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The official Tourist Information Centre for Barnstaple, the capital of North Devon. We offer comprehensive information on where to stay, what to do and where to go in North Devon

BIRD WATCHING Estuaries RSPB Reserve "Isley March" OS grid ref. SS 490 327. Crow Point, particularly at OS grid ref. SS 470 330 on an ebbing tide. Coastal Hartland Quay at OS grid ref. SS 223 249. Baggy Point (NT), OS grid ref. SS 420 406 and SS 440 408. Heddons Mouth (NT), OS grid ref SS 656 491 Valley of Rocks, OS grid ref. SS 706 498. Countisbury (NT), OS grid ref. SS 742 496 and SS 755 510. Inland Braunton Marsh, OS grid ref. SS 474 354. RSPB Reserve "Chapel Wood" members only, by appointment with warden. Exmoor Birds Guide available from Barnstaple Tourist Information Centre, £1.00, not by post. CANOEING Skern Lodge Outdoor Centre British Canoe Union approved centre, based at West Appledore, near Bideford. Adult and Child, individual and team, Activity Holidays including accommodation. Tel: 01237 475992. CLIMBING Coastal Baggy Point (NT) OS grid ref. SS 420 406 and Hartland Quay SS 223 244 for further information contact: No Sweat Outdoors Ltd, Barnstaple tel 01271 371255 advice line. CYCLING Off-road Tarka Trail Cycle Path: unbroken 32 mile long cycle trail (level for 18 miles). Hire bikes from Braunton, Barnstaple, Fremington, Bideford, Great Torrington. Pick up free leaflets from a Tourist Information Centre on arrival. Exmoor National Park: 80% of paths on Exmoor are classified as bridle paths, this means that they can be used by horse and mountain-bike riders as well as walkers; consider purchasing Ordnance Survey Outdoor Leisure Map 9 "Exmoor" (2.5 in to 1 mile) for £6.99 from a local Tourist Information Centre. DIVING Lundy (Island) Ilfracombe Sub-Aqua Club, Ropery Road, Ilfracombe.