North Devon Maritime Museum

#2059 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, Specialty museum

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The North Devon Maritime Museum is a museum situated in the estuary town of Appledore, Devon, England. Housed in Odun House, a Georgian Grade II listed building which has been the home of several ship owners and master mariners over the past 200 years, the museum opened in 1977. It is open from early April/Easter to the end of October each year and has an admission charge. ()

Coordinates: 51°3'9"N, 4°11'39"W

Location

Odun RdBideford EX39 1PT EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1237 422064

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Day trips

North Devon Maritime Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Big Sheep, Pannier Market, The Sports Ground, Burton at Bideford.

3.3 miSW
Theme park, Amusement park
The Big Sheep, Bideford
85 min walk • Nestled in the heart of North Devon's countryside, The Big Sheep is a unique amusement park that offers a blend of fun, education, and pastoral charm. Located just outside the historic port town of Bideford, this family-friendly attraction is a must-visit for anyone...
2.5 miS
Flea market, Shopping, Market
Pannier Market, Bideford
65 min walk • The Pannier Market in Bideford in North Devon is a large covered Victorian pannier market together with the Butcher's Row of small artisan stalls running along the lower level of the Market. There has been a market on the site since 1675. Since 1989 it has been a Grade II listed building on the register of Historic England.
2.2 miS
Outdoor activities, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
The Sports Ground, Bideford
57 min walk • The Sports Ground is a football stadium used by Bideford A.F.C. on Kingsley Road in Bideford, Devon.
2.2 miS
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Burton at Bideford, Bideford
57 min walk • The Burton at Bideford is an art gallery and museum on Kingsley Road in Victoria Park, in Bideford, Devon, England. It houses collections on various topics connected with Bideford’s history and cultural heritage. The art gallery displays work by local, national and international artists.
2.5 miS
Church
Church of St Mary, Bideford
65 min walk • The Church of St Mary is the Anglican parish church for the town of Bideford in Devon in the UK. Built in 1865, it replaces a Norman church of 1260. The church has been Grade II* listed by Historic England since 1949 and comes under the Diocese of Exeter.
1.2 miSE
Park
Tapeley
32 min walk • Tapeley is a historic estate in the parish of Westleigh in North Devon, England. The present mansion house known as Tapeley Park is a grade II* listed country house, built or enlarged from an existing structure in about 1704, remodeled in the 19th century and again in the early...
4.1 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Museum of British Surfing, Braunton
104 min walk • The Museum of British Surfing, in Braunton in the English county of Devon, contains exhibits relating to the history of surfing in the United Kingdom.
1.6 miS
Bridge
Torridge Bridge
41 min walk • The Torridge Bridge is a 650-metre-long concrete bridge, situated broadly in an east-west direction, built in 1987 in Bideford Devon over the River Torridge.
2.5 miS
Library
Bideford Library, Bideford
64 min walk • Bideford Town Hall is a municipal building at the corner of Bridge Street and New Road in Bideford, Devon, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Bideford Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
2.5 miS
Park, Forts and castles
Chudleigh Fort, Bideford
65 min walk • Chudleigh Fort is an ornamental fort in East-the-Water, a suburb of Bideford in Devon in the UK. It stands on the site of a 17th-century earthwork gun platform which was built during the English Civil War.
2.5 miS
Bridge
Bideford Long Bridge, Bideford
64 min walk • Bideford Long Bridge in North Devon spans the River Torridge near its estuary and connects the old part of the town, and formerly important river port, of Bideford on the left bank with East-the-Water on the right bank. It is one of the longest mediaeval bridges in England, being 677 feet long with 24 arches.