Bideford Art School, Bideford

Name: Bideford Art School
Address: Bideford, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Bideford

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Bideford Art School was an art school in Bideford in Devon from 1896 until the 1970s. Located on The Quay, today the building is used as Bideford Arts Centre and has been a Grade II listed building on the Register of Historic England since 2001. ()

Coordinates: 51°1'13"N, 4°12'15"W

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Bideford United Kingdom

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Bideford Art School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pannier Market, The Sports Ground, Burton at Bideford, Church of St Mary.

~1470 ftSW
Flea market, Shopping, Market
Pannier Market, Bideford
8 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.
~1180 ftNW
Outdoor activities, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
The Sports Ground, Bideford
6 min walk • The Sports Ground is a football stadium used by Bideford A.F.C. on Kingsley Road in Bideford, Devon.
~410 ftNW
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Burton at Bideford, Bideford
2 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.
~1530 ftS
Church
Church of St Mary, Bideford
8 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.
0.7 miN
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.
~1350 ftS
Library
Bideford Library, Bideford
7 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.
0.4 miSE
Park, Forts and castles
Chudleigh Fort, Bideford
10 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.
~1420 ftS
Bridge
Bideford Long Bridge, Bideford
7 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.
~1610 ftE
Cemetery
East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford
8 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.
1.1 miSW
Cemetery
Bideford Higher Cemetery, Bideford
28 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.
1 miW
Museum
Tarka Valley Railway, Bideford
25 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bideford Art School?

Nearby attractions include Burton at Bideford, Bideford (2 min walk), Bideford Library, Bideford (7 min walk), Bideford Long Bridge, Bideford (7 min walk), Pannier Market, Bideford (8 min walk).