Information for Visitors Local Information If you have booked your holiday in our cottages you may find the following information useful.

HIGH BICKINGTON
This is our local village where there is a general store, a post office and two pubs. The George, in the centre of the village, has a small restaurant with first-rate home cooked food. For children there is a lovely adventure playground, ideal for the under 10's. It is situated just the other side of the village in the corner of the playing field. Libbaton Golf Club is just past the village on the right. Take the first right hand lane after the village and the playing field is 50m on the left.

FOOD SHOPPING
High Bickington - 1.4 miles. Village Stores. Open 7am - 7pm (Mon - Sat) 9am - 12 noon (Sun) Also sells ice cold beer and take away pizza (12noon-2pm & 5-7pm Mon - Sat). Tel 560523. Turn right at our entrance, right at the T Junction and go into the village where you will see the shop on the right.

Atherington - 1.8 miles. Small village shop with Tea Shop attached. Open 9am 5.30 (Tue - Sat) 10am - 5pm (Sun) Small selection of groceries, but useful for milk, sweets, icecream, some wine & beer, postcards and local maps. The lovely old fashioned Tea Shop makes delicious home-made cakes. It can be reached via the footpath opposite our entrance. This walk is just under a mile and takes you across the fields into the village. Upon reaching the village turn left and after a short distance you will see the Tea Shop on your right. By road - Turn left at our entrance, take the first right and then right again at the crossroads. This will take you into the village.

Local Garage - 4 miles. One-stop type shop. Open 7am - 10pm (Mon - Sat) 8am - 9pm (Sun). Sells most things including cigarettes, magazines and newspapers, but no alcohol. Go through Atherington and at the T Junction turn left towards Barnstaple on the A377. The garage is just under 2 miles on the left.

Tesco - 10 miles. Superstore. Open 8am Mon - 10pm Sat 10am - 4pm Sun. Large car park, just outside of town. Good breakfasts in cafe. Cash Dispensers within store. Newsagent and chemist next door. Petrol filling station. Go through the village of Atherington and at the T Junction, turn left towards Barnstaple, on the A377. Follow the signs to Barnstaple and you will see the Tesco superstore on your right before you get into the town centre. (just after the roundabout where the A39 joins the A361)

Sainbury - 10 miles. Superstore. Open 8.30am - 8pm (Mon-Wed) 8.30am - 9pm (Thur & Fri)
7.30am - 8pm (Sat) 10am - 4pm (Sun) Large car park. Cafe. Cash Dispensers outside of store. Boots the chemist next door. Petrol filling station. Go through the village of Atherington and at the T Junction, turn left towards Barnstaple, on the A377. At the roundabout where the A377 meets the A39, turn left towards Bideford and Bude. At the next roundabout, turn right and follow the signs to the Superstores.

Shortcut - If you don't mind narrow lanes go straight across the crossroads at Langridge cross and turn left when you meet the A377. This will reduce the distance to Barnstaple by 2 miles.

PETROL FILLING STATIONS
There are filling stations at the Sainbury & Tesco stores and at our local garage as listed above. For a 24hr filling station there is a BP garage on the Roundswell roundabout just before Sainsbury.

TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES
Barnstaple - At the end of Butchers Row Tel 01271 388583
Torrington - 14 High Street Tel 01805 623302
South Molton - 1 East Street Tel 01769 574122

DENTIST
Barnstaple - Adjacent to Tesco's Supermarket - Tel 01271 345006

HOSPITAL
North Devon District Hospital (main casualty department) Tel 01271 22577 Take the A39 out of Barnstaple towards Lynton. The hospital is about a mile on your right.

VET
Charter House (near Tesco's) 01271 325050 Weekdays - 9 - 10am, 4 - 6pm. Saturdays 11.30 - 12.00

TRAIN STATION
The local station is at Umberleigh and from here you can travel to Barnstaple(10mins) or Exeter(1hr) It is known as the Tarka Line
Times Tel 0345 484950 or see the board at the station.

TAXIS
Barnstaple A to B 01271 378993
Bideford Central Taxis 01237 479423
South Molton South Molton Taxis 01769 573636
Torrington R & D Taxis 01805 622707

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