Our main provision for Bideford is daily kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding on the River Torridge. We operate daily between Little America (LA) and Kingsley Steps / Bank End on the Quay.

The Oldest Golf Course in England

Traditional mat based Pilates classes taught in Bideford, suitable for all range of abilities. Small class numbers focusing on improving flexibility, increasing muscle strength and tone (particularly of the abdominal muscles) and balancing muscular strength on both sides of the body.

Encompass Southwest is a local charity based across North Devon, Torridge and West Devon offering free and confidential advice on a variety of issues

Quay Drawing is a small, family run, friendly business specialising in expert personal art tuition and classes.

Singers, Musicians, Poets, Storytellers and audience are all welcome at this friendly club.

Bideford canoe club BCC is an active family-friendly canoe club based in Ropewalk Bideford. The club provides a focus for the sport of canoeing and kayaking for local people, particularly young people and families, on an inclusive basis.

This widely known and respected Art Society has historic links to the Burton Art Gallery & Museum in Bideford, North Devon. Members of the Society include painters, printmakers, sculptors, wood-carvers, potters and textile artists.

We are a lived-experience led organisation. All our staff – and many of our Trustees – have experience of a significant bereavement, some from a very young age.