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The Royal Hotel
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

The Royal Hotel

Listed Grade I since 194977 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
IInns & shopsCABideford East conservation area1949Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗
About

About The Royal Hotel

The Royal Hotel is one of 1 Grade I listed buildings in Bideford and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 26 buildings in Bideford to be listed, on 8 November 1949. It stands in the Bideford East conservation area. Within 400 metres are 89 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1200870↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 3 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Bideford · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1The Royal HotelStart here
  2. 2Church of St MaryGrade II* · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Nos 28 and 28A Including Pump and Milestone in CourtyardGrade II* · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
74 and 74A, High StreetGrade II*0.3mi31, Bridgeland StreetGrade II*0.3mi27, Bridgeland StreetGrade II*0.3mi4 and 4A, Bridgeland StreetGrade II*0.3miMasonic Hall, Caretaker's House at Rear and Garden Walls at Left and RearGrade II*0.3miLavington United Reformed ChurchGrade II*0.4mi
Around it

14 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II27 and 28, Barnstaple Street17 mII26, Barnstaple Street23 mIISpringfield Terrace37 mIISwan Inn60 mIIPine Coffin Bust in Public Garden Adjoining South East Abutment of Bideford Bridge64 mIIBethel Free Church Including Number 1265 mII48, Torrington Street67 mII17 and 18, Barnstaple Street70 mII45, 46 and 47, Torrington Street78 mII14, Torrington Street84 mII16 and 17, Torrington Street90 mIIMilestone Opposite Ship on Launch Public House (Not Included)100 mIITorridge House133 mIIBlacksmiths Arms Public House147 m

Questions about The Royal Hotel

Is The Royal Hotel listed?

Yes. The Royal Hotel is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1200870), first listed on 8 November 1949.

Can you visit The Royal Hotel?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is The Royal Hotel in a conservation area?

Yes, the Bideford East conservation area.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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