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Appledore - image copyright Bruce Cramp   Location

The village of Appledore is situated in North Devon in the South West of England.
It is located between Barnstaple and Bideford at the confluence of the Rivers Torridge and Taw.

 
   

To get to Appledore from London, the Midlands and the rest of the UK take the M5 into Devon. Leave the M5 at Junction 27 and take the A361 (North Devon Link Road) to Barnstaple.

Approaching Barnstaple remain on the North Devon Link Road and head for Bideford (Bude). Directly after crossing the New Torridge Bridge take the right turn on the roundabout and Appledore is signposted from here.

  The new bridge over the River Torridge - image copyright Bruce Cramp
 
 

Bideford Bridge and the River Torridge - image copyright Bruce Cramp

 

There are good rail links from Paddington and Waterloo to the South West.

The nearest train station is located in Barnstaple from where there is bus service to Appledore via Bideford.


 

The nearest airport is located at Exeter from where there is a train service to Barnstaple.

  Appledore loking towards the open sea - image copyright Roy Riley (www.royriley.co.uk)
 
Sunset over Appledore - image copyright Bruce Cramp  

To find out the weather forecast for the area go to the BBC website.


 

To view a webcam showing Appledore go to the Decks Restaurant webcam which points conveniently from Instow across the river to Appledore.

  View towards Appledore from Instow - image copyright Bruce Cramp

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