Benson Drive, Northam

The village of Northam, and cross street especially has good bus links and provides easy access to Bideford and Barnstaple. The village centre offers a good range of local shops, social pubs and cafes with further useful amenities and facilities such as a swimming pool and gyms. Situated around the central square is a post office, small convenience shop, newsagents, a range of takeaways, together with nearby library, health centre, junior school and golf club. Westward Ho! a coastal resort famed for its golden sandy beach, is just over a mile away as is the quaint former fishing village of Appledore. It is a similar distance to the Quay Front in Bideford, a market town and port, which offers an excellent range of shopping facilities and amenities.
The village enjoys easy access to the A39 and A361 (North Devon link road) which provides links to the larger regional centre of Barnstaple, the historic and regional centre of North Devon affording a more extensive range of commercial, educational and recreational facilities. Barnstaple also has a wider range of amenities including banks, schools, a theatre, a cinema, a leisure centre and restaurants, combining modern shopping amenities with a bustling market atmosphere. Popular sandy beaches of Westward Ho!, Instow, Saunton, Croyde and Woolacombe are within easy reach. The cathedral city of Exeter with its university, airport, inter-rail and motorway links is some 42 miles in distance