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The Wayfarer Inn

3.5 star property

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Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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Lane End, Bideford, England, EX39 4LB
  • Place, Instow Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, South West Coast Path Section 7 Trailhead
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, West Appledore
    ‪19 min walk‬

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  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed and 1 Double Bed
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  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Bideford

With a stay at The Wayfarer Inn in Bideford, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of North Devon Coast and Instow Beach. .This bed & breakfast is 17.1 mi (27.4 km) from Exmoor National Park and 20.2 mi (32.6 km) from Woolacombe Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Instow Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • South West Coast Path Section 7 Trailhead - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • South West Coast Path Section 6 Trailhead - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • West Appledore - 19 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Woolacombe Beach - 60 min drive - 27.7 miles

Getting around

  • Barnstaple Station - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cafe du Parc - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪White Hart - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Glorious Oyster - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Boathouse - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Royal North Devon Golf Club - ‬9 min drive

About this property

The Wayfarer Inn

The Wayfarer Inn offers 6 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At The Wayfarer Inn, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
The Wayfarer Inn has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from October 15 2025 to October 14 2027 (dates subject to change).

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Property is also known as

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The Wayfarer Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 128 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 53 out of 128 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 128 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 128 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 128 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay , comfy bed and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

SHI MING

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We enjoyed the stay.

We enjoyed the stay. Very good location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good value stay. Nice room, good breakfast and excellent location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We love the sea view & instow, so quite here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant place to stay

Great staff, great location, great breakfast. i can't fault it
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and great food. Wonderful stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Philippa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value in Instow close to beach, goid walking and several places to eat.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable room

Comfortable room and a great location. Bar was very good but we didn't use the restaurant except for breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place and lovely staff,,will go again
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Jill

Excellent accommodation

Comfortable room and excellent food. Helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Staff & service
Loved the location and great breakfast. Downside very steep narrow stairs and bedroom furnishings a bit tired. There's only street parking with time limits in summer.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

PETER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful and pleasant staff. We stayed for a night and had a good dinner and breakfast. Simply furnished seaside inn, comfortable bed. Bathroom was basic but all worked and did the job.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kirstine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great Location

Staff were lovely, room was larger than expected. Breakfast was delicious. Just a short walk from the beach
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very good and nothing too much trouble, Food was very good, arrived quickly and super value.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room in a beautiful property in a really beautiful location. Staff were really helpful and friendly. Breakfast was delicious. Only slight issues was some damp/mould in the bathroom, but it was an old building on the coast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Roland

Liked: Amenities
Nice, quiet seaside pub. Comfy bed, nice bathroom, excellent breakfast.Helpful staff . Only whinge is that parking is 3-400metres away.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good stay for business

Great value as price included bedroom, comfy bed. Rooms are a bit worn but for work, decent, Wi-Fi is good as well. Bottom of the road leads to the beach which is stunning. Parking can be a nightmare but I fell lucky.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ivy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cute little accommodation above a pub! All the staff were super friendly, the family suites were spacious enough for myself, my husband and our toddler. She loved using the bunk bed which is in a separate room. Breakfast was great! A real little gem. Would defo stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Parking useless. Stairs steep. An Oldie Worldie Inn. Evening meal amazing. Breakfast Superb. Staff friendly and helpful with a laid back attitude. Everywhere clean.
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wayfarer Inn

A lovely hotel in Instow and very friendly staff. My room was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. A superb all inclusive full English breakfast. Only down side the car park is a 10 minute walk away but not a problem. I will return next time I am in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

RONALD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
so very close to the beach, which is hard to find anywhere access via steep narrow stairs was the only issue we had with the room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderfully friendly and welcoming. We were there for a family funeral and the staff were very understanding ( even arranging a late check out so we didn't have to wait around in the cold). They were very helpful lending me an iron/ board. The rooms were very comfortable ( and I'm picky about my bed!),clean and well appointed. Highly recommended ,I would happily go back.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was spacious and spotlessly clean, with a view over cottages of the beach/sea. Considering that we were directly above the pub, the noise level was fine. Breakfast was lovely (full English). On street parking VERY limited and risky, though we were given a permit to park in the cricket club carpark, which was a proper 10 minute walk away, so drop your luggage first!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Judith

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tv wouldnt work at all in second room (no connection, after staff help) and buffering continually in first. Why not just let you watch terrestrial? Anything is better than nothing! Bit of mould in bathrooms. We needed to go v early first stay + getting some fresh milk for a v early bowl of cereal was a struggle. Staff v pleasant but on the whole I wouldnt stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023