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The BIG Sheep, Abbotsham, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5AP.
The BIG Sheep is located in the village of Abbotsham, just outside of Bideford. For directions just follow the brown tourist signs, which can be found on entry roads in and around Bideford. The recommended route is via the A39 Atlantic Highway, we are two miles west of the Bideford bridge.
Travelling by road: (from the North via M5)
Leave the M5 at Junction 27. Follow the A361 signposted Barnstaple. Take the A39 signposted Bideford. Look out for The BIG Sheep flag on the A39 just outside Bideford and the brown tourist signs.
Travelling by road: (from Cornwall)
Take the A39 past Bude signposted to Bideford. You will drive past Hartland and Clovelly. Look out for The BIG Sheep flag on the A39 just outside Bideford and the brown tourist signs.
Travelling by train:
The nearest train station is Barnstaple.
Travelling by bus:
The only bus which drives past The BIG Sheep is the 319 Stagecoach bus from Barnstaple town centre to Hartland and vice versa. The nearest bus stop is outside the church in Abbotsham, the small village where we are based. From the bus stop The BIG Sheep is a two to three-minute walk away. However, ask the driver nicely and they will usually stop outside the car park and drop you off. This isn’t a bus stop, but the drivers are usually very good if you ask nicely!