Barnstaple Town Centre :: Accommodation Guide

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Where the Taw and Torridge rivers meet, the delightful quayside village of Appledore, next to the River Torridge, boasts a great range of shops, pubs, guesthouses and art galleries. A thriving fishing and trading village since the 14th century, Appledore has been a famous boat-building centre for many years and the shipyard is still active today.

The Quay is very central to life in the village and it is here you will find many activities including fishing trips, crabbing contests on the quay, Morris Dancers, and in summer, a ferry across the river to Instow. This quaint fishing village has a maze of narrow streets leading to the quay. A settlement here can be traced back to Saxon times, and Viking raiders lead by Hubba the Dane, were defeated here in the Battle of Bloody Corner circa 878 AD (a plaque to the battle is visible between Appledore and Northam on the Churchill Way corner near the swimming pool.

In Elizabethan times, Appledore along with Bideford, was the largest importer of tobacco, and tales of smugglers and a nautical air can be found around every corner!

Don't forget the delicious Hocking's ice-cream made in Appledore and always available from their van on the quay!

Bradbourne House, Marine Parade, Appledore, Tel: 01237 474395
Raleigh House, 9 Myrtle Street, Appledore, Tel: 01237 459202
Richmond Villa, Broad Lane, Appledore, Tel: 01237 472064
Seagate Hotel and Two Rivers Restaurant Tel: 01237 472589
Simon's Cottage' 1 Richmond Terrace, Appledore, Tel: 01237 424302
The Crabshell Guest He, 6 Hillcliff Terrace, Irsha St Tel: 01237 422305
West Farm, Irsha St, Appledore, Tel: 01237 425269

Click on Tourism for information on the area, Attractions for what to do and where to go, Food and Drink on what to eat when you get there, Leisure... well relax and think about that one and the Town Centre to shop till you drop!