The market town of Barnstaple offers both modern conveniences and traditional charm and quaint narrow streets. It still has a wonderful market in the centre of the town as well as a
mixture of high street stores and locally owned independent businesses.
Barnstaple has a college of higher education including to university degrees, secondary and primary schools. The Tarka line train station gives access to the City of Exeter, whilst the A361 North Devon link road connects to the M5 motorway. Barnstaple and the surrounding areas are also interlinked by the wonderfully popular Tarka Trail which is accessible for walkers and bike riders alike. This stretches across a large portion of the local area and takes in some outstanding views of natural beauty.
The town of Barnstaple is very popular with families looking to settle down in the local area. This is largely down to the town being central to North Devon and accessibility to the rest of the local areas from Barnstaple. With the new and traditional in and around Barnstaple it is a very popular town.
Barnstaple is only a very short distance from the connecting areas of Bickington, Yellend and Fremington.