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International removals from Bideford start on one bank or the other. The town holds 18,260 people on EX39 and the Torridge runs straight through the middle of it. The two banks are a few hundred metres apart and the crossings between them are limited, which makes one question worth answering at the enquiry stage: which side are you on.
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East the Water sits opposite the old town, and a vehicle that approaches on the wrong bank has to find a crossing. The medieval Long Bridge carries the old route and is narrow, ancient and not a structure anybody wants to argue with in a lorry.
It is not a difficult town. It is a town where the approach has to be chosen deliberately, and where a driver relying on a route planner can end up on the far side of a river from your front door.
For international movers, East the Water and the old town face each other across the water. On foot they are minutes apart. For a loaded vehicle that has approached on the wrong side, they are a crossing and a diversion apart.
The old bridge is narrow and ancient and a large vehicle is better routed elsewhere. Say which bank you are on when you enquire and the approach is planned instead of discovered.
Beyond the town a moving company meets the usual north Devon problem. The A39 to Barnstaple and then the A361 Link Road, which is single carriageway for much of its length and slower under load than any map suggests.
That makes groupage worth asking about here. A shared container already routed through the region costs less than a dedicated vehicle making that journey for one household, and the gap is wider in north Devon than in the south.
Load size and destination carry the freight cost. Up here the drive east is what makes one figure differ from the next.
Priced on volume
around £940 to £1,880
Consolidated with others
around £1,750 to £3,350
Its own sealed container
around £4,760 to £6,880
Direct, sole use
around £7,580 to £11,920
Compare a dedicated vehicle against a shared container carefully here. The county page explains why the gap is wider in the north.
Planning price ranges reviewed August 2026. Next review August 2027.
Barnstaple is ten miles away and Ilfracombe is not much further, so the north Devon list of international movers covers this town without difficulty.
Ask which approach they intend to use and confirm the bank. A firm that asks the question before you raise it has collected here before.
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Put the bank on the access note as well as the postcode. It is not a customs matter and it decides whether a driver arrives at your door or across a river from it.
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Because the crossings are limited. A vehicle that approaches on the wrong side faces a crossing and a diversion, not a short hop.
It is medieval and narrow and a large vehicle is better routed elsewhere. Say which bank and let the mover plan it.
Not especially. The older streets are tight and the newer housing loads at the door, as in most north Devon towns.
A long way. The A39 then the A361, which is single carriageway for much of it and slow under load.
More than in south Devon. A shared container already routed through the region beats a dedicated vehicle making the run alone.
Yes, across EX39 including Westward Ho! and the estuary villages.
Where Bideford enquiries usually look next.
Restrictions on the Long Bridge are set by the highway authority and should be confirmed. The routing detail comes from jobs network partners have completed either side of the Torridge. Every figure quoted dates from the year to August 2026.
Journey times on the A361 vary with traffic and season.
Send the EX39 postcode, say which side of the river, the destination, your date and a rough inventory.
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