: +44 (0)1237 423163 or 0780 271 3435 Come sailing with Appledore Sails. You can charter a 31 foot skippered yacht, with a skipper, just for yourselves for a short trip over Bideford Bar, for a day, weekend or longer. Or take a two to three hour pleasure boat or sailing trip – or even a pleasurable sailing trip - around the picturesque Torridge Taw Estuary, on an Appledore made traditional lug sail boat. Website: www.appledoresails.co.uk email: mailto:info@appledoresails.co.uk
Appledore Leisure Cruise or Fishing Trip s Tel: +44 (0)7866 314260 Come aboard "Fender" my 18ft open boat. A family boat for many years, which now caters for small groups for either a few hours out cruising the river Torridge on a leisure trip or a fishing trip with everything supplied right down to the hook! As an active crew member of the RNLI for over 20 years you're in safe hands with all life jackets provided. I can organise trips to suit just you or you, your family and friends. I look forward to welcoming you onboard soon.	Appledore Pleasure/Fishing Cruises Tel: +44 (0)1237 476191 The Cheeky Monkey - A 20ft locally built traditional wooden boat – licensed and insured for ten passengers. She is safe and stable operating in the normally calm Torridge Estuary, therefore, no need to have concerns if you are not a good sailor. The pleasure cruise commences at Appledore and proceeds up the River Torridge for 7-8 miles. The Estuary is steeped in history with many points of interest.
Appledore Pilot Gig Club Provides a racing Pilot Gig for the people of Appledore encouraging young local people to get involved in the internationally fast growing sport of Pilot Gig racing.	Appledore Sub Aqua Club Established in 1971 by a small group of workers from the Appledore Shipbuilding yard in North Devon, ASAC has grown steadily over the years to now include a membership total of 55. Age ranges between 16 and 65 ensure a variety of experience and knowledge.
Skern Lodge Outdoor Activity Centre in Appledore Tel: +44 (0)1237 475992 Get wet - climb high - stay low, whatever you want, you can do it! Skern Lodge will give you a day or stay to remember, where adults and children alike will find fun, challenge, inspiration and laughter. Enjoy an outdoor activity programme to meet all of your needs, suitable for groups, individuals, families, friends and hen and stag parties.	Appledore Football Club Churchill Way, Marshford, Northam, Bideford EX39 1PA Tel: +44 (0)1237 477099 Appledore Football Club runs three football teams and meet once a week on Wednesdays for training from 7.30-10.00pm approximately, either at Appledore AFC or Sandymere Training Ground, Northam. Membership open to 18 years and above but youths of over 16 are welcome to join the team. Meetings held on 1st Tuesday each month.
Further Afield
Torrington Museum High Street, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8HN Tel: +44 (0)1805 624324 A fascinating Free Museum giving an insight into a small country town in Devon over the centuries. Law & Order. Agriculture. Transport. Old Postcards. Domestic Life. Local Industries.	Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon The Square, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8LN Tel: +44 (0)1271 346747 A visit to this museum is the perfect way to get to know the area's landscape, wildlife, history and culture. In The Story of North Devon, special effects and hands-on activity help you find out about life from prehistoric to Victorian times. You can explore Tarka the Otter's riverbanks and go under the sea to meet a giant Leatherback Turtle. Barnstaple's finest products are displayed here, from 17th Century pewter to Art Pottery by Brannam, Baron and Lauder and furniture by Shapland and Petter. Or military displays tell the stories of the Royal Devon Yeomanry and Devonshire Regiment. You can walk through our model Wellington bomber to view Chivenor airfield and find out how the Second World War affected peoples lives.
Ilfracombe Museum Wilder Road, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8AF Tel: +44 (0)1271 863541 Ilfracombe Museum boasts a fascinating collection of over 20,000 items of natural history, Victoriana, maritime, minerals, archaeology, maps, paintings, photos, militaria and costume related to local history, all lovingly gathered by curators and trustees for over 65 years. Ilfracombe Museum also offers a brass rubbing centre.	South Molton & District Museum Town Hall, 5 Broad Street, South Molton, Devon EX36 3AB Tel: +44 (0)1769 572951 In 1987 this museum won an illustrated London News award for the best small museum of the year. It displays offer a most coherent story line of the life and times of the town and the surrounding district, with items and photographs depicting domestic activities, trades, industry and farming. Discover a massive cider press with contemporary implements, two fire engines, one Newshams model bought in 1736 for £46 and the second which is horse drawn bearing the date 1886. South Molton Museum also has a unique pewter collection and various displays of minerals, most of which are from local mining works.
Combe Martin Museum Tel: +44 (0)1271 882636 A fabulous small museum which illustrates Combe Martin's history with artefacts, photographs, maps and pictures of the old village industries in silver mining, lime quarrying and burning, agriculture and horticulture together with details of its maritime history.	Braunton Museum The Bakehouse Centre, Caen Street, Braunton, Devon EX33 1AA Tel: +44 (0)1271 816688 The Bakehouse Centre was specially converted from a former bakehouse and two cottages to house today's Museum which is reputed to have its own ghost! It reflects the early beginnings of the town from the arrival of St Brannock from South Wales in the 6th Century, through to its agricultural and later maritime heritage. Nearby you will find the Great Field, this is a living example of one of only two early Saxon strip-farming systems remaining in England and it is still operational today. While you are here why not visit the vantage point on Beacon Hill, where you can see wonderful views of the whole area including Braunton Burrows, Appledore and the estuaries of the Taw and the Torridge.

The Puffing Billy & Torrington Station Station Hill, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8JD Tel: +44 (0)1805 623050 More than a relaxed and friendly pub, restaurant and gardens - perfectly situated, right on the Tarka Trail! Although the last train ran from Torrington in 1982, lots of memorabilia of the local line are on view including a goods brake van, coal truck and buffet carriage on a restored stretch of track, adding to the feel of yesteryear.	Bideford Railway Museum Sited at the east end of Bideford's historic longbridge next to the Royal Hotel. 28 Stanbridge Park, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3RS Tel: 01271 388879 Opening Times: Easter - End of October Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Bank Holidays 2-5pm. Nov-Easter: Sundays 2-5pm(weather permitting).


Lundy Island The unique island experience: people return time and again to the simple pleasures offered by peaceful, unspoilt Lundy: a clear sea, spectacular landscape and timelessness.	Lundy Charters operating an Aquastar 33 from Appledore and Clovelly in North Devon, Lundy Charters offers diving, fishing and charter trips around Lundy and the North Devon Coast
The Climbers' Club The Climbers' Club was founded in 1898 and is a national club whose objects are to encourage mountaineering and rock-climbing, and to promote the general interests of mountaineers and the mountain environment. Lundy and Baggy Point are popular North Devon climbing challenges! Website: www.climbers-club.co.uk/	North Devon Surf School Pebbleridge Road, Westward Ho! EX39 1HN Tel: +44 (0)1237 474663 Learn to surf with the North Devon Surf School, one of the top surfing schools in the UK. We are based at Westward Ho! beach, North Devon. We offer surfing lessons, surfing courses and equipment hire. We have been running surfing lessons in North Devon for over 20 years. In that time we have taught people to surf from every walk of life, ability and all fitness levels, not to mention age variations.

Theatres & Cinemas
Queens Theatre Boutport Street, Barnstaple, EX31 1SY The Queen's Theatre in Barnstaple continues a long tradition of festival and theatre in the 'capital' of North Devon Enquiries: Tel: +44 (0)1271 324242 Box Office: Tel: +44 (0)1271 324242 Website: www.northdevontheatres.org.uk/	Landmark Theatre The Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe is both a community theatre attracting major artistes and an ideal entertainment centre for visitors Enquiries: Tel: +44 (0)1271 324242 Box Office: Tel: +44 (0)1271 324242 Website: www.northdevontheatres.org.uk/
Other Outdoor Pursuits
Appledore Football Club Churchill Way, Marshford, Northam, Bideford EX39 1PA Tel: +44 (0)1237 477099 Appledore Football Club runs three football teams and meet once a week on Wednesdays for training from 7.30-10.00pm approximately, either at Appledore AFC or Sandymere Training Ground, Northam. Membership open to 18 years and above but youths of over 16 are welcome to join the team. Meetings held on 1st Tuesday each month.	Royal North Devon Golf Club Golf Links Road, Westward Ho! EX39 1HD Tel: +44 (0)1237 473817 "Royal North Devon at Westward Ho! can rightly claim to be the cradle of English Golf. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest golf course in the country and is regarded as the St Andrews of England. The golf course is as tough as any of the UK’s better-known links and is ranked at number 69 in Golf Monthly’s Top 120 Course Rankings and it also features in Golf World’s Top 100 courses in the world that every golfer 'must play' ” www.royalnorthdevongolfclub.co.uk/

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All Weather Fun for All Ages
The Big Sheep Visitors to the all weather Big Sheep can learn breeds of sheep, shearing processes, watch sheep dog trials and laugh at our exciting sheep races. Children and adults can cuddle baby animals including puppies and rabbits and treasure magic moments bottle feeding the lambs.	The Milky Way Adventure Theme Park The Milky Way, North Devon's Great Adventure with lots of things to do, In Devon yet close to Cornwall, it's a great day out for all the family. Its all weather attraction mix of sheer fun, rides, education and live shows make it a must for your family holiday with lots of things to do.