Museums · South West England
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre
In or near Westleigh.
The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC (previously the Bideford and Instow Railway Group) in Devon, England is a community interest company that is responsible for the management of the site of Bide
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC (previously the Bideford and Instow Railway Group) in Devon, England is a community interest company that is responsible for the management of the site of Bideford railway station. The company is also responsible for Instow signal box which opens on occasional Sundays and bank holidays from Easter to October.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC (previously the Bideford and Instow Railway Group) in Devon, England is a community interest company that is responsible for the management of the site of Bideford railway station. The company is also responsible for Instow signal box which opens on occasional Sundays and bank holidays from Easter to October.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The line was opened from Barnstaple to Fremington in 1848. Passenger trains ran throughout from Barnstaple railway station to Bideford from 2 November 1855 as the Bideford Extension Railway. The line was further extended to Torrington in 1872 when the current Bideford railway station was opened. Passenger services ceased on 2 October 1965 although ball clay traffic continued until 1982. The track was removed in 1985 after some interest by British Rail in reintroducing a passenger service to Bideford. The trackbed was later converted into the Tarka Trail, a walkway using the formation between Petrockstow (later the terminus of services after the line was truncated in the 1960s) and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0156, -4.2011
- County
- Devon
- District
- Torridge
- Parish
- Bideford
- Postcode
- EX39 4DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
Sources
- wikipedia: Bideford Railway Heritage Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bideford Railway Heritage Centre?
- Bideford Railway Heritage Centre is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX39 4DP), in the parish of Bideford.
- What is Bideford Railway Heritage Centre?
- The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC (previously the Bideford and Instow Railway Group) in Devon, England is a community interest company that is responsible for the management of the site of Bide
- How do I get to Bideford Railway Heritage Centre?
- Drivers can use postcode EX39 4DP.
- Who owns Bideford Railway Heritage Centre?
- Bideford Railway Heritage Centre is owned by |stations = 1.
- Is Bideford Railway Heritage Centre a protected site?
- Yes — Bideford Railway Heritage Centre is part of the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Bideford Railway Heritage Centre?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX39 4DP. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.