Easter in North Devon – Bideford

Staying at the comfortable Durrant House Hotel Bideford situated just outside the town, there is however a bus stop right outside the hotel. Entertainment every night. 

Durrant House Hotel

Included
Barnstaple famous for its pannier market. The largest town in North Devon is Barnstaple on the River Taw. This ancient town was granted its charter in 930 AD by King Aethelstan – the grandson of Alfred the Great. It lies to the north of Dartmoor and to the west of the beautiful Exmoor National Park.

Barnstaple Pannier Market. The town was a prosperous place in the past, at one time a major port particularly for the American trade. It remains a thriving market town with a traditional Pannier Market. Today Barnstaple has a partly pedestrianised centre and features many fine buildings and attractive narrow streets and alleys. The oldest surviving part of town is the Norman mound and remnants of the original Norman castle wall can still be seen. There is also the ornate Queen Anne’s Walk and the 13th century Long Bridge. Close by is the Museum of North Devon.

Rosemoor Gardens – entrance extra (RHS Members Free) 
Nestled in a Devon valley, Rosemoor blends formal and informal plantings to magical effect. Welcome to RHS Garden Rosemoor. Our Devon garden is rich in horticultural heritage and could be said to have two faces: one designed more recently by the RHS and the other created over time.
As a visitor, you will experience the newest areas first, beginning with the multi-faceted Formal Garden and then the Stream Field and Lake to the north. These in turn lead toward the South West and Devon Orchards and the very popular Fruit and Vegetable Garden. Walking through the Underpass you discover the contrasting original garden of Lady Anne Berry, which consists of many garden ‘rooms’ that blend seamlessly into one

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