The Sports Ground, Bideford

Name: The Sports Ground
Address: Kingsley Road, Bideford, EX39 2NG, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1237 474974

#3 among attractions in Bideford

Outdoor activities, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport

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The Sports Ground is a football stadium used by Bideford A.F.C. on Kingsley Road in Bideford, Devon. ()

Capacity: 6000Coordinates: 51°1'19"N, 4°12'31"W

Address

Kingsley RoadBideford EX39 2NG United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1237 474974

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Day trips

The Sports Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pannier Market, Burton at Bideford, Church of St Mary, Torridge Bridge.

~1850 ftS
Flea market, Shopping, Market
Pannier Market, Bideford
9 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.
~840 ftE
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Burton at Bideford, Bideford
5 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.
0.4 miS
Church
Church of St Mary, Bideford
11 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.
0.6 miNE
Bridge
Torridge Bridge
17 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.
0.4 miSE
Library
Bideford Library, Bideford
10 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.
0.6 miSE
Park, Forts and castles
Chudleigh Fort, Bideford
16 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.
0.4 miSE
Bridge
Bideford Long Bridge, Bideford
12 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.
0.5 miE
Cemetery
East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford
14 min walk • East-the-Water Cemetery was the Church of England burial ground for East-the-Water, once a separate village but now a suburb of Bideford, in Devon, England. Located on Barnstaple Road, the cemetery as of 2018 is abandoned and neglected, and the Victorian cemetery chapel is a dangerous structure on the verge of collapse.
1 miSW
Cemetery
Bideford Higher Cemetery, Bideford
26 min walk • Bideford Higher Cemetery is the burial ground for Bideford in North Devon. Today it is managed by Torridge District Council. The cemetery was opened on Buckland Road in Bideford by W.L. Yellacott, the Mayor of Bideford, on 6 September 1889.
0.8 miW
Museum
Tarka Valley Railway, Bideford
21 min walk • The Tarka Valley Railway in Devon, England, is a proposed heritage railway based on plans to rebuild the Barnstaple to Halwill Junction railway line.
0.8 miW
Museum
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre, Bideford
21 min walk • The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC in Devon, England, is responsible for the management of the Bideford station site. The company is also responsible for Instow signal box which opens on occasional Sundays and bank holidays from Easter to October.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The Sports Ground?

Nearby attractions include Burton at Bideford, Bideford (5 min walk), Pannier Market, Bideford (9 min walk), Bideford Library, Bideford (10 min walk), Church of St Mary, Bideford (11 min walk).