 - BARNSTAPLE, whilst ranking among the
oldest boroughs in the kingdom,
strikes the visitor as a progressive little town, full of cheerful busyness, and for
the tourist who has only a few days
in which to explore North Devon there Is no more convenient headquarters.
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- Geographically, and in regard to
roads
and railway routes, it is centrally situated, and of late years
has become popular not only with all classes of summer visitors
but with permanent residents. It has good shops and social amenities and facilities for education
and sport are excellent and the climate is
good.
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- Many visitors approach the town from the
Bridge, 700 feet long, which spans
the river Taw, and the first impression is a pleasant
one. The town proper lies in a charming valley, and the
residential streets meander up the hillsides away from the business
thoroughfares. On the right hand is the valley of the Taw
on the left the river widens out until, at Instow, 6 miles below,
it joins the Torridge, and, thus augmented, flows into the
sea.
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- The bridge is called the Long Bridge to
distinguish it from the shorter
Pilton Bridge over the Yeo. It was built about
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- 1350, widened in 1796, again in 1810 and
in 1865, and was further improved in
1925.
A new bridge now exists drawing passing traffic away from the town
centre leaving the visitor time and space to enjoy this pleasant North
Devon Town.
- Local towns and villages to visit
- Appledore
- Barnstaple
- Bideford
- Braunton
- Great Torrington
- Instow
- Woolacombe
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